An area without the presence of a water body, Western Sahara is a North African country bordered by North Atlantic Ocean, Morocco, Mauritania and Algeria. Located along the co-ordinates 24 30 North and 13 00 West, Western Sahara has a total land area of 266,000 sq. km. Western Sahara's history is all about the partition of many of its regions among Morocco and Mauritania, the main reason for the enduring guerrilla activities in this country. With more than two-thirds of the region still under the administration of Morocco, issues about the region's sovereignty and legitimate control remain unresolved. On the economic front, owing to the region's dependence on rainfall for irrigation, Western Saharan agriculture often faces acute shortage of agriculture produces which, in turn, forces the country to import food items to feed its urban population. Western Sahara is rich in phosphate deposits and iron ore. While fishing and phosphate mining remain the main industries of this North African country, a small portion of its population is pastoral nomadic.
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