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The Kingdom of Morocco is a country of northwest Africa. It has a long coastline on the Atlantic Ocean which reaches past the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea.
Morocco has annexed Western Sahara, but this is not universally recognised.
History
Main article: History of Morocco
Morocco was a French protectorate from 1912, remaining a Kingdom, and achieved independence in 1956, and it took control over Tangier, formerly an international city. The northern area of Morocco was under a Spanish protectorate concurrently. Morocco annexed Western Sahara in the 1970s (which was a colony under the Spaniards since the 19th century, and previous to that, an area of Moroccan influence), but this has not been recognised by many nations.
Morocco was the first nation to recognize the fledging American republic in 1777, and has the oldest non-broken friendship treaty with this country since 1783 : the Moroccan-American Treaty of Friendship. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were the American signatories. The US legation (embassy) in Tangier, now a museum, is one of the oldest official American buildings outside the US.
Politics
Main article: Politics of Morocco
The King of Morocco is an active leader, although decreasingly so. Political parties are legal, and a plethora of them exist.
See also: List of political parties in Morocco
Provinces
Provinces of Morocco
Morocco is divided into 37 provinces and 2 wilayas*: Agadir, Al Hoceima, Azilal, Beni Mellal, Ben Slimane, Boulemane, Casablanca*, Chaouen, El Jadida, El Kelaa des Sraghna, Er Rachidia, Essaouira, Fes, Figuig, Guelmim, Ifrane, Kenitra, Khemisset, Khenifra, Khouribga, Laayoune, Larache, Marrakech, Meknes, Nador, Ouarzazate, Oujda, Rabat-Sale*, Safi, Settat, Sidi Kacem, Tanger, Tan-Tan, Taounate, Taroudannt, Tata, Taza, Tetouan, Tiznit; three additional provinces of Ad Dakhla (Oued Eddahab), Boujdour, and Es Smara as well as parts of Tan-Tan and Laayoune fall within Moroccan-claimed Western Sahara
note: as part of a 1997 decentralization/regionalization law passed by the legislature 16 new regions (provided below) were created although full details and scope of the reorganization are limited : Casablanca, Chaouia-Ourdigha, Doukkala-Abda, Fes-Boulmane, Gharb-Chrarda-Beni Hssen, Guelmim-Es Smara, Laayoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra, Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz, Meknes-Tafilalet, Oriental, Oued Eddahab-Lagouira, Rabat-Sale-Zemmour-Zaer, Souss-Massa-Draa, Tadla-Azilal, Tangier-Tetouan, Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate
Geography
Geography of Morocco
Neighbouring countries are Mauritania to the southwest and Algeria to the east and southeast (the Algerian border is closed [1] (http://www.sahara-overland.com/routes/)).
There are also four Spanish enclaves on the Mediterranean coast: Ceuta, Melilla Peñon Velez de la Gomera and Peñon de Alhucemas, as well as several islands including Perejil (status disputed) and Chafarinas. Off the Atlantic coast are the Canary Islands and Madeira and across the Mediterranean to the north is Spain.
The capital city is Rabat. Its largest city is Casablanca.
Other cities include
Agadir,
Dakhla,
Essaouira,
Fes,
Laayoune,
Marrakech,
Meknes,
Oujda,
Safi,
Smara,
Tanger,
Tiznit,
Salè and
Tan-Tan.
Economy
Economy of Morocco
Morocco has signed a Free Trade Agreement with the European Union and the US
Demographics
Demographics of Morocco
Culture
Culture of Morocco
Miscellaneous topics
See also
External links
Much of the material in these articles comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the 2002 U.S. Department of State website.
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