The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) (Arabic: الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الديمقراطية, Spaingie: República Árabe Saharaui Democrática (RASD)) is a pairtially recognised state that claims sovereignty ower the entire territory o Wastren Sahara, a umwhile Spaingie colony. SADR wis proclaimit bi the Polisario Front on Februar 27, 1976 in Bir Lehlu, Wastren Sahara. The SADR govrenment currently controls aboot 20-25% o the territory it claims.[5] It caws the territories unner its control the Liberatit Territories or the Free Zone. Morocco controls an administers the rest o the disputit territory an caws thir lands its Soothren Provinces. The SADR govrenment considers the Moroccan-held territory occupee'd territory, while Morocco considers the muckle smawer SADR held territory tae be a buffer zone.
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Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- República Árabe Saharaui Democrática (Spaingie)
- الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الديمقراطية (Arabic)
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Motto: الحرية والديمقراطية والوحدة
"Libertad, Democracia, Unidad" (Spanish)
"Leeberty, Democracy, Unity" |
Anthem: Yā Banīy As-Saharā¡Oh hijos del Sáhara! (Spanish)Oh Sons o the Sahara |
 Auries controlled bi the SADR in daurk green, claimed but uncontrolled auries in licht green |
| Caipital | - El-Aaiúna (claimed)
- Tifariti (de facto)
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| Lairgest ceety | El-Aaiún (claimed) |
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| Offeecial leids | Arabic
Spaingie[1] |
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Spoken
languages[2] | Hassaniya Arabic
Spanish |
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| Govrenment | Ane-pairty semi-presidential republic[3] |
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• Preses | Brahim Ghali |
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• Prime Meenister | Mohamed Wali Akeik |
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| Legislatur | Sahrawi Naitional Cooncil |
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| Sovereignty disputit wi Morocco |
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| November 14, 1975 |
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• Republic declared | Februar 27, 1976 |
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• Total | 266,000 km2 (103,000 sq mi) (83rd) |
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• Water (%) | negligible |
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| Population |
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• September 2010 estimate | 100,000 or 502,585c (182nd) |
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• Density | 1.9/km2 (4.9/sq mi) (236th) |
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| GDP (PPP) | estimate |
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• Per capita | unknown |
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| Currency | - Sahrawi peseta, Moroccan dirham (de jure)
- Algerie dinar, Mauritanian ouguiya (de facto)
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| Time zone | UTC |
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| Internet TLD | Nanee |
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- Airticle 4 o the Sahrawi constitution. The SADR govrenment is based in the Tindouf refugee camps in Algerie. It controls the aurie east o the Moroccan Waw in Wastren Sahara that it labels the "Free Zone".
- Aurie o the hale territory o Western Sahara claimed by SADR.
- 500,000 is the estimate gien for the population o Wastren Sahara based on comparative study o population growthe syne 1975, the date whan the last census teuk place in Wastren Sahara. 100,000 is the estimated nummer o fowk leevin in the Tindouf refugee camps in Algerie whaur the SADR is headquartered.
- 75% tae 80% of the claimed territory is de facto unner Moroccan admeenistration.
- TLD o .eh is reserved for Western Sahara but nae yet grantit tae ony claimant.[4]
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