Geography of Western Sahara
Western Sahara is considered to be a large nation because of its total area. Its total land area is 266,000 km² (approx. 102,703 mi²). Continental shelf of Western Sahara is approximately 0 km² (around 0 mi²). Western Sahara is located in Africa. Africa is the world’s second-largest and second-most populous continent. African countries include, but are not limited to, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Egypt. Western Sahara has 3 neighbouring countries. Its neighbours include Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco. Western Sahara is not a landlocked country. It means that is is bordered by at least one major body of water. The average elevation range of Western Sahara is 256 m (840 ft).
Neighbors
Total length of land borders of Western Sahara is 2049 kilometers (~791 miles). Western Sahara shares its land borders with 3 different countries, and has the same number of unique land boundaries to neigbouring territories. As in the case of Western Sahara, if a country has the same number of unique neighboring territories as number of land borders, than that country has no non-contiguous sections of a land border. This is in contrast to several countries that have multiple non-contiguous sections of land borders. Western Sahara has 3 neighbouring countries. Its neighbours include Algeria, Mauritania, and Morocco. The lengths of the land borders of Western Sahara with its neighbouring countries are as follows:
Algeria – 42 km (26 mi),
Mauritania – 1561 km (970 mi),
Morocco – 443 km (275 mi).
Cities
The capital city of Western Sahara is Laayoune.
Elevation
The average elevation range of Western Sahara is 256 m (840 ft). The highest point of Western Sahara is an unnamed location, with its official height being 805 m (2,641 ft). The lowest point of Western Sahara is Sebjet Tah. It lies at -55 m (-180 ft), i.e. below the sea level. The elevation difference between the highest (an unnamed location) and lowest (Sebjet Tah) points of Western Sahara is 860 m (2 ft).
Area
The total land area of Western Sahara is 266,000 km² (approx. 102,703 mi²). and the total exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is 0 km² (~0 mi²). The continental shelf of Western Sahara is approximately 0 km² (around 0 mi²). Including land mass and EEZ, the total area of Western Sahara is approximately 266,000 km² (~102,703 mi²). Western Sahara is considered to be a large nation because of its total area.
Forest and arable land
There are 53 km² of arable land in Western Sahara, and it comprises 0% of the country’s total territory.
Read our section on climate to discover what parameters affect these and other biomes of the country.
Natural resources
The most notable natural resources found in Western Sahara are phosphates, iron ore.
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