Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
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| الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الديمقراطية Al-Jumhūrīyya al-`Arabīyya aṣ-Ṣaḥrāwīyya ad-Dīmuqrātīyya Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
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| Motto: حرية ديمقراطية وحدة (Arabic) "Liberty, Democracy, Unity"" |
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| Anthem: Yābaniy Es-Saharā listen |
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 This map indicates the territory claimed by the SADR, viz. Western Sahara (the lower half of the section shaded green). The majority of this territory is currently administered by Morocco; the remainder is named the Free Zone by SADR, it is marked in yellow.
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| Capital | El Aaiún[1] (under Moroccan administration) Bir Lehlou (temporary capital) Tindouf Camps(de facto) Tifariti (proposed new provisional capital)[1][2] |
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| Official languages | Arabic | |||
| Demonym | Sahrawi | |||
| Government | Nominal republic1 | |||
| - | President | Mohamed Abdelaziz | ||
| - | Prime Minister | Abdelkader Taleb Oumar | ||
| Disputed | with Morocco | |||
| - | Western Sahara relinquished by Spain |
November 14, 1975 |
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| - | SADR proclaimed | February 27, 1976 | ||
| Area | ||||
| - | Total | 266,0002 km² (83rd) 102,7032 sq mi |
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| - | Water (%) | negligible | ||
| Population | ||||
| - | July 2004 estimate | 267,405 (182nd) | ||
| - | Density | 1.3/km² (228th) 3.4/sq mi |
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| Time zone | UTC (UTC+0) | |||
| Internet TLD | none3 | |||
| 1 The SADR government is situated in Tindouf, Algeria. They claim control over a unpopulated strip behind the Moroccan Wall in Western Sahara which they label the Free Zone. Bir Lehlou is within this strip. 2 Area of the whole territory of (Western Sahara) claimed by SADR . 3 .eh reserved. |
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This article is part of the series: |
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| Historical background | |
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Western Sahara War · History of Morocco · Spanish Sahara · Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic · Spanish Morocco · Colonial wars in Morocco · Moroccan Army of Liberation · Ifni War · ICJ Advisory Opinion · UN in Spanish Sahara · Madrid Accords · Green March · Berm (Western Sahara) · Human rights in Western Sahara |
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| Disputed regions | |
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Saguia el-Hamra · Río de Oro · Southern Provinces · Free Zone |
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| Politics | |
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Legal status of Western Sahara · Politics of Morocco · Politics of the SADR · Polisario Front · Former members of the Polisario Front · CORCAS · Moroccan Initiative for Western Sahara |
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| Rebellions | |
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Moroccan Army of Liberation · Harakat Tahrir · Polisario Front · Zemla Intifada · Independence Intifada |
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| UN involvement | |
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UN Security Council Resolution 1495|Resolution 1495<span style="font-weight:bold | |
