Western Sahara
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Western Sahara sits in Northern Africa and uses DZD - Algerian dinar (دج), MAD - Moroccan dirham (DH), MRU - Mauritanian ouguiya (UM). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
El Aaiún
Population
510.7K
Area
266K km2
Population
510.7K
510,713 people
Area
266K km2
266,000 square kilometers
Density
2/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
El Aaiún
27.1253, -13.1625
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Western Sahara, officially listed here as Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Western Sahara, EH, ESH, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Western Sahara is grouped under Africa, more specifically Northern Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 510,713 people and a land area of 266,000 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 2 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 24.5, -13, while the capital coordinate reference is 27.1253, -13.1625. Western Sahara shares listed land borders with DZA, MRT, MAR, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as El Aaiún (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are not listed. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Western Sahara, capital of Western Sahara, and major urban areas in Western Sahara. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as not listed. The classification fields mark sovereignty as no, United Nations membership as no, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include African Union. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Western Sahara uses calling code +212, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC+00:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists DZD - Algerian dinar (دج), MAD - Moroccan dirham (DH) and MRU - Mauritanian ouguiya (UM), while language records include Hassaniya Arabic and Spanish. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as not listed. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The country dataset does not include a recent Gini entry for this profile.
How to use this profile
This Western Sahara profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
EH / ESH
Top-level domains
.eh
Continents
Africa
Border countries
DZA, MRT, MAR
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
Not listed
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Western Sahara is represented by the EH country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
El Aaiún
Northern Africa
510,713
Capital reference
Governance
Government type
Not listed
Sovereign
No
UN member
No
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+212
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC+00:00
Languages
Hassaniya Arabic, Spanish
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
N/A
No country entry