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Western Sahara Government
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| Country name: |
conventional long form:
none
conventional short form:
Western Sahara
former:
Spanish Sahara
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| Government type: |
legal status of territory and question of sovereignty unresolved; territory contested by Morocco and Polisario Front (Popular Front for the Liberation of the Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro), which in February 1976 formally proclaimed a government-in-exile of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR); territory partitioned between Morocco and Mauritania in April 1976, with Morocco acquiring northern two-thirds; Mauritania, under pressure from Polisario guerrillas, abandoned all claims to its portion in August 1979; Morocco moved to occupy that sector shortly thereafter and has since asserted administrative control; the Polisario's government-in-exile was seated as an OAU member in 1984; guerrilla activities continued sporadically, until a UN-monitored cease-fire was implemented 6 September 1991
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| Administrative divisions: |
none (under de facto control of Morocco)
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| Suffrage: |
none; a UN-sponsored voter identification campaign has yet to be completed
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| Political pressure groups and leaders: |
none
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| International organization participation: |
none
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| Diplomatic representation in the US: |
none
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| Diplomatic representation from the US: |
none
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