The west coast is.
Ghana.
The Sahara Desert provided a natural defense for the Egyptians, so that if a country wanted to invade it could not get through the desert.
Central African Republic
Using 9,000,000 sq. km as the area of the Sahara (from Wikipedia), if the Sahara were a country, it would rank just between Brasil (8,514,877 sq. km) and China (9,598,094 sq. km). The United States is the next larger country at 9,629,091 sq. km. So no country is the "same" size as the Sahara based on these figures.
The Sahara Desert is a geographical region, not one single country
The country that has a stamp with the words "Sahara OCC RASD" on it is The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. The Western Sahara territory is under their control.
The west coast is.
The Sahara desert lies in several countries in Africa.
Egypt lies in the eastern Sahara
The Sahara covers the entire country of Libya.
The Sahara Desert is located in North Africa and covers the following countries and territories (either in part or fully):AlgeriaChadEgyptLybiaMaliMauritaniaMoroccoNigerSudanTunisiaWestern Sahara (This is not a country, its a territory mainly under the control of Morocco)It does not entirely cover any country.
The Sahara desert is the ONLY physical feature in the country.
The Sahara is not a country, The real name is the Western Sahara, it is currently owned by Morocco and Spain, And the capital city (and the only city) in the Western Sahara is El-Ayun.
morocco
The Democratic Republic of the Congo with an area of 2,345,409 km2 is the largest country in Africa and it is south of the Sahara too!
The Sahara covers much of the country of Chad.