Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Western Sahara. The waters off the coast are particularly rich fishing areas. Mother's mean age at first birth is (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is
Location | Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco |
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Geographic coordinates | 24 30 N, 13 00 W |
Map references | Africa |
Tarrain | mostly low, flat desert with large areas of rocky or sandy surfaces rising to small mountains in south and northeast |
Natural Resources | phosphates, iron ore |
Natural Hazards | hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind can occur during winter and spring; widespread harmattan haze exists 60% of time, often severely restricting visibility |
Irrigated Land | 0 sq km (2012) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Major aquifers | |
Land Boundaries | 2,049 km |
Border Countries | Algeria 41 km, Mauritania 1564 km, Morocco 444 km |
Coastline | 1,110 km |
Climate | hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew |
Area | |
Total Area | 266,000 sq km |
Land Area | 266,000 sq km |
Water Area | 0 sq km |
comparative Area | about the size of Colorado |
Maritime Claims | |
Elevations | |
Mean elevation | 256 m |
Lowest point | Sebjet Tah -55 m |
Highest point | unnamed elevation 805 m |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 18.8% (2011 est.) |
Arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture | 0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 18.8% (2011 est.) |
Forest | 2.7% (2011 est.) |
Other | 78.5% (2011 est.) |
Most of the population lives in the two-thirds of the area west of the berm (Moroccan-occupied) that divides the territory; about 40% of that populace resides in Laayoune as shown in this population distribution map
In Western Sahara, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Arab, Berber
Population | 652,271 (July 2020 est.) |
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Pop growth rate | 2.54% (2020 est.) |
Birth rate | 28 births/1,000 population (2020 est.) |
Death rate | 7.7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.) |
Health expenditure | |
Physicians Density | |
Hospital bed Density | |
Total fertility rate | 3.65 children born/woman (2020 est.) |
Gross reproduction rate | |
Contraceptive prevalence rate | |
Est married women (ages 15-49) | |
Literacy | |
Education expenditures | NA |
Net Migration rate | 4.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.) |
Nationality | Sahrawi, Sahrawian, Sahraouian | Sahrawi(s), Sahraoui(s) |
Languages | Standard Arabic, Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic, Berber, Spanish, French |
Religions | Muslim |
Age Structure | |
0-14 years | 36.29% (male 119,719/female 116,997) |
15-24 years | 19.44% (male 63,852/female 62,954) |
25-54 years | 34.9% (male 112,301/female 115,313) |
55-64 years | 5.27% (male 16,095/female 18,292) |
65 years and over | 4.1% (male 11,802/female 14,946) (2020 est.) |
Dependency Ratios | |
Total dependency ratio | 44.1 |
Youth dependency ratio | 39.2 |
Elderly dependency ratio | 4.9 |
Potential support ratio | 20.4 (2020 est.) |
Median Age | |
Total | 21.8 years |
Male | 21.4 years |
Female | 22.3 years (2020 est.) |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 86.8% of total population (2020) |
Rate of urbanization | 2.61% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 232,000 Laayoune (2018). |
Sex Ratio | |
At birth | 1.04 male(s)/female |
0-14 years | 1.02 male(s)/female |
15-24 years | 1.01 male(s)/female |
25-54 years | 0.97 male(s)/female |
55-64 years | 0.88 male(s)/female |
65 years and over | 0.79 male(s)/female |
Total population | 0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
Infant Motality | |
Total | 47.9 deaths/1,000 live births |
Male | 52.5 deaths/1,000 live births |
Female | 43.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.) |
Life Expectancy at birth | |
Total population | 64.5 years |
Male | 62.1 years |
Female | 67 years (2020 est.) |
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