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| المملكة المغربية Al-Mamlakah al-Maghribīyyah Kingdom of Morocco | |||||
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| Motto: الله، الوطن، الملك (Arabic) "Allāh, al Waţan, al Malik" (transliteration) "God, Country, King" | |||||
| Anthem: Hymne Chérifien | |||||
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| Capital | Rabat | ||||
| Largest city | Casablanca | ||||
| Official languages | Arabic (Moroccan Arabic is the spoken dialect. Amazigh, Spanish and French are also widely spoken) | ||||
| Government | Constitutional monarchy | ||||
| - King | Mohammed VI | ||||
| - Prime Minister | Driss Jettou | ||||
| Independence | |||||
| - from France | March 2, 1956 | ||||
| - from Spain | April 7, 1956 | ||||
| Area | |||||
| - Total | 446,550 km² (57th) 172,414 sq mi | ||||
| - Water (%) | negligible | ||||
| Population | |||||
| - 2005 estimate | 33,241,259 (37th) | ||||
| - Density | 70 /km² (122nd) 181 /sq mi | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2005 estimate | ||||
| - Total | $135.74 billion (54th) | ||||
| - Per capita | $4,503 (109th) | ||||
| HDI (2004) |  0.640 (medium) (123rd) | ||||
| Currency | Moroccan dirham (MAD) | ||||
| Time zone | UTC (UTC+0) | ||||
| - Summer (DST) | UTC (UTC+0) | ||||
| Internet TLD | .ma | ||||
| Calling code | +212 | ||||
| All data excludes Western Sahara, much of which is under Moroccan de facto administrative control. | |||||
The Kingdom of Morocco (Arabic: المملكة المغربية) is a country in North Africa. It has a long coast on the Atlantic Ocean that reaches past the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Algeria to the east, the Mediterranean Sea and a relatively narrow water border with Spain to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to its west. There are also two Spanish exclaves, Ceuta and Melilla, bordering Morocco to the north. The border to the south is disputed. Morocco claims ownership of Western Sahara and has administered most of the territory since 1975.
Morocco, a constitutional monarchy, is the only African country that is not currently a member of the African Union. However, it is a member of the Arab League, Arab Maghreb Union, Organization of the Islamic Conference, Mediterranean Dialogue group, and Group of 77, and is a major non-NATO ally.
A team of scientists examined, using the unique tool that is the X-rays of the ESRF, the tooth growth and eruption in and 8 year old child fossil, one of the earliest representatives of Homo sapiens, found in Jebel Irhoud, Morocco and dated to approximately 160,000
Check out these amazing new aerial photographs, USA, Europe, Morocco etc
A short blog about Melilla in Morocco, and it's close proximity to Malaga and the Costa del sol in Spain - how easy it is to day trip between the two.
Three hundred kg of an unspecified chemical substance was stolen from an electronics factory in the Bouskoura neighborhood of Casablanca. Sources in the Moroccan security forces were cited as expressing concern that the substance might be used in a terrorist attack.
Morocco pledged to wage war against terrorism "without respite"on Monday after a suspected suicide bomber was blown up in a Casablanca Internet cafe during a tussle with the owner of the premises. Police were questioning a man who was found to be carrying explosives as he tried to flee the scene ...