Compare Western Sahara (2003) - Western Sahara (2002)

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	Western Sahara (2003)	Western Sahara (2002)

Age structure	0-14 years: NA% 15-64 years: NA% 65 years and over: NA% (2003 est.)	0-14 years: NA% 15-64 years: NA% 65 years and over: NA%
Airports	11 (2002)	11 (2001)
Background	Morocco virtually annexed the northern two-thirds of Western Sahara (formerly Spanish Sahara) in 1976, and the rest of the territory in 1979, following Mauritania's withdrawal. A guerrilla war with the Polisario Front contesting Rabat's sovereignty ended in a 1991 UN-brokered cease-fire; a UN-organized referendum on final status has been repeatedly postponed.	Morocco virtually annexed the northern two-thirds of Western Sahara (formerly Spanish Sahara) in 1976, and the rest of the territory in 1979, following Mauritania's withdrawal. A guerrilla war with the Polisario Front contesting Rabat's sovereignty ended in a 1991 cease-fire; a referendum on final status has been repeatedly postponed.
Birth rate	NA births/1,000 population (2003 est.)	NA births/1,000 population
Death rate	NA deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)	NA deaths/1,000 population
Disputes - international	Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, but sovereignty remains unresolved; UN-administered cease-fire has remained in effect since September 1991, but attempts to hold a referendum have failed and parties have rejected other proposals; Mauritanian claims to Western Sahara have been dormant in recent years; Morocco allowed Spanish fishermen to fish temporarily off the coast of Western Sahara after an oil spill soiled Spanish fishing grounds	Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, but sovereignty remains unresolved; UN-administered cease-fire has remained in effect since September 1991, but attempts to hold a referendum have failed and parties reject other proposals
Electricity - consumption	83.7 million kWh (2001)	83.7 million kWh (2000)
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2001)	0 kWh (2000)
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2001)	0 kWh (2000)
Electricity - production	90 million kWh (2001)	90 million kWh (2000)
Electricity - production by source	fossil fuel: 100% hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2001)	fossil fuel: 100% hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2000)
Exchange rates	Moroccan dirhams per US dollar - 11.584 (2002), 11.303 (2001), 10.626 (2000), 9.804 (1999), 9.604 (1998), 9.527 (1997)	Moroccan dirhams per US dollar - 11.584 (January 2002), 11.303 (2001), 10.626 (2000), 9.804 (1999), 9.604 (1998), 9.527 (1997)
Exports	NA (2001)	$NA
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: 40% (1996 est.)	agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: 40%-45% (1996 est.) (1996 est.)
Highways	total: 6,200 km paved: 1,350 km unpaved: 4,850 km (1991 est)	total: 6,200 km paved: 1,350 km unpaved: 4,850 km (1991 est.)
Imports	NA (2001)	$NA
Imports - partners	Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts (2000)	Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts
Infant mortality rate	total: NA% male: NA% female: NA%	NA deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth	total population: NA years male: NA years female: NA years (2003 est.)	total population: NA years male: NA years female: NA years
Population	261,794 (July 2003 est.)	256,177 (July 2002 est.)
Population growth rate	NA% (2003 est.)	NA (2002 est.)
Radios	-	56,000 (1997)
Sex ratio	NA (2003 est.)	NA
Total fertility rate	NA children born/woman (2003 est.)	NA children born/woman

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