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 Western Sahara (2008)Baker Island (2001)
 Western SaharaBaker Island
Administrative divisions none (under de facto control of Morocco) -
Age structure 0-14 years: 45.4% (male 88,176/female 85,421)


15-64 years: 52.3% (male 98,345/female 101,895)


65 years and over: 2.3% (male 3,705/female 5,075) (2007 est.)		 -
Agriculture - products fruits and vegetables (grown in the few oases); camels, sheep, goats (kept by nomads); fish -
Airports 9 (2007) 1 abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m, completely covered with vegetation and unusable (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways total: 3


2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 (2007)		 -
Airports - with unpaved runways total: 6


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1


914 to 1,523 m: 3


under 914 m: 2 (2007)		 -
Area total: 266,000 sq km


land: 266,000 sq km


water: 0 sq km		 total:
1.4 sq km

land:
1.4 sq km

water:
0 sq km
Area - comparative about the size of Colorado about 2.5 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
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. In April 2007, Morocco presented an autonomy plan for the territory to the UN, which the U.S. considers serious and credible. The Polisario also presented a plan to the UN in 2007. Since August 2007, representatives from the Government of Morocco and the Polisario Front have met three times to negotiate the status of Western Sahara, with a fourth round of negotiations planned for March 2008. The US took possession of the island in 1857, and its guano deposits were mined by US and British companies during the second half of the 19th century. In 1935, a short-lived attempt at colonization was begun on this island - as well as on nearby Howland Island - but was disrupted by World War II and thereafter abandoned. Presently the island is a National Wildlife Refuge run by the US Department of the Interior; a day beacon is situated near the middle of the west coast.
Birth rate NA 39.95 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) -
Budget revenues: $NA


expenditures: $NA		 -
Capital none


time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)		 -
Climate hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun
Coastline 1,110 km 4.8 km
Country name conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Western Sahara


former: Spanish Sahara		 conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Baker Island
Death rate NA -
Debt - external $NA -
Dependency status - unincorporated territory of the US; administered from Washington, DC, by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system
Diplomatic representation from the US none -
Diplomatic representation in the US none -
Disputes - international Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, whose sovereignty remains unresolved; UN-administered cease-fire has remained in effect since September 1991, administered by the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), but attempts to hold a referendum have failed and parties thus far have rejected all brokered proposals; several states have extended diplomatic relations to the "Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic" represented by the Polisario Front in exile in Algeria, while others recognize Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara; most of the approximately 102,000 Sahrawi refugees are sheltered in camps in Tindouf, Algeria none
Economic aid - recipient $NA -
Economy - overview Western Sahara depends on pastoral nomadism, fishing, and phosphate mining as the principal sources of income for the population. The territory lacks sufficient rainfall for sustainable agricultural production, and most of the food for the urban population must be imported. Incomes in Western Sahara are substantially below the Moroccan level. The Moroccan Government controls all trade and other economic activities in Western Sahara. Morocco and the EU signed a four-year agreement in July 2006 allowing European vessels to fish off the coast of Morocco, including the disputed waters off the coast of Western Sahara. Moroccan energy interests in 2001 signed contracts to explore for oil off the coast of Western Sahara, which has angered the Polisario. However, in 2006 the Polisario awarded similar exploration licenses in the disputed territory, which would come into force if Morocco and the Polisario resolve their dispute over Western Sahara. no economic activity
Electricity - consumption 79.05 million kWh (2005) -
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (2005) -
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (2005) -
Electricity - production 85 million kWh (2005) -
Elevation extremes lowest point: Sebjet Tah -55 m


highest point: unnamed location 463 m		 lowest point:
Pacific Ocean 0 m

highest point:
unnamed location 8 m
Environment - current issues sparse water and lack of arable land no natural fresh water resources
Environment - international agreements party to: none of the selected agreements


signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements		 -
Ethnic groups Arab, Berber -
Exchange rates Moroccan dirhams per US dollar - 8.2827 (2007), 8.7722 (2006), 8.865 (2005), 8.868 (2004), 9.5744 (2003) -
Executive branch none -
Exports 0 bbl/day (2004) -
Exports - commodities phosphates 62% -
Exports - partners Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts (2006) -
Fiscal year calendar year -
Flag description - the flag of the US is used
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: NA%


industry: NA%


services: 40%		 -
GDP - real growth rate NA% -
Geographic coordinates 24 30 N, 13 00 W 0 13 N, 176 31 W
Geography - note the waters off the coast are particularly rich fishing areas treeless, sparse, and scattered vegetation consisting of grasses, prostrate vines, and low growing shrubs; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%		 -
Imports 1,698 bbl/day (2004) -
Imports - commodities fuel for fishing fleet, foodstuffs -
Imports - partners Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts (2006) -
Industrial production growth rate NA% -
Industries phosphate mining, handicrafts -
Infant mortality rate total: NA


male: NA


female: NA		 -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) NA% -
International organization participation none -
Irrigated land NA 0 sq km (1993)
Labor force 12,000 -
Labor force - by occupation agriculture: 50%


industry and services: 50%		 -
Land boundaries total: 2,046 km


border countries: Algeria 42 km, Mauritania 1,561 km, Morocco 443 km		 0 km
Land use arable land: 0.02%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 99.98% (2005)		 arable land:
0%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
0%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
100%
Languages Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic -
Legal system - the laws of the US, where applicable, apply
Life expectancy at birth total population: NA


male: NA


female: NA		 -
Literacy NA -
Location Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia
Map references Africa Oceania
Maritime claims contingent upon resolution of sovereignty issue exclusive economic zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM
Military - note - defense is the responsibility of the US; visited annually by the US Coast Guard
Nationality noun: Sahrawi(s), Sahraoui(s)


adjective: Sahrawi, Sahrawian, Sahraouian		 -
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 the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard
Natural resources phosphates, iron ore guano (deposits worked until 1891), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Political pressure groups and leaders none -
Population 382,617


note: estimate is based on projections by age, sex, fertility, mortality, and migration; fertility and mortality are based on data from neighboring countries (July 2007 est.)		 uninhabited

note:
American civilians evacuated in 1942 after Japanese air and naval attacks during World War II; occupied by US military during World War II, but abandoned after the war; public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; a cemetery and remnants of structures from early settlement are located near the middle of the west coast; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service (July 2001 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% -
Population growth rate NA -
Ports and harbors - none; offshore anchorage only; note - there is one small boat landing area along the middle of the west coast
Radio broadcast stations AM 2, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998) -
Religions Muslim -
Sex ratio NA -
Suffrage none; a UN-sponsored voter identification campaign not yet completed -
Telephone system general assessment: sparse and limited system


domestic: NA


international: country code - 212; tied into Morocco's system by microwave radio relay, tropospheric scatter, and satellite; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) linked to Rabat, Morocco		 -
Telephones - main lines in use about 2,000 (1999 est.) -
Telephones - mobile cellular 0 (1999) -
Television broadcast stations NA -
Terrain mostly low, flat desert with large areas of rocky or sandy surfaces rising to small mountains in south and northeast low, nearly level coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef
Total fertility rate NA -
Unemployment rate NA% -
Waterways - none
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