Outline of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is a partially recognised state that claims sovereignty over the entire territory of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony. SADR was proclaimed by the Polisario Front on February 27, 1976, in Bir Lehlu, Western Sahara. The SADR government controls about...

(SADR) is a partially recognised state which claims sovereignty over the entire territory of Western Sahara

Western Sahara

Western Sahara is a disputed territory in North Africa, bordered by Morocco to the north, Algeria to the northeast, Mauritania to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Its surface area amounts to . It is one of the most sparsely populated territories in the world, mainly...

, a former Spanish

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

colony. SADR was proclaimed by the Polisario Front

Polisario Front

The POLISARIO, Polisario Front, or Frente Polisario, from the Spanish abbreviation of Frente Popular de Liberación de Saguía el Hamra y Río de Oro is a Sahrawi rebel national liberation movement working for the independence of Western Sahara from Morocco...

on February 27, 1976. The SADR government currently controls about 20% of the territory it claims. It calls the territories under its control the "Liberated Territories" or "Free Zone". Morocco

Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

controls and administers the rest of the disputed territory and calls these lands its Southern Provinces

Southern Provinces

The Southern Provinces or Moroccan Sahara are the terms used by Morocco for Western Sahara, in reference to the part of Western Sahara that lies to the west of the Moroccan Berm...

. The SADR government considers the Moroccan held territory "Occupied Territory" while Morocco considers the much smaller SADR held territory to be a "Buffer Zone".

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic:

General reference

Pronunciation
International Phonetic Alphabet
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Common English country name: Western Sahara
Western Sahara
Western Sahara is a disputed territory in North Africa, bordered by Morocco to the north, Algeria to the northeast, Mauritania to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Its surface area amounts to . It is one of the most sparsely populated territories in the world, mainly...
Official English country name: The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is a partially recognised state that claims sovereignty over the entire territory of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony. SADR was proclaimed by the Polisario Front on February 27, 1976, in Bir Lehlu, Western Sahara. The SADR government controls about...
Common endonym(s):
Official endonym(s):
Adjectival(s):
Demonym(s):
Etymology
Etymology
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: Name of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
ISO country codes: See the Outline of Western Sahara
ISO region codes: See the Outline of Western Sahara
Internet
Internet
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country code top-level domain
Country code top-level domain
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: See the Outline of Western Sahara

Geography of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is: a partially recognised country
Location:
- Northern Hemisphere
  Northern Hemisphere
  The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of its equator—the word hemisphere literally means “half sphere”. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator...
  
  and Western Hemisphere
  Western Hemisphere
  The Western Hemisphere or western hemisphere is mainly used as a geographical term for the half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the Antimeridian , the other half being called the Eastern Hemisphere.In this sense, the western hemisphere consists of the western portions...
- Africa
  Africa
  Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
  - Sahara Desert
    Sahara
    The Sahara is the world's second largest desert, after Antarctica. At over , it covers most of Northern Africa, making it almost as large as Europe or the United States. The Sahara stretches from the Red Sea, including parts of the Mediterranean coasts, to the outskirts of the Atlantic Ocean...
  - North Africa
    North Africa
    North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, and...
  - West Africa
    West Africa
    West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. Geopolitically, the UN definition of Western Africa includes the following 16 countries and an area of approximately 5 million square km:-Flags of West Africa:...
- Time zone
  Time zone
  A time zone is a region on Earth that has a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. In order for the same clock time to always correspond to the same portion of the day as the Earth rotates , different places on the Earth need to have different clock times...
  
  : Coordinated Universal Time
  Coordinated Universal Time
  Coordinated Universal Time is the primary time standard by which the world regulates clocks and time. It is one of several closely related successors to Greenwich Mean Time. Computer servers, online services and other entities that rely on having a universally accepted time use UTC for that purpose...
  
  UTC+00
- Extreme points of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
  - High: unnamed location 805 m (2,641 ft)
  - Low: Sebjet Tah -55 m
Population of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic:
Area of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic:
Atlas of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Environment of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Climate of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Environmental issues in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Ecoregions in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Renewable energy in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Geology of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Protected areas of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- Biosphere reserves in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- National parks of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Wildlife of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- Flora of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- Fauna of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
  - Birds of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
  - Mammals of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Natural geographic features of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Glaciers: None
Islands of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Lakes of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Mountains of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- Volcanoes in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Rivers of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- Waterfalls of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Valleys of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
World Heritage Sites in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic: None

Regions of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Ecoregions of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Demography of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Government and politics of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Main article: Government of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and Politics of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Politics of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

The politics of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic take place in a framework of an area disputed and claimed by Morocco, and the Polisario Front's proclaimed republic in exile, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic....

Form of government
Form of government
A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...

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Capital of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic:
- Tifariti (temporary provincial capital)
- El Aaiún
  El Aaiún
  El-Aaiún , is a city in Western Sahara founded by the Spanish in 1928. Administered by Morocco since 1976, El-Aaiún is the capital of what the Moroccan government call the region of Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra, and POLISARIO call Occupied Territories...
  
  (de jure)
- Tindouf Camps (de facto)
- Bir Lehlou
  Bir Lehlou
  Bir Lehlou is a small town in north-eastern Western Sahara, near the Mauritanian border and east of the border wall, in POLISARIO-held territory. It has a dispensary and a school...
  
  (temporary capital)
Elections in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- (specific elections)
Political parties in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Political scandals of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Taxation in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Branches of the government of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Executive branch of the government of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Head of state
Head of State
A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...

: President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
The President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is the head of state of the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic , an exile government based in the refugee camps of Tindouf, Algeria. From the declaration of independence on February 27, 1976 to October 16, 1982 SADR's Head of State...

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Head of government
Head of government
Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...

: Prime Minister of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Prime Minister of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
The Prime Minister of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is the head of government of the SADR, while the President is the head of state. The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic was proclaimed in the territory that made up the Spanish colony of Spanish Sahara on February 27, 1976...

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Cabinet of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Legislative branch of the government of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Parliament of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (bicameral)
- Upper house
  Upper house
  An upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...
  
  : Senate of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- Lower house
  Lower house
  A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...
  
  : House of Commons of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Judicial branch of the government of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Supreme Court of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Foreign relations of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Diplomatic missions in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Diplomatic missions of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Diplomatic missions of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
This is a list of diplomatic missions of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic . The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic's government in exile, led by the POLISARIO Front and headquartered at Tindouf, Algeria, maintains diplomatic relations with around fifty countries, and has a small diplomatic...

Law and order in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Capital punishment in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Constitution of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Constitution of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
A constitution of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic was first promulgated in 1976, but it has been revised several times since then. The last major redrafting came in 1991, but this version was further changed by the Sahrawi National Council - the SADR's parliament in exile - in 1995 and...
Crime in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Human rights in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- LGBT rights in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- Freedom of religion in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Law enforcement in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Military of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Command
- Commander-in-chief
  Commander-in-Chief
  A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...
  
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  - Ministry of Defence of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Forces
- Army of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- Navy of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- Air Force of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- Special forces of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Military history of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Military ranks of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Local government in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

History of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Main article: History of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Timeline of the history of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, and Current events of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Economic history of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Military history of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Culture of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Architecture of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Cuisine of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Ethnic minorities in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Festivals in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Humor in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Languages of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Media in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
National symbols of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- Coat of arms of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
  Coat of arms of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
  The Coat of arms of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is a symbol created by the Polisario Front, the national liberation movement of Western Sahara...
- Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
  Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
  The flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is a combination of the Pan-Arab colors and symbols related to Islam. The flag was originally adopted on 27 February 1976 and was slightly modified in June 1991.- Description :...
- National anthem of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
People of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Prostitution in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Public holidays in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Records of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Religion in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- Buddhism in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- Christianity in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- Hinduism in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- Islam in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- Judaism in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- Sikhism in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
World Heritage Sites in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic: None

Art in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Art in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Cinema of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Literature of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Music of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Television in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Theatre in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Sports in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Football in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Economy and infrastructure of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007):

Agriculture in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Banking in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- National Bank of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Communications in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- Internet in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Companies of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Currency of Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Currency
In economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...

: Dirham
Moroccan dirham
The dirham is the currency of Morocco. The plural form is pronounced darahim, although in French and English "dirhams" is commonly used. Its ISO 4217 code is "MAD". It is subdivided into 100 santimat . The dirham is issued by the Bank Al-Maghrib, the central bank of Morocco...

(de facto)
- ISO 4217
  ISO 4217
  ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Standards Organization, which delineates currency designators, country codes , and references to minor units in three tables:* Table A.1 – Current currency & funds code list...
  
  : MAD
Economic history of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Energy in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- Energy policy of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- Oil industry in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Health care in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Mining in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Stock Exchange
Tourism in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Transport in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- Airports in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- Rail transport in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- Roads in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Water supply and sanitation in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Education in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

External links

Official SADR pages

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