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  Western Sahara   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Western Sahara (EH in ISO 3166-1) is a region of northwestern Africa, bordering Morocco on the north, Algeria on the northeast, Mauritania to the east and south, and the Atlantic ocean on the west.
Western Sahara is located in Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco.
Western Sahara, a territory poor in natural resources and lacking sufficient rainfall, depends on pastoral nomadism, fishing, and phosphate mining as the principal sources of income for the population.
www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/w/we/western_sahara.html   (292 words)

  
 Western Sahara - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Western Sahara is one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world, with some rankings listing it as the least dense.
Morocco occupied the northern two-thirds of Western Sahara (formerly Spanish Sahara) in 1976, and the rest of the territory in 1979, following Mauritania's withdrawal.
Its economy is centred around nomadic herding, fishing, and phosphate mining.
open-encyclopedia.com /EH   (415 words)

  
 Comparative Criminology | Africa - Western Sahara
As the struggle of the Polisario for sovereignty in the Western Sahara escalated, it became clear that Mauritania's armed forces were incapable of either asserting its territorial claims in the Western Sahara or defending its own territory.
Western Sahara has provided data neither for United Nations nor INTERPOL surveys of crime, and Western Sahara is not described in travel warnings by the United States State Department; thus, there is no information on crime in Western Sahara.
Freedom of movement within the Western Sahara was limited in militarily sensitive areas, both within the area controlled by the Government of Morocco and the area controlled by the Polisario.
www-rohan.sdsu.edu /faculty/rwinslow/africa/western_sahara.html   (4517 words)

  
 Western Sahara
In January, he presented a peace plan that called for a 4 to 5 year period of limited autonomy for an interim administration composed of elected members of a Western Sahara Authority, to be followed by a referendum to determine the status of the territory.
The population of the territory was an estimated 260,000.
Due to continuing Moroccan control of the territory of Western Sahara, the laws and restrictions regarding religious organizations and religious freedom are the same as those found in the Kingdom of Morocco.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2003/27941.htm   (2160 words)

  
 Western Sahara Industry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The fate of Western Sahara is still uncertain as Morocco continues to obstruct a...
Western Sahara was originally a Spanish colony and as Spain was preparing to withdraw from Morocco and grant...
There is evidence of trade between the Western Sahara and Europe by the 4th cent.
www.westernsaharaindustry.info   (439 words)

  
 afrol News - Campaign to stop oil exploration in Western Sahara
The companies are accused by campaigners of being "complicit in the illegal occupation of Western Sahara by Morocco," they are requested to hand over collected data to the Polisario Front, and the shareholders of the companies are being urged to divest.
In spite of the special status of Western Sahara — a non-self governing territory occupied by Morocco since 1975 and awaiting decolonisation — the Dutch company FUGRO N.V. agreed to carry out seismic surveys on behalf of the US company Kerr-McGee, which won a license from Morocco in 2001.
"Western Sahara is clearly a country in conflict, in which Fugro N.V. is now involved without authorisation from the legitimate administration," he added.
www.afrol.com /articles/13488   (874 words)

  
 Western Sahara - Country Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Western Sahara, a Territory on the north-west coast of Africa bordered by Morocco, Mauritania and Algeria, was administered by Spain until 1976.
The United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) was established by Security Council resolution 690 (1991) of 29 April 1991, in accordance with "the settlement proposals", as accepted on 30 August 1988 by Morocco and the Frente Popular para la Liberación de Saguia el-Hamra y de Río de Oro (Frente POLISARIO).
While the Secretary General viewed the release of the largest group of prisoners of war in Western Sahara with optimism, he called for the further release of the 613 prisoners who remain in prison, most for a period exceeding 20 years.
www.womenwarpeace.org /western_s/western_sahara.htm   (3762 words)

  
 CIA - The World Factbook -- Western Sahara   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Western Sahara depends on pastoral nomadism, fishing, and phosphate mining as the principal sources of income for the population.
Incomes and standards of living in Western Sahara are substantially below the Moroccan level.
Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, whose sovereignty remains unresolved - UN-administered cease-fire has remained in effect since September 1991, administered by the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), but attempts to hold a referendum have failed and parties thus far have rejected all brokered proposals
www.odci.gov /cia/publications/factbook/print/wi.html   (516 words)

  
 Position Paper - Western Sahara
Government is the cornerstone of the state’s economy and Western Sahara agrees that it is a necessity that the African Union pursues a more united front against those individuals who reap the benefits of fiscal mismanagement and the siphoning of essential foreign aid in effect keeping their people starving.
Western Sahara is extremely distressed by the continual mass poverty that has enveloped Africa and the adverse consequences that have come as a result.
Africa lacks necessary resources such as water and Western Sahara calls on other member states to look at the inadmissible connection between poverty and environmental sustainability to help Africa grow economically and bring it into the fold of the international community in regard to environmental protection.
www.sinclair.edu /organizations/daymunc/pub/daymunc/ppwi.htm   (475 words)

  
 1000Countries.com: Western Sahara II: western sahara, WESTERN SAHARA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Western Sahara, a Territory on the north-west coast of Africa bordered by Morocco...
Western Sahara is a country in North Africa, annexed to Morocco...
Western Sahara is a mere 80 miles from the Canary Islands...
www.1000countries.com /countries_of_the_world/western_sahara_2.html   (2520 words)

  
 Western Sahara -> Economy on Encyclopedia.com 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The traditional economy is limited to the raising of goats, camels, and sheep, and the cultivation of date palms.
Spain denies it is one-sided in Western Sahara dispute; calls for new U.N. envoy
Maghreb summit postponed due to western Sahara dispute.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/westrnsah_economy.asp   (393 words)

  
 Economy Of Western Sahara   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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www.appliedlanguage.com /country_guides/western_sahara_country_economy.shtml   (396 words)

  
 Western Sahara Products and Arabic Languages
Western Sahara has been engaged in a war with Morocco since 1975.
Western Sahara was originally a Spanish colony and as Spain was preparing to withdraw from Morocco and grant the Western Saharans (or Saharawis) independence, they made a secret deal with Morocco and Mauritania to access the territory.
The capital of Western Sahara is Ayoun (also spelled El-Ayoun, Laayoune or El-Aaiun) and is currently occupied and controlled illegally by Moroccans.
www.worldlanguage.com /Countries/WesternSahara.htm   (725 words)

  
 Western Sahara. The World Factbook. 2003
The territory lacks sufficient rainfall for sustainable agricultural production, and most of the food for the urban population must be imported.
Moroccan energy interests in 2001 signed contracts to explore for oil off the coast of Western Sahara, which has angered the Polisario.
Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts (2000)
www.bartleby.com /151/wi.html   (411 words)

  
 Cheap Calling cards Western Sahara. Advice for Internet phones, PC, and international prepaid calling cards to Western ...
Economy - overview: Western Sahara depends on pastoral nomadism, fishing, and phosphate mining as the principal...
Western Sahara is AfricaâÂ?Â?s last colony.Formerly a colony of Spain, the World Court has ruled that the people of Western Sahara have the right to self...
The indigenous population of Western Sahara are Sahrawis, and their exact number is difficult to estimate...
western-sahara.phonecalladvice.com   (1092 words)

  
 afrol News - Divestments from Kerr-McGee over Western Sahara engagement
The Oslo-based activist group of the Western Sahara Support Committee however claimed that Total's withdrawal from the Moroccan-occupied territory was a result of their campaigning.
In the commission's analysis, Western Sahara is the only country specifically mentioned, in reference to the ethical aspects of oil explorations there.
Mr Hagen told afrol News that the Western Sahara Support Committee currently is focusing its campaign against Kerr-McGee's Western Sahara engagement in Norway.
www.afrol.com /articles/15084   (932 words)

  
 WESTERN SAHARA - weekly news 2002- week 28
Western Sahara has been divided administratively into three provinces by the Moroccan occupier.
Mr Osman made it understood that the territorial claims by Morocco concerning the region of Tindouf "are still on the agenda", while the question of Western Sahara, by contrast, was settled "definitively in 1975".
The aim of Morocco is to bring pressure to bear on Spain to make it change its position on Western Sahara." "The open crisis with Spain (...) is an explicit message on the part of the Moroccan army about Western Sahara.
www.arso.org /01-e02-28.htm   (1975 words)

  
 Omniseek: /Open Directory /Regional /Africa /Western Sahara /
Western Sahara: news, history, geography, culture, UN peace plan.
WESTERN SAHARA 49.4 The United Nations' Failure in Resolving the Western Sahara Conflict Yahia H. Zoubir and Anthony G. Pazzanita (North Africa, Western Sahara) 45.4 Conflict and Conflict Management in the...
RISK POINTERS The outcome of a long-delayed referendum to be held in the disputed Western Sahara on 7 December 1998 will be crucial in determining the fate of this rather...
www.omniseek.com /srch/{6051}   (527 words)

  
 Canadian Fuel Economy results   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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all-about-fuel.info /force-fuel-injection/canadian-fuel-economy.html   (331 words)

  
 Western Sahara
In order to understand the current situation in Western Sahara, it is critical to go back to the late 1980s when a peace process was set in motion.
Indeed, in August 1988, the UN arranged for a peace plan the purpose of which was the holding of a referendum on self-determination, along with the implementation of a ceasefire.
In sum, one should expect France to continue supporting Morocco on the question of Western Sahara but will also assist it against its recovering neighbor, which supports the Sahrawis, especially at a time when the young monarch is confronted with serious domestic difficulties.
www.arso.org /ZoubirNAe.htm   (4216 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Economy of Western Sahara Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Economy - overview: Western Sahara, a territory poor in natural resources and lacking sufficient rainfall, depends on pastoral nomadism, fishing, and phosphate mining as the principal sources of incom...
Economy - overview: Western Sahara, a territory poor in natural resources and lacking sufficient rainfall, depends on pastoral nomadism, fishing, and phosphate mining as the principal sources of income for the population.
Exports - partners: Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts (2001)
www.ipedia.com /economy_of_western_sahara.html   (285 words)

  
 Indbazaar - GeoFacts :: Economy of Western Sahara   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Economy—overview: Western Sahara, a territory poor in natural resources and lacking sufficient rainfall, depends on pastoral nomadism, fishing, and phosphate mining as the principal sources of income for the population.
Exports—partners: Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts
Imports—partners: Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts
www.indbazaar.com /country/conpage.asp?cat=Economy&id=252   (197 words)

  
 Western Sahara Information and Online Map - Map Town Ltd.
Western Sahara Information and Online Map - Map Town Ltd.
Background: Morocco virtually annexed the northern two-thirds of Western Sahara (formerly Spanish Sahara) in 1976, and the rest of the territory in 1979, following Mauritania's withdrawal.
A guerrilla war with the Polisario Front contesting Rabat's sovereignty ended in a 1991 cease fire; a referendum on final status has been repeatedly postponed and is not expected to occur until at least 2002.
www.maptown.com /geos/westernsahara.html   (520 words)

  
 Western Sahara Economy 1997 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, ...
Western Sahara Economy 1997 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System
Economy - overview Western Sahara, a territory poor in natural resources and having littlerainfall, depends on pastoral nomadism, fishing, and phosphate mining as theprincipal sources of income for the population.
Most of the food for the urbanpopulation must be imported.
www.photius.com /wfb1997/western_sahara/western_sahara_economy.html   (195 words)

  
 Western Sahara Economy 1995 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, ...
Western Sahara Economy 1995 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System
Overview: Western Sahara, a territory poor in natural resources and having little rainfall, has a per capita GDP of roughly $300.
Agriculture: limited largely to subsistence agriculture; some barley is grown in nondrought years; fruit and vegetables are grown in the few oases; food imports are essential; camels, sheep, and goats are kept by the nomadic natives; cash economy exists largely for the garrison forces
www.theodora.com /wfb/1995/western_sahara/western_sahara_economy.html   (230 words)

  
 Western Sahara map and information page by World Atlas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
With most of its land annexed, actively claimed and administered by Morocco, the legal status of Western Sahara and its sovereignty is unresolved (so to speak), as it is not yet officially recognized as a part of Morocco by the United Nations.
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Western Sahara (Complete) information on the (GDP) overall economy, imports and exports, resources, government, population, military, transportation, and more here
www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/africa/eh.htm   (249 words)

  
 Sahrawi,Sahrawian, Sahraouian Economy | Western Sahara's Economy | Western Saharas Economy
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Economy - overview: Western Sahara depends on pastoral nomadism, fishing, and phosphate mining as the principal sources of income for the population.
Imports - partners: Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts (2000)
www.travelblog.org /World/wi-econ.html   (374 words)

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