The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic , is a partially recognised state that claims sovereignty over the entire territory of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony. SADR was proclaimed by the Polisario Front on February 27, 1976, in Bir Lehlu, Western Sahara. The SADR government controls about 20-25% of the territory it claims. It calls the territories under its control the Liberated Territories or the Free Zone. Morocco controls and administers the rest of the disputed territory and calls these lands its Southern Provinces. The SADR government considers the Moroccan-held territory... occupied territory, while Morocco considers the much smaller SADR held territory to be a buffer zone. Following the Spanish evacuation of Spanish Sahara, Spain, Morocco, and Mauritania signed the Madrid Accords on November 14, 1975, leading to both Morocco and Mauritania moving in to annex the territory of Western Sahara. Neither state gained international recognition and war ensued with the independence-seeking Polisario Front, claiming to represent the Sahrawi people.
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| Founded: | November 14, 1975 |
| Capital: | Bir Lehlou |
| Official language: | Arabic Language, Spanish Language |
| Currency: | Algerian dinar, Sahrawi peseta |
| Form of government: | Republic, Government in exile, Single-party state |