Western Sahara is considered to be a large nation because of its total area. Its total land area is 266,000 km² (approx. 102,703 mi²). Continental shelf of Western Sahara is approximately 0 km² (around 0 mi²). Western Sahara is located in Africa. Africa is the world’s second-largest and second-most populous continent. African countries include, but are not limited to, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Egypt. Western Sahara has 3 neighbouring countries. Its neighbours include Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco. Western Sahara is not a landlocked country. It means that is is bordered by at least one major body of water. The average elevation range of Western Sahara is 256 m (840 ft).
Neighbors
Total length of land borders of Western Sahara is 2049 kilometers (~791 miles). Western Sahara shares its land borders with 3 different countries, and has the same number of unique land boundaries to neigbouring territories. As in the case of Western Sahara, if a country has the same number of unique neighboring territories as number of land borders, than that country has no non-contiguous sections of a land border. This is in contrast to several countries that have multiple non-contiguous sections of land borders. Western Sahara has 3 neighbouring countries. Its neighbours include Algeria, Mauritania, and Morocco. The lengths of the land borders of Western Sahara with its neighbouring countries are as follows:
Algeria - 42 km (26 mi),
Mauritania - 1561 km (970 mi),
Morocco - 443 km (275 mi).
Cities
The capital city of Western Sahara is Laayoune.
Elevation
The average elevation range of Western Sahara is 256 m (840 ft). The highest point of Western Sahara is an unnamed location, with its official height being 805 m (2,641 ft). The lowest point of Western Sahara is Sebjet Tah. It lies at -55 m (-180 ft), i.e. below the sea level. The elevation difference between the highest (an unnamed location) and lowest (Sebjet Tah) points of Western Sahara is 860 m (2 ft).
Area
The total land area of Western Sahara is 266,000 km² (approx. 102,703 mi²). and the total exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is 0 km² (~0 mi²). The continental shelf of Western Sahara is approximately 0 km² (around 0 mi²). Including land mass and EEZ, the total area of Western Sahara is approximately 266,000 km² (~102,703 mi²). Western Sahara is considered to be a large nation because of its total area.
Forest and arable land
There are 53 km² of arable land in Western Sahara, and it comprises 0% of the country's total territory.
