🇪🇭 Western Sahara

Western Sahara (ISO code: EH) is located in Northwest Africa on the Atlantic coast and borders Morocco, Algeria, and Mauritania. Politically, the area is considered a disputed territory under international law, largely controlled by Morocco, while the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic has international recognition from certain states. The climate is arid to extremely dry with very low precipitation and high temperatures. Economically, the region is weakly diversified and heavily influenced by natural resources such as phosphate and fishing. The economic-logistical significance primarily arises from raw material exports through Atlantic ports and connections to Moroccan infrastructure. In foreign trade, Western Sahara plays a minor role and is strongly integrated into Morocco's trade structures. Dependency on imports is high, especially for food, consumer goods, fuels, and industrial inputs. There is hardly any independent transit function, as the area does not take on a central hub role in regional trade. The Moroccan Dirham (MAD) is predominantly used as the currency.