Geography Of Western Sahara

Location	Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco
Geographic coordinates	24 30 N, 13 00 W
Map references	africa
Area	total: 266,000 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 266,000 sq km
Area comparative	about the size of Colorado
Land boundaries	total: 2,046 km border countries: Algeria 42 km, Mauritania 1,561 km, Morocco 443 km
Coastline	1,110 km
Maritime claims	contingent upon resolution of sovereignty issue
Climate	hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew
Terrain	mostly low, flat desert with large areas of rocky or sandy surfaces rising to small mountains in south and northeast
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Sebjet Tah -55 m highest point: unnamed location 463 m
Natural resources	phosphates, iron ore
Land use	arable land: 0.02% permanent crops: 0% other: 99.98% (2001)
Irrigated land	NA sq km
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
Environment - current issues	sparse water and lack of arable land
Environment - international agreements	party to: none of the selected agreements signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography note	the waters off the coast are particularly rich fishing areas

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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