Ubicación: Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco

Cordenadas Geograficas: 24 30 N, 13 00 W

Referencias en el mapa: Africa

Area:
total: 266,000 sq km
land: 266,000 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area - comparativo: about the size of Colorado

Fronteras:
total: 2,046 km
border countries: Algeria 42 km, Mauritania 1,561 km, Morocco 443 km

Costa: 1,110 km

Demandas Maritimas: contingent upon resolution of sovereignty issue

Clima: hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew

Terreno: mostly low, flat desert with large areas of rocky or sandy surfaces rising to small mountains in south and northeast

Extremos de Elevación:
lowest point: Sebjet Tah -55 m
highest point: unnamed location 463 m

Recursos Naturales: phosphates, iron ore

Uso de Tierras:
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 19%
forests and woodland: 0%
other: 81%

Tierras Irrigadas: NA sq km

Peligros Naturales: hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind can occur during winter and spring; widespread harmattan haze exists 60% of time, often severely restricting visibility

Ambiente - asuntos actuales: sparse water and lack of arable land

Ambiente - acuerdos internacionales:
party to: none of the selected agreements
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements