Western Sahara
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic · Northern Africa
Western Sahara is a territory in Northern Africa, with El Aaiún as its capital. Western Sahara shares land borders with 3 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | El Aaiún |
|---|---|
| Region | Northern Africa |
| Currency | Algerian dinar (DZD دج) |
| Calling code | +2125288, +2125289 |
| ISO codes | EH / ESH / 732 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇪🇭 |
| Area | 266,000 km² |
| Languages | Berber, Hassaniya, Spanish |
| Internet domain | .eh |
| Demonym | Sahrawi |
Bordering countries
About Western Sahara
Western Sahara, officially Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, is a dependency or territory in Northern Africa. Its capital and seat of government is El Aaiún. It shares land borders with 3 countries. The official currency is the Algerian dinar (دج), using the code DZD.
To call Western Sahara from abroad, dial the country code +2125288 or +2125289. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes EH (alpha-2) and ESH (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels.
Frequently asked questions
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Why Western Sahara has its own code
ISO 3166-1 assigns codes to territories as well as to sovereign states, because the codes are used for shipping, banking, internet domains, statistics and data exchange rather than as a statement about statehood. That is why this territory appears in country dropdowns, address forms and datasets alongside places many times its size.
Western Sahara holds the alpha-2 code EH, the alpha-3 code ESH, the numeric code 732 and the internet domain .eh. The World Bank does not publish a separate population figure for it, so this page shows none rather than an estimate. Calls are routed through the code +2125288 or +2125289.
Flags with the same colours as Western Sahara
6 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, green, white, black). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.