| Government | Western Sahara |
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Country name:
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conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Western Sahara
former: Rio de Oro, Saguia el Hamra, Spanish Sahara |
Dependency status:
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void |
Government type:
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legal status of territory and issue of sovereignty unresolved; territory contested by Morocco and Polisario Front (Popular Front for the Liberation of the Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro), which in February 1976 formally proclaimed a government-in-exile, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), near Tindouf, Algeria, led by President Mohamed ABDELAZIZ; territory partitioned between Morocco and Mauritania in April 1976 when Spain withdrew, with Morocco acquiring northern two-thirds; Mauritania, under pressure from Polisario guerrillas, abandoned all claims to its portion in August 1979; Morocco moved to occupy that sector shortly thereafter and has since asserted administrative control; the Polisario's government-in-exile was seated as an Organization of African Unity (OAU) member in 1984; Morocco between 1980 and 1987 built a fortified sand berm delineating the roughly 80 percent of Western Sahara west of the barrier that currently is controlled by Morocco; guerrilla activities continued sporadically until a UN-monitored cease-fire was implemented on 6 September 1991 (Security Council Resolution 690) by the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) |
Capital:
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none
time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in April; ends last Sunday in July |
Administrative divisions:
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none (territory west of the berm under de facto Moroccan control) |
Dependent areas:
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void |
Independence:
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void |
National holiday:
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void |
Constitution:
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void |
Legal system:
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void |
International law organization participation:
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void |
Suffrage:
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none; (residents of Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara participate in Moroccan elections) |
Executive branch:
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none |
Legislative branch:
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void |
Judicial branch:
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void |
Political parties and leaders:
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void |
Political pressure groups and leaders:
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none |
International organization participation:
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AU, WFTU |
Diplomatic representation in the US:
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none |
Diplomatic representation from the US:
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none |
Flag description:
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void |
National symbol(s):
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void |
Government - note:
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void |
National anthem:
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void |
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