User blog comment:Daxus Inferno/Real Countries?/@comment-5789047-20130402142836/@comment-3398633-20130403004325

Actually, they were granted independence by Spain, but invaded and annexed by Morroco the moment they left. Western Sahara is recognized as a nation, but isn't represented as one in the UN I believe. Personally, I support them because Morocco just rolled in and took over because of its mineral wealth. Thus, while Western Sahara is technically a nation, it doesn't have the money, manpower, or raw resources (stolen by Morroco, har), as the Morrocans do. Also, since Morroco is a close US ally, I don't see them getting any political support from us.