Statistics for Western Sahara Trivia

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Line of latitude that runs through Western Sahara	Tropic of {Cancer}	90%
African country that annexed Western Sahara together with Morocco in 1976	Mauritania	88%
Spanish island chain located off the northern shore of Western Sahara	Canary Islands	84%
Country that occupied Western Sahara in the late 20th century	Spain	83%
Only country less densely populated than Western Sahara (if Western Sahara was a country)	Mongolia	79%
Country that has been in direct support of Western Sahara since 1976	Algeria	73%
Western Sahara is part of this region that starts with M	Maghreb	72%
Western Sahara is a full member of this international body - which caused Morocco leaving it in 1984, but it rejoined in 2017	African Union	58%
Western Sahara is Africa's largest ______ region	Disputed	51%
Most populous city	Laayoune	48%
Name of the government in exile of Western Sahara that controls its eastern parts	{Sahrawi} Arab Democratic Republic	41%
Liberation movement that established the above	{Polisario} Front	32%
Substance that is mined and makes about 62% of Western Sahara's exports	Phosphate	18%
"B" term that refers to a space separating two areas - often used to refer to line between Western Sahara and Morocco	Berm	14%
Term for the violent Western Saharan uprisings which occurred in 1999–2005	Intifada	14%