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Africa > Western Sahara > Geography

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Area > Comparative to US places about the size of Colorado
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Capital city with population El Aaiun (unofficial) - 20,010
DEFINITION: Capital cities including most recent population (estimates included). Populations are figures only within the city limits, unless otherwise specified. All populations are from 2001 t0 2005 unless otherwise specified.
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Forested Land	0.6%		[185th of 193]
DEFINITION: Forested land as a proportion of total land area, estimate by FAO
SOURCE: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.
Geographic coordinates	24 30 N, 13 00 W
DEFINITION: This entry includes rounded latitude and longitude figures for the purpose of finding the approximate geographic center of an entity and is based on the Gazetteer of Conventional Names, Third Edition, August 1988, US Board on Geographic Names and on other sources.		View time series
SOURCE: FAO
highest towns > Town/City	Hasi Chor
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Largest city with population	El Aaiun - 20,010
DEFINITION: Largest cities including most recent population (estimates included). Populations are figures only within the city limits, unless otherwise specified. All populations are from 2001 t0 2005 unless otherwise specified.
SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of highest towns by country
northernmost point > Latitude	27°40'N
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SOURCE: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.
Population density	0.9 people per sqkm		[229th of 256]
DEFINITION: People per square kilometre, in 1999. At this time the world average was 14.42.
SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of countries by northernmost point