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Kingdom of Morocco
National name: al-Mamlaka
al-Maghrebia
Location: Kingdom of Morocco is
situated in northwestern Africa with coasts on the Atlantic Ocean
and the Mediterranean Sea; it is bordered by Algeria to the east
and Mauritania to the south.
Area: From 1912 to 1956
Morocco itself was divided into French and Spanish protectorates.
The area of Morocco is 458,730 sq km (177,120 sq mi). Since 1979
Morocco has also occupied the adjacent region known as Western
Sahara (formerly Spanish Sahara).
Ruler: King Muhammed VI (1999)
Prime Minister: Abbas El Fassi
(2007)
Current government officials :
Constitutional monarchy.
Land area: 172,317 sq mi
(446,301 sq km); total area: 172,413 sq mi (446,550 sq km)
Population (2007 est.):
33,757,175 (growth rate: 1.5%); birth rate: 21.6/1000; infant
mortality rate: 38.9/1000; life expectancy: 71.2; density per sq
mi: 196
Capital (2003 est.): Rabat,
1,636,600
Largest cities: Casablanca,
3,397,000; Fez, 941,800; Marrakech, 755,200
Monetary unit: Dirham
Languages: Arabic (official),
Berber dialects, French often used for business, government, and
diplomacy
Ethnicity/race: Arab-Berber
99.1%, Jewish 0.2%, other 0.7%
Religions: Islam 99%,
Christian 1%
Currency:
The Moroccan Dirham is a floting currency, subdivided into 100
centimes. In various parts of Morocco you may hear prices quoted
in francs, pesetas, or rials, units of currency used during
colonial periods.
Morocco Time Difference: GMT (GMT + 1 in summer)
Geography:
Morocco, about one-tenth larger than California, lies across the
Strait of Gibraltar on the Mediterranean and looks out on the
Atlantic from the northwest shoulder of Africa. Algeria is to the
east and Mauritania to the south. On the Atlantic coast there is a
fertile plain. The Mediterranean coast is mountainous. The Atlas
Mountains, running northeastward from the south to the Algerian
frontier, average 11,000 ft (3,353 m) in elevation.
History :
http://www.al-bab.com/maroc/hist.htm
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