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Western Sahara
Western Sahara is a United Nations–designated non-self-governing territory in north-western Africa. It has a surface area of 272,000 square kilometres (105,000 sq mi).
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Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 4/100). Freedom House 2025
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
5.9 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 0.4
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
- Capital
- El Aaiún
- Population
- 600,904 inh.
- Area
- 266,000 km²
- Currency
- DZD
- Regime
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Governance indices V-Dem · Freedom House 2026 · CPI · RSF
Freedoms (Freedom House)
4/100
Society · human UNDP HDI · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
Refugees originating
174,607
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 3,410 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 2,653, or ×0.9.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Indices and figures · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · UNHCR 2025 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)