Disputes - international:
Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, whose sovereignty remains unresolved; UN-administered cease-fire has remained in effect since September 1991, administered by the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), but attempts to hold a referendum have failed and parties thus far have rejected all brokered proposals

NOTE: The information regarding Western Sahara on this page is re-published from the 2006 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Western Sahara Transnational Issues 2006 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Western Sahara Transnational Issues 2006 should be addressed to the CIA.