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	Sahara - MSN Encarta
		The boundaries of the Sahara are the Atlantic Ocean on the west, the Atlas Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea on the north, the Red Sea and Egypt on the east, and the Sudan and the valley of the Niger River on the south.
		Geographically distinct are the western Sahara, which is sometimes called the Sahara proper; the central Ahaggar Mountains and the Tibesti massif, a plateau region; and the Libyan Desert in the east.
		The western Sahara is an area of rock-strewn plains and sand deserts of varying elevation.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761560427/Sahara.html (739 words)

	Western Sahara, Morocco
		Western Sahara (EH in ISO 3166-1) is a territory 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 one of the most sparsely populated territories in the world, with some rankings listing it as the least dense.
		Western Sahara is located in Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco.
	www.creekin.net /c5157-n125-western-sahara-morocco.html (518 words)

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		Western Sahara (EH in ISO 3166-1) is one of the most sparsely populated territories in the world, mainly consisting of desert flatlands.
		Despite the fact that Western Sahara is has all along been a police-Territory, the presence of MINURSO in the Territory has not improved the situation as its activities are constrained by the Moroccan authorities.
		Beyond, the UN is blinded to the many violations of human rights in Western Sahara and to arrests and arbitrary actions undertaken on daily basis by the omnipresent Moroccan police and paramilitary.
	www.lycos.com /info/western-sahara--territories.html (651 words)

	NSM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Geography: The Western Sahara is located in Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco.
		The terrain in the Western Sahara is mostly low, flat desert with large areas of rocky or sandy surfaces and small mountains in the south and northeast.
		The Western Sahara was an independent nation from the mid 1950s to 1976.
	www.strategicnetwork.org /index.php?loc=ct&ct=ESH& (378 words)

	Afrol Western Sahara Index Page: Links to Western Sahara
		Western Sahara Amateur Radio (Radioafición en la Republica Arabe Sahraui Democratica) is the official radio broadcasting of the Sahrawi Republic (based in Spain, Spanish and Arabic).
		Western Sahara Weekly News is a news service published by the Polisario, in French and English.
		Western Sahara Update is not too updated in its news coverage, but has a huge collection of historical papers and documents, relevant to the conflict with Morocco.
	www.afrol.com /Index/countries/westernsaharaindex.htm (2061 words)

	Western Sahara
		The indigenous population of Western Sahara are Sahrawis, and their exact number is difficult to estimate — many have moved into mainland Morocco, many others abroad, while a large group have sought refuge in neighbour countries, principally Algeria.
		The Green March, the action of Morocco to claim Western Sahara, has resulted in unity and national pride among Moroccans, where the idea that the capital of Laayoune is an extraordinarily beautiful city, while it is just like anywhere else in Morocco, should be an indicator of how strong sentiments are.
		For the former king of Morocco, king Hassan 2, the Western Sahara situation resulted in unity around his position and as well as damming of the struggle for democratization.
	lexicorient.com /e.o/w_sahara.htm (714 words)

	BNW Magazine: Ozodi Thomas Osuji Blog: Ozodi Osuji Weekly Lectures on African Countries #53 of 54: Western Sahara
		Western Sahara is currently claimed by Morocco hence its land area is not given independent of that of Morocco.
		Western Sahara is inhabited by the same type of persons that inhabit Mauritania and Morocco, Arabs and Berbers.
		The economy of Western Sahara is based on fishing and was peace to come, the harnessing of such natural resources as phosphate.
	magazine.biafranigeriaworld.com /ozodi-osuji-blog/2006/08/13/ozodi_osuji_weekly_lectures_on_african_countries_53_of_54_western_sahara.php (553 words)

	Western Sahara (proposed state): History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com
		Located in northern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean, Western Sahara is surrounded by Algeria to the east, Morocco to the north, and Mauritania to the south.
		In Aug. 2003, a UN Security Council resolution adopted a new peace plan that would turn Western Sahara into a semiautonomous region of Morocco for five years, after which a referendum would be held to determine independence, autonomy, or integration into Morocco.
		Western Sahara: History - History There is evidence of trade between the Western Sahara and Europe by the 4th cent.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0759052.html (841 words)

	License Plates of Spanish West Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Western Sahara is a country in North Africa, annexed to Morocco.
		Until 1976, Western Sahara was a territory of Spain.
		Spanish Sahara was annexed by Morocco and Mauritania in 1976.
	www.worldlicenseplates.com /world/AF_WSAH.html (96 words)

	Western Sahara, Map and Flag
		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.
		Western Sahara depends on pastoral nomadism, fishing, and phosphate mining as the principal sources of income for the population.
		Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts (2000)
	www.greatestcities.com /Africa/Western_Sahara.html (413 words)

	African Studies Center \| Western Sahara Page
		Western Sahara: The self determination process of the former Spanish Sahara (Emmanuel Martinoli)
		Information about the decolonization process of W. Sahara, UN referendum, human rights violations, the situation of the Saharawi refugees in Algeria; besides historical, ethnological, geographical, and political background.
		The Western Sahara Project aims to further our understanding of the human past and its relationship to changes in environmental conditions in the Sahara and northern Africa as a whole, through field-based archaeological and palaeo-environmental studies.
	www.africa.upenn.edu /Country_Specific/W_Sahara.html (412 words)

	Western Sahara Map, Map of Western Sahara \| infohub.com
		Here you will find a treasure of information with regard to map of Western Sahara as well as a wealth of information on the subject of Western Sahara maps.
		This "maps of Western Sahara" page will be updated frequently, so visit early and visit often.
		Western Sahara Map, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco.
	www.infohub.com /Maps/western_sahara_map_68.html (95 words)

	Western Sahara Update
		Hope in Western Sahara Tim Judah reports from deep in the Sahara desert, where thousands of refugees pin their hopes for peace on a visit by the UN secretary-general.
		The United Nations special envoy to Western Sahara, Charles Dunbar, has held talks with leaders of the Polisario Front in the Algerian border town of Tindouf.
		Morocco firm on Sahara as Annan lands in the region.
	www.btinternet.com /~donald.macdonald/saharawi.htm (1728 words)

	Western Sahara — FactMonster.com
		B.C. Western Sahara: Economy - Economy The traditional economy is limited to the raising of goats, camels, and sheep, and the...
		Western Sahara: Land and People - Land and People The territory is divided into four districts: Laayoune, Essemara, Boujdour, and...
		Encyclopedia: Western Sahara Political Geography - Encyclopeadia articles concerning Western Sahara Political Geography.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0851917.html (147 words)

	Western Sahara on the Internet
		ARSO is an NGO in Switzerland concerned with the decolonization of Western Sahara (former Spanish Sahara), the UN referendum, human rights violations, Saharawi refugees in Algeria, etc. Contact: E. Martinoli - arso@hei.unige.ch
		Its Western Sahara section has "information about the dispute over the future of the Western Saharan territory.
		The UN Mission for a Referendum in the Western Sahara (MINURSO) and special envoy James Baker are negotiating for a peaceful resolution and a referendum." GPF, an NGO, was founded in 1993 to monitor global policy making at the United Nations.
	www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/westernsahara.html (324 words)

	Western Sahara Products and Arabic Languages
		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.
		Economy - overview: Western Sahara, a territory poor in natural resources and having little rainfall, depends on pastoral nomadism, fishing, and phosphate mining as the principal sources of income for the population.
	www.worldlanguage.com /Countries/WesternSahara.htm (736 words)

	wi Western Sahara Factors and Information that Counts
		Holocene Settlement of the Egyptian Sahara: The Archaeology of Nabta Playa by Fred Wendorf
		Holocene Settlement of the Egyptian Sahara: The Pottery of Nabta Playa by Fred Wendorf
		Western Sahara: The Roots of a Desert War by Tony Hodges
	www.llpoh.org /facts/wi_Western_Sahara.html (971 words)

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		Observing the Earth with remote sensing satellites, USGS geographers monitor and analyze changes on the land, study connections between people and the land, and provide society with relevant science information to inform public decisions.
		For more information on the Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS), a network designed to distribute information that enables timely measures to be taken to prevent food-insecure conditions in 22 countries, visit Early Warning and Monitoring Program and FEWS NET.
	geography.usgs.gov (401 words)

	BUBL LINK: Western sahara
		Western Sahara Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2003
		Map of Western Sahara showing the main settlements, boundaries and routes.
		Listing of political resources relevant to Western Sahara, with links to parties, organisations, government, media and results of recent elections, where available.
	bubl.ac.uk /link/w/westernsahara.htm (161 words)

	World Region/Country:
		Western Sahara is located on the western coast in the western part of the African continent, sharing its northern border with Morocco, its northeastern border with Algeria, and its eastern and southern borders with Mauritania.
		There is no capital city; Western Sahara is administered by Morocco.
		Western Sahara Homepage - Web portal to news and information about Western Sahara.
	www.msuglobalaccess.com /geo/africa/country.php?subGeoID=72 (122 words)

	CIA -- The World Factbook -- Western Sahara
		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.
		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.
		Most of the food for the urban population must be imported.
	www.bondtalk.com /factbook2001/geos/wi.html (358 words)

	western sahara map and information page
		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 (223 words)

	AFRICA - Explore the Regions - Sahara
		This companion site to the PBS program "Sahara" briefly outlines the geography, people, and wildlife of the region, touching upon travel in the Sahara, ethnic tribes, myths, and more.
		Explore King Tut's tomb, take a 3-D tour of a pyramid and learn how mummies were made in this interactive guide to one of the Sahara's oldest civilizations.
		Promoted as the Web's largest site on North Africa, this is one site that lives up to its boast.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/africa/explore/sahara/sahara_resources_lo.html (131 words)

	Western Sahara - geography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Western Sahara includes Saguiet el-Hamra in the north and Wadi ed Dahab (Rio de Oro) in the south.
		Its area of 284 000 square Kilometers, is one tenth the size of Algeria, half the size of France and just a little smaller than Italy.
		The topography is mostly made up of plains and some small plateaus that rarely reach 400 meters.
	www.arso.org /05-2.htm (453 words)

	Intute Science, Engineering and Technology - Full record details for Western Sahara : Geography and Maps : Intute World ...
		This page provides maps at a variety of scales and geographic data for Western Sahara, and forms part of the Intute World Guide.
		The information provided includes: an outline map, a detailed topographic map, and a range of physical data, such as elevation extremes, terrain and physical features, hazards, and land use.
		Geography > Atlases and Maps > Atlases and Maps of Africa
	www.intute.ac.uk /sciences/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=2005228-1065g (137 words)

	Intute Science, Engineering and Technology - Full record details for Western Sahara : CIA : the World Factbook
		The guide is divided into several key sections: introduction; geography; people; government; economy; communications; transportation; military; and transnational Issues.
		The information is updated regularly, and also includes a map and the national flag.
		environment; geography; demographics; government; politics; transport; communications; population; economics; culture; area studies; regional geography; Western Sahara; North Africa
	www.intute.ac.uk /sciences/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=2003814-1962g (113 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook 2002 -- Western Sahara
		CIA - The World Factbook 2002 -- Western Sahara
		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.
		Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, but sovereignty remains unresolved; UN-administered cease-fire has remained in effect since September 1991, but attempts to hold a referendum have failed and parties reject other proposals
	www.kidsnewsroom.org /elmer/infocentral/frameset/factbook/print/wi.html (411 words)

	AllRefer.com - Western Sahara (Morocco Political Geography) - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		AllRefer.com - Western Sahara (Morocco Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
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		More articles from AllRefer Reference on Western Sahara
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/W/WestrnSah.html (151 words)

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