Saharawi has a small market-based economy – its main industries are fishing, phosphate mining and pastoral nomadism. The territory’s arid desert climate makes sedentary agriculture difficult, and it therefore imports much of its food. Saharawi’s main long-term economic challenge is the development of a more diverse set of industries capable of providing greater employment and income to the region.
Name Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic
Capital Laayoune
Name of parliament Saharawi National Council
Parliament website www.sadr-emb-au.net/
Languages Standard Arabic (national), Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic
Area 266 000 km2
Population 554 795 (July 2014 est)
Imports Fuel for fishing fleet, foodstuffs
Exports Phosphates
Currency Saharawi peseta
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