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Western Sahara
Western Sahara is a country in Northern Africa with its capital in El Aaiún.
- Capital
- El Aaiún
- Region
- Northern Africa, Africa
- Population
- 600,904
- Languages
- Berber, Hassaniya, Spanish
- Currency
- Algerian dinar (دج), Moroccan dirham (DH), Mauritanian ouguiya (UM)
- Area
- 266,000 km²
- Borders
- 🇩🇿 Algeria 🇲🇷 Mauritania 🇲🇦 Morocco
💡 Africa's last colony; partly controlled by Morocco, partly by indigenous Sahrawi.
About the flag
This is the flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, based on the pan-Arab colours and closely resembling the Palestinian flag.
How to spot it: Black-white-green stripes with a red hoist triangle, plus a red crescent and star on the white; the Palestinian flag has no crescent.
Often confused with: 🇵🇸 West Bank 🇯🇴 Jordan 🇸🇩 Sudan