World Countries

Western Sahara

Western Sahara coat of arms
The flag of Western Sahara has three equal horizontal stripes of black, white, and green overlaid by a red triangle issuing from the hoist. Centered in the white band is a red fly-facing crescent surrounding a red five-pointed star.

Common Name: Western Sahara

Official Name: Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Geographic Details

CapitalEl Aaiún
Continent(s)Africa
RegionAfrica
SubregionNorthern Africa
Landlocked❌
Area266,000 km²
Coordinates(24° 30' N, 13° 0' W)

Demographic and Political Information

Population600,904
CurrencyAlgerian dinar (دج)
TimezonesUTC+00:00
LanguagesBerber, Hassaniya, Spanish
UN Member❌

Additional Information

Top-level Domain.eh
Calling Code+2
Independent❌
Start of weekmonday
alpha2CodeEH
alpha3CodeESH