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Western Sahara

Western Sahara

Also known as: Westsahara (Deutsch), Sahara Occidental (español), le Sahara occidental (français), Sahara Occidentale (Italiano), Sahara Zachodnia (polski), Saara Ocidental (Português), 西撒哈拉 (正體中文), 西サハラ (日本語), Sahara Occidentalis (latine)

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Conference of Bishops: Conférence Episcopale Régionale du Nord de l’Afrique (C.E.R.N.A.) Cardinal Cristóbal López Romero, S.D.B. (72)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Symposium des Conférences Episcopales d’Afrique et de Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.) Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap. (64)

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Geography

Continent: Western and Northern Africa

Capital: Al aaiun

Area: 266,000 km²

Population: 603,253

Former Name: Spanish Sahara

Neighbouring Countries: Morocco Morocco, → Algeria Algeria, ↘ Mauritania Mauritania

Cultural Summary

Religions: Muslim

Languages: Standard Arabic, Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic, Berber, Spanish, French

Ethnic Groups: Arab, Berber

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 266,000 km²

Catholic Population: 300 Catholics (0.0% of 1,027,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 2 parishes, 1 other centre

Clergy: 4 priests (religious)

Non-Clergy: 1 religious (brother)

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Last updated on 2024.09.18

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