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Atlas of Western Sahara

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|intro = '''Western Sahara''' is one of the most sparsely populated territories in the world, mainly consisting of desert flatlands. It is a territory of northwestern Africa, bordered by {{atp|Morocco}} to the north, {{atp|Algeria}} in the northeast, {{atp|Mauritania}} to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean on the west. The largest city is El Aaiún (Laâyoune), which is home to over a third of the population of the territory. Western Sahara has been on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories since the 1960s when it was a Spanish colony. The Kingdom of Morocco and the Polisario Front's Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) dispute control of the territory. Since a United Nations-sponsored cease-fire agreement in 1991, most of the territory has been administered by Morocco as the {{link|Southern Provinces}}, the remainder by the SADR as the Free Zone. The SADR is recognized by 44 states, and a full member of the African Union. Moroccan territorial integrity has been supported by members of the Arab League, and by 25 states.

|intro = '''Western Sahara''' is one of the most sparsely populated territories in the world, mainly consisting of desert flatlands. It is a territory of northwestern Africa, bordered by {{atp|Morocco}} to the north, {{atp|Algeria}} in the northeast, {{atp|Mauritania}} to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean on the west. The largest city is El Aaiún (Laâyoune), which is home to over a third of the population of the territory. Western Sahara has been on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories since the 1960s when it was a Spanish colony. The Kingdom of Morocco and the Polisario Front's Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) dispute control of the territory. Since a United Nations-sponsored cease-fire agreement in 1991, most of the territory has been administered by Morocco as the {{link|Southern Provinces}}, the remainder by the SADR as the Free Zone. The SADR is recognized by 44 states, and a full member of the African Union. Moroccan territorial integrity has been supported by members of the Arab League, and by 25 states.
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