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Western Sahara depends on pastoral nomadism, fishing, and phosphate mining as the principal sources of income for the population. The territory lacks sufficient rainfall for sustainable agricultural production, and most of the food for the urban population must be imported. Incomes in Western Sahara are substantially below the Moroccan level. The Moroccan Government controls all trade and other economic activities in Western Sahara. Morocco and the EU signed a four-year agreement in July 2006 allowing European vessels to fish off the coast of Morocco, including the disputed waters off the coast of Western Sahara. Moroccan energy interests in 2001 signed contracts to explore for oil off the coast of Western Sahara, which has angered the Polisario. However, in 2006 the Polisario awarded similar exploration licenses in the disputed territory, which would come into force if Morocco and the Polisario resolve their dispute over Western Sahara.
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$900 million (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 203
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$NA
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NA%
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$2,500 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 173
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agriculture: NA%
industry:
NA%
services:
40% (2007 est.)
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12,000 (2005 est.)
country comparison to the world: 213
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agriculture: 50%
industry and services:
50% (2005 est.)
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NA%
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NA%
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%:
NA%
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revenues: $NA
expenditures:
$NA
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NA%
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fruits and vegetables (grown in the few oases); camels, sheep, goats (kept by nomads); fish
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phosphate mining, handicrafts
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NA%
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90 million kWh (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 192
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83.7 million kWh (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 193
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 121
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2,000 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 185
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 167
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1,702 bbl/day (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 178
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 106
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 111
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 162
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 98
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 114
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 119
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$NA
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phosphates 62%
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$NA
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fuel for fishing fleet, foodstuffs
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$NA
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Moroccan dirhams (MAD) per US dollar - 8.1081 (2009), 7.526 (2008), 8.3563 (2007), 8.7722 (2006), 8.865 (2005)
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