| People | Western Sahara |
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Economy - overview:
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Western Sahara depends on pastoral nomadism, fishing, and phosphate mining as the principal sources of income for the population. The territory lacks sufficient rainfall for sustainable agricultural production, and most of the food for the urban population must be imported. Incomes in Western Sahara are substantially below the Moroccan level. The Moroccan Government controls all trade and other economic activities in Western Sahara. Morocco and the EU signed a four-year agreement in July 2006 allowing European vessels to fish off the coast of Morocco, including the disputed waters off the coast of Western Sahara. Moroccan energy interests in 2001 signed contracts to explore for oil off the coast of Western Sahara, which has angered the Polisario. However, in 2006 the Polisario awarded similar exploration licenses in the disputed territory, which would come into force if Morocco and the Polisario resolve their dispute over Western Sahara. |
GDP (purchasing power parity):
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$NA |
GDP (official exchange rate):
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$NA |
GDP - real growth rate:
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NA% |
GDP - per capita (PPP):
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$NA |
GDP - composition by sector:
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agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: 40% |
Investment (gross fixed):
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void |
Population below poverty line:
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NA% |
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
Distribution of family income - Gini index:
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void |
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
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NA% |
Labor force:
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12,000 (2005 est.) |
Labor force participation rate:
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3.05 % of population |
Labor force - by occupation:
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agriculture: 50%
industry and services: 50% (2005 est.) |
Unemployment rate:
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NA% |
Budget:
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revenues: $NA
expenditures: $NA |
Budget revenues per capita:
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void |
Public debt:
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void |
Industries:
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phosphate mining, handicrafts |
Industrial production growth rate:
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NA% |
Electricity - production:
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85 million kWh (2005) |
Electricity - production per capita:
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216 kWh per capita |
Electricity - consumption:
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79.05 million kWh (2005) |
Electricity - consumption - per capita:
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201 kWh per capita |
Electricity - exports:
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0 kWh (2005) |
Electricity - imports:
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0 kWh (2005) |
Oil - production:
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0 bbl/day (2005 est.) |
Oil - production per capita:
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void |
Oil - consumption:
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1,750 bbl/day (2005 est.) |
Oil - consumption - per capita:
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1.62 bbl/year per capita |
Oil - exports:
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0 bbl/day (2004) |
Oil - imports:
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1,698 bbl/day (2004) |
Oil - proved reserves:
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0 bbl (1 January 2006 est.) |
Natural gas - production:
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0 cu m (2005 est.) |
Natural gas - production per capita:
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void |
Natural gas - consumption:
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0 cu m (2005 est.) |
Natural gas - consumption - per capita:
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void |
Natural gas - exports:
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0 cu m (2005 est.) |
Natural gas - imports:
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0 cu m (2005) |
Natural gas - proved reserves:
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0 cu m (1 January 2006 est.) |
Agriculture - products:
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fruits and vegetables (grown in the few oases); camels, sheep, goats (kept by nomads); fish |
Current account balance:
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void |
Current account balance - per capita:
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void |
Exports:
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$NA |
Exports per capita:
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void |
Exports - commodities:
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phosphates 62% |
Exports - partners:
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Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts (2006) |
Imports:
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$NA |
Imports per capita:
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void |
Imports - commodities:
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fuel for fishing fleet, foodstuffs |
Imports - partners:
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Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts (2006) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
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void |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold - per capita:
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void |
Debt - external:
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$NA |
Debt - external - per capita:
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void |
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
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void |
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
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void |
Market value of publicly traded shares:
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void |
Economic aid - donor:
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void |
Economic aid - recipient:
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$NA |
Economic aid - recipient per capita:
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void |
Currency (code):
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Moroccan dirham (MAD) |
Exchange rates:
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Moroccan dirhams per US dollar - 8.3563 (2007), 8.7722 (2006), 8.865 (2005), 8.868 (2004), 9.5744 (2003) |
Fiscal year:
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calendar year |
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