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withdrew from the conflict and
Morocco annexed the rest of Western Sahara. Exact figures cannot be provided for the numbers that fled the territory in those two waves, but the estimations are between 1/3 and 2/3 of the total population at that time. The current size of the population in the refugee
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are extremely error-prone, regardless of source. Most countries take censuses every ten years, and some every five in order to stay abreast of change and miscounts; the last count was conducted in 1970, and even that data by colonial Spain is considered unreliable due to large nomadic populations.
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Used by the
Algerian government, this figure is the most widely quoted by NGOs and is also used by the UNHCR and the World Food Programme to raise funds for food aid to the refugees. In the 2004 WFP meeting in Rome, the number of refugees was officially recognized at 158,000.
217:, Western Sahara's only film festival, showing mainly Spanish-language films. Spanish is used to document Sahrawi poetry and oral traditions and has also been used in Sahrawi literature. Despite Spanish having been used by the Sahrawi people for over a century, the
181:
Hassaniya, primarily spoken at home, is dominated by the
Moroccan dialect spoken in the streets, workplace, and schools. This is because the great majority of the population consists of Moroccans who settled in Western Sahara.
114:
165:
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66:
1096:
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507:"Mixed Reviews for Morocco as Fourth Committee Hears Petitioners on Western Sahara, Amid Continuing Decolonization Debate | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases"
1011:
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158:, an Arabic dialect, is the native language spoken in Western Sahara and in the refugee camps in Tindouf in Algeria. There is also a significant presence of
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offered a potential safe region. Algeria, in its rivalry with
Morocco, offered the Sahrawis a safe place to settle and actively supported the Polisario.
871:
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controls and administers most of the territory of
Western Sahara and all of its cities, and considers it an inseparable part of the country. The
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61:(80% of the territory). By 2015, it was estimated that Moroccan settlers made up at least two thirds of the 500,000 inhabitants. Under
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is the major religion in
Western Sahara. Sunni Muslims constitute about 99.9% of the population. Prior to 1975 there were over 20,000
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in
Algeria. A group of Sahrawi poets known as 'Generación de la Amistad saharaui' produces Sahrawi literature in Spanish.
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stipulates two official languages for the
Kingdom of Morocco, including Western Sahara: Berber (Tamazight) and Arabic.
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does not provide support or
Spanish-language education to Sahrawis in Western Sahara and the
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The next
Saharawi exodus, although on a smaller scale, took place in 1979 when
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572:"Western Sahara: Poetry and Spanish – The Permanent Links · Global Voices"
766:
638:"Western Sahara's Stranded Refugees Consider Renewal of Morocco Conflict"
489:"Western Sahara's stranded refugees consider renewal of Morocco conflict"
429:. The major bulk of Saharawis became refugees during the war between the
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is also commonly used by the Moroccan administration. In the urban areas
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at the end of 1975 are directly linked to the large displacement of the
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Morocco has a policy of subsidizing Moroccan settlers in the territory.
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The events triggered by the Moroccan and Mauritanian joint invasion of
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speakers in the northern parts of the territory of Western Sahara.
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population, most of whom live as refugees in south-west
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and especially among the Sahrawi diaspora, with the
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107:The following demographic statistics are from the
41:All data about demographic information regarding
213:, being available in Spanish since 2001 and the
122:, year 2005; Number of inhabitants in thousands.
65:, Morocco's transfer of its own civilians into
337:−6.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
782:
694:
57:enticing thousands of Moroccans to move into
18:Languages of Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
8:
59:the Moroccan-occupied part of Western Sahara
348:69.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
305:2.3% (male 3,881/female 5,337) (2010 est.)
250:but as of 2007 there were only around 100.
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775:
767:
701:
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329:11.49 deaths/1,000 population (2010 est.)
321:39.54 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
71:Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention
103:CIA World Factbook demographic statistics
449:camps is believed to be around 165,000.
138:, the former colonial language, are the
118:Demographics of Western Sahara, Data of
28:
479:
437:. The south-western desert region near
590:"The World Factbook - Western Sahara"
521:"The World Factbook - Western Sahara"
7:
377:4.3 children born/woman (2011 est.)
300:53.8% (male 105,191/female 108,803)
53:, the Moroccan state has sponsored
636:Shefte, Whitney (6 January 2015).
487:Shefte, Whitney (6 January 2015).
295:44.9% (male 92,418/female 89,570)
76:The religion in Western Sahara is
25:
248:Roman Catholics in Western Sahara
239:Catholic Church in Western Sahara
1097:Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
867:Democratic Republic of the Congo
211:Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
91:. The most common languages are
710:Ethnic groups in Western Sahara
209:, official news service of the
83:. The major ethnic groups are
1201:Demographics of Western Sahara
463:Legal status of Western Sahara
284:400,000 (November 2014 est.)
111:, unless otherwise indicated.
1:
623:www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org
67:Non-Self-Governing territory
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410:
257:
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69:is in direct violation of
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852:Central African Republic
369:56.73 years (2010 est.)
352:Life expectancy at birth
264:Moroccan nationality law
201:Spanish is common among
798:Demographics of Africa
468:Demographics of Morocco
260:Sahrawi nationality law
235:Islam in Western Sahara
169:Bilingual road sign in
309:Population growth rate
178:
132:Modern Standard Arabic
123:
38:
1012:São Tomé and Príncipe
872:Republic of the Congo
344:Infant mortality rate
223:Sahrawi refugee camps
207:Sahrawi Press Service
196:Moroccan constitution
168:
117:
32:
658:"FMO Research Guide"
373:Total fertility rate
215:Sahara Film Festival
1087:States with limited
313:3.097% (2011 est.)
271:Western Saharan(s)
219:Cervantes Institute
49:Following the 1975
333:Net migration rate
303:65 years and over:
190:is now spoken, as
179:
140:official languages
124:
109:CIA World Factbook
55:settlement schemes
39:
35:population pyramid
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1114:other territories
887:Equatorial Guinea
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391:total population:
357:total population:
177:, Western Sahara.
63:international law
16:(Redirected from
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1174:(United Kingdom)
1170:Tristan da Cunha
1166:Ascension Island
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276:Western Saharan
93:Hassaniya Arabic
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188:Moroccan Arabic
160:Berber language
144:Polisario Front
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97:Moroccan Arabic
33:Western Sahara
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1037:South Africa
1027:Sierra Leone
832:Burkina Faso
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359:54.32 years
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1089:recognition
1042:South Sudan
932:Ivory Coast
386:definition:
293:0–14 years:
254:Nationality
244:Sunni Islam
146:, based in
51:Green March
1144:(Portugal)
1102:Somaliland
1022:Seychelles
987:Mozambique
972:Mauritania
957:Madagascar
912:The Gambia
847:Cape Verde
668:2009-01-14
604:2007-10-21
535:2023-07-06
474:References
446:Mauritania
325:Death rate
317:Birth rate
280:Population
274:adjective:
977:Mauritius
364:52 years
229:Religions
156:Hassaniya
127:Languages
1195:Category
1168: /
1164: /
1157:(France)
1151: /
1129: /
1125: /
1077:Zimbabwe
1052:Tanzania
902:Ethiopia
897:Eswatini
877:Djibouti
842:Cameroon
827:Botswana
751:Reguibat
721:Bedouins
457:See also
423:Saharawi
407:Refugees
381:Literacy
1153:Réunion
1149:Mayotte
1140:Madeira
1135:(Spain)
1131:Melilla
1062:Tunisia
1032:Somalia
1017:Senegal
1002:Nigeria
992:Namibia
982:Morocco
947:Liberia
942:Lesotho
892:Eritrea
862:Comoros
837:Burundi
812:Algeria
756:Sahrawi
746:Iraguen
736:Hassane
731:Haratin
726:Berbers
439:Tindouf
435:Morocco
427:Algeria
401:female:
367:female:
192:Morocco
152:Algeria
148:Tindouf
142:of the
136:Spanish
89:Berbers
37:in 2020
1172:
1155:
1142:
1072:Zambia
1067:Uganda
1007:Rwanda
962:Malawi
922:Guinea
817:Angola
184:French
175:Arabic
171:French
1127:Ceuta
1047:Sudan
997:Niger
952:Libya
937:Kenya
917:Ghana
907:Gabon
882:Egypt
822:Benin
741:Horma
396:male:
362:male:
269:Noun:
81:Islam
78:Sunni
1057:Togo
967:Mali
857:Chad
433:and
403:25%
398:75%
393:50%
262:and
237:and
173:and
134:and
95:and
87:and
85:Arab
594:CIA
525:CIA
388:NA
120:FAO
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