| Name: | Western Sahara (Arab Democratic Republic of Sahara) |
| Local name (Arabic): | (ﺔﻴﻃﺍﺮﻗﻮﻤﻳﺪﻟﺍ ﺔﻳﻭﺍﺮﺤﺼﻟﺍ ﺔﻴﺑﺮﻌﻟﺍ ﺔﻳﺭﻮﻬﻤﺠﻟﺍ) ﺔﻴﺑﺮﻐﻟﺍ ﺀﺍﺮﺤﺼﻟﺍ |
| Local name (Spanish): | Sahara Occidental (República Arabe Democrática de Sahara) |
| Bordering countries: | Mauritania, Algeria, Morocco |
| Status: | Former Spanish dependency illegally annexed to Morocco (African Union recognizes Western Sahara as sovereign state) |
| Surface: | 266 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003): | 262 ths. |
| Capital: | Al Aaiun (ﻥﻮﻴﻌﻟﺍ / El Aaiun) |
| Official languages: | Arabic, Spanish |
