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Western Sahara ("") is a ___MASK73___ in the Maghreb region of North Africa , bordered by Morocco to the north , Algeria to the northeast , Mauritania to the east and south , and the Atlantic Ocean to the west . Its ___MASK52___ area amounts to . It is one of the most sparsely populated territories in the world , mainly consisting of desert flatlands . The population is estimated at just over 500 , 000 , of which nearly 40 % live in Laayoune , the largest city in Western Sahara . Mauritania ('; or Soninke : " Murutaane "; Pulaar : " Moritani "), officially the Islamic ___MASK62___ of Mauritania , is a country in the Maghreb region of western Africa . It is the eleventh largest country in Africa and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west , Morocco and the remnants of Western Sahara in the north , Algeria in the northeast , Mali in the east and southeast , and Senegal in the southwest . Abdelaziz Bouteflika (" Abd al - Azz Btaflka " ; born 2 ___MASK56___ ___MASK14___ ) is an Algerian politician who has been the fifth President of Algeria since 1999 . He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1963 to 1979 . As President , he presided over the end of the bloody Algerian Civil War in 2002 , and he ended emergency rule in February 2011 amidst regional unrest . He has also served as president of the United Nations General Assembly . The Sahara (", ' the Greatest ___MASK58___ ') is the largest hot ___MASK58___ and the third largest ___MASK58___ in the world after Antarctica and the Arctic . Its area of is comparable to the area of the United States . Africa is the world ' s second - largest and second - most - populous ___MASK35___ . At about 30 . 3 million km² ( 11 . 7 million square miles ) including adjacent islands , it covers 6 % of Earth ' s total surface area and 20 . 4 % of its total land area . With 1 . 1 billion people as of 2013 , it accounts for about 15 % of the world ' s human population . The ___MASK35___ is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north , both the Suez Canal and the Red Sea along the Sinai Peninsula to the northeast , the Indian Ocean to the southeast , and the Atlantic Ocean to the west . The ___MASK35___ includes Madagascar and various archipelagos . It contains 54 fully recognized sovereign states ( countries ), nine territories and two " de facto " independent states with limited or no recognition . The Mediterranean ___MASK76___ ( pronounced ) is a ___MASK76___ connected to the Atlantic Ocean , surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land : on the north by Southern Europe and Anatolia , on the south by North Africa , and on the east by the Levant . The ___MASK76___ is sometimes considered a part of the Atlantic Ocean , although it is usually identified as a separate body of water . The Migration ___MASK8___ was a ___MASK72___ of widespread migrations within or into Europe in the middle of the first millennium AD . It has also been termed the ( German ) and , from the Roman and Southern European perspective the Barbarian Invasions . Many of the migrations were movements of Germanic , Slavic , and other peoples into the territory of the then Roman Empire , with or without accompanying invasions or war . Microregion is a ___MASK65___ for territorial entities . Klaus Roth and Ulf Brunnbauer . A microregion is a ___MASK40___ of a size between that of a community and that of a district . A ___MASK61___ is , in ___MASK70___ , a nonphysical juridical entity that is represented by one centralised ___MASK33___ that has sovereignty over a geographic area . International law defines sovereign states as having a permanent population , defined territory , one ___MASK33___ , and the capacity to enter into relations with other sovereign states . It is also normally understood that a ___MASK61___ is neither dependent on nor subjected to any other power or state . Kabylia ( Berber :    , Tamurt n Iqbayliyen ) , is a natural and historical ___MASK29___ in the north of Algeria . It is ___MASK19___ of the Tell Atlas mountains and is located at the edge of the Mediterranean ___MASK76___ . Kabylia covers several provinces of Algeria : the whole of Tizi Ouzou and Bejaia ( Vgayet ) , most of Bouira ( Tubirett ) and parts of the wilayas of Boumerdes , Setif , Bordj Bou Arreridj and Jijel . Gouraya National Park and Djurdjura National Park are also located in Kabylia . Morocco (', lit . " The West "; '), officially known as the Kingdom of Morocco (', lit . " The Western Kingdom "; '), is a sovereign ___MASK12___ located in the Maghreb region of North Africa . Geographically , Morocco is characterized by a rugged mountainous interior , large tracts of ___MASK58___ , and a lengthy coastline along the Atlantic ___MASK92___ and Mediterranean ___MASK76___ . Tunis ("") is both the ___MASK28___ and the largest city of Tunisia . The greater metropolitan area of Tunis , often referred to as " Grand Tunis ", has some 2 , 700 , 000 inhabitants . Algeria (' " Dzayer "), officially the ___MASK6___ ' s Democratic ___MASK62___ of Algeria , is a sovereign state in North Africa on the Mediterranean coast . Its ___MASK28___ and most populous city is Algiers , located in the country ' s far north . With an area of , Algeria is the tenth - largest country in the world , and the largest in Africa . Algeria is bordered to the northeast by Tunisia , to the east by Libya , to the west by Morocco , to the southwest by the Western Saharan territory , Mauritania , and Mali , to the southeast by Niger , and to the north by the Mediterranean ___MASK76___ . The country is a semi - presidential republic consisting of 48 provinces and 1 , 541 communes ( counties ). Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been President since 1999 . Tunisia ('; ), officially the ___MASK62___ of Tunisia (') is the northernmost country in Africa , covering . Its northernmost point , Cape Angela , is the northernmost point on the African ___MASK35___ . It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest , Libya to the southeast , and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east . Tunisia ' s population was estimated to be just under 11 million in 2014 . Tunisia ' s name is derived from its capital city , Tunis , which is located on Tunisia ' s northeast coast . A macroregion is a geopolitical ___MASK89___ that encompasses several traditionally or politically defined regions . The meaning may vary , with the common denominator being cultural , economical , historical or social similarity within a macroregion . The term is often used in the context of globalization . Niger ( or ), officially the ___MASK62___ of Niger , is a landlocked country in Western Africa , named after the Niger ___MASK32___ . Niger is bordered by Libya to the northeast , Chad to the east , Nigeria and Benin to the south , Burkina Faso and Mali to the west , and Algeria to the northwest . Niger covers a land area of almost 1 , 270 , 000 km , making it the largest country in West Africa , with over 80 percent of its land area covered by the Sahara Desert . The country ' s predominantly Islamic population of about 19 million is mostly clustered in the far south and west of the country . The capital city is Niamey , located in the far - southwest corner of Niger . Historical regions ( or historical countries ) are delimitations of geographic areas for studying and analysing social development of ___MASK8___ - specific cultures without any ___MASK25___ to contemporary political , economic or social organisations . The fundamental principle underlying this view is that older political and mental structures exist which exercise greater influence on the spatial - social identity of individuals than is understood by the contemporary world , bound to and often blinded by its own worldview - e . g . the focus on the nation - state . Definitions of regions vary , and regions can include macroregions such as Europe , territories of traditional states , or smaller microregional areas . A geographic proximity is the often required precondition for emergence of a regional identity . In Europe the regional identities are often derived from the Migration Period , but for the contemporary perspective are related to the 1918 - 1920 ___MASK72___ of territorial transformation , and another in the post - ___MASK84___ ___MASK8___ . Algiers (" al - Jaz  er "; Algerian Arabic pronunciation :  Dzayer , ) is the ___MASK28___ and largest city of Algeria . In 2011 , the city ' s population was estimated to be around 3 , 500 , 000 . An estimate puts the population of the larger metropolitan city to be around 5 , 000 , 000 . Algiers is located on the Mediterranean ___MASK76___ and in the north - central portion of Algeria . Libya ("") is a ___MASK12___ in the Maghreb region of North Africa , bordered by the Mediterranean ___MASK76___ to the north , Egypt to the east , Sudan to the southeast , Chad and Niger to the south , and Algeria and Tunisia to the west . The three traditional parts of the ___MASK12___ are Tripolitania , Fezzan and Cyrenaica . With an area of almost , Libya is the fourth largest ___MASK12___ in Africa , and is the 16th largest ___MASK12___ in the world . Libya has the 10th - largest proven oil reserves of any ___MASK12___ in the world . North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost ___MASK29___ of Africa . The United Nations ___MASK17___ of " North Africa " includes ___MASK38___ countries and territories ; Algeria , Egypt , Libya , Mauritania , Morocco , Sudan , Tunisia , and Western Sahara . The countries of Algeria , Morocco , Tunisia , and Libya are often collectively referred to as the Maghreb , which is the Arabic word for " sunset ". Egypt lies to the northeast and encompasses part of West Asia , while Sudan is situated on the edge of the Sahel , to the south of Egypt . Mali , officially the ___MASK62___ of Mali , is a landlocked country in Africa . Mali is the eighth - largest country in Africa , with an area of just over . The population of Mali is 14 . 5 million . Its ___MASK28___ is Bamako . Mali consists of ___MASK90___ regions and its borders on the north reach deep into the middle of the Sahara Desert , while the country ' s southern part , where the majority of inhabitants live , features the Niger and Senegal rivers . The country ' s economy centers on agriculture and fishing . Some of Mali ' s prominent natural resources include gold , being the third largest producer of gold in the African ___MASK35___ , and salt . About half the population lives below the international poverty line of $ 1 . 25 ( U . S .) a day . A majority of the population ( 90 %) are Muslims .