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Western Sahara

Africa · Northern Africa · capital El Aaiún

About Western Sahara

What is the capital of Western Sahara?

The capital of Western Sahara is El Aaiún. El Aaiún is the seat of national government for Western Sahara, a country in Northern Africa.

What is the population of Western Sahara?

Western Sahara has a population of about 600,904 people, the 172nd largest population in the world. Population figures come from World Bank estimates.

How big is Western Sahara?

Western Sahara covers 266,000 square kilometers (102,703 square miles), making Western Sahara the 78th largest country in the world by area.

Which countries border Western Sahara?

Western Sahara borders 3 countries: Algeria, Mauritania and Morocco.

What continent is Western Sahara in?

Western Sahara is in Africa, in the Northern Africa region. Western Sahara is one of 58 countries and territories in Africa.

All statistics and world rankings

Data updated April 1, 2026
Statistics and world rankings for Western Sahara
Populationtotal people600.9Kpeople172nd
Land Areatotal km²266.0Kkm²78th
GDP per PersonUSD per personno data
Total GDPUSD · whole economyno data
Life Expectancyyears, at birthno data
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Internet Users% of people onlineno data
Fertility Ratechildren per womanno data
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Military Spending% of GDPno data
Renewable Energy% of energy useno data
Inflation Rateannual CPI changeno data
Beer Consumptionliters per yearno data
Coffee Consumptionkg per yearno data
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Foreign Direct InvestmentUSD inflow/yearno data

Borders Western Sahara3 countries

Algeriacapital AlgiersMauritaniacapital NouakchottMoroccocapital Rabat

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Regional hubs

All countries in Africa58 countries and territoriesEvery country profile on Countrivo243 countries and territories

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 EH · alpha-3 ESH · Northern Africa

Where Western Sahara stands2 of 21 rankings

78thLand Area266.0K km²172ndPopulation600.9K people

Play with Western Sahara6 games

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Rankings

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