Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | |
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Motto: الحرية والديمقراطية والوحدة "Libertad, Democracia, Unidad" (Spanish) "Leeberty, Democracy, Unity" | |
Auries controlled bi the SADR in daurk green, claimed but uncontrolled auries in licht green | |
Caipital | |
Lairgest ceety | El-Aaiún (claimed) |
Offeecial leids | Arabic Spaingie[1] |
Spoken languages[2] | Hassaniya Arabic Spanish |
Demonym(s) | |
Govrenment | Ane-pairty semi-presidential republic[3] |
• Preses | Brahim Ghali |
Mohamed Wali Akeik | |
Legislatur | Sahrawi Naitional Cooncil |
Sovereignty disputit wi Morocco | |
• Wastren Sahara relinquished bi Spain | November 14, 1975 |
• Republic declared | Februar 27, 1976 |
Aurie | |
• Total | 266,000 km2 (103,000 sq mi) (83rd) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
Population | |
• September 2010 estimate | 100,000 or 502,585c (182nd) |
• Density | 1.9/km2 (4.9/sq mi) (236th) |
GDP (PPP) | estimate |
• Per capita | unknown |
Currency |
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Time zone | UTC |
Internet TLD | Nanee |
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The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) (Arabic: الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الديمقراطية, Spaingie: República Árabe Saharaui Democrática (RASD)) is a pairtially recognised state that claims sovereignty ower the entire territory o Wastren Sahara, a umwhile Spaingie colony. SADR wis proclaimit bi the Polisario Front on Februar 27, 1976 in Bir Lehlu, Wastren Sahara. The SADR govrenment currently controls aboot 20-25% o the territory it claims.[5] It caws the territories unner its control the Liberatit Territories or the Free Zone. Morocco controls an administers the rest o the disputit territory an caws thir lands its Soothren Provinces. The SADR govrenment considers the Moroccan-held territory occupee'd territory, while Morocco considers the muckle smawer SADR held territory tae be a buffer zone.