Morocco
Morocco is a country of northwest Africa and includes Western Sahara (under dispute).
It has a long coastline on the Atlantic Ocean which reaches past the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea.
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. It annexed Western Sahara in the 1970s, but this has not been recognised by many nations.
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
Geography
Geography of Morocco
Neighbouring countries are Mauritania to the southwest and Algeria to the east and southeast (the Algerian border is closed [1]).
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 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.
Other Topics
External links
Morocco's Ministry of Communication offers a page with mp3s of traditional Moroccan music here.
Political, Social and Geographical Facts are given on a German Page: Erdkunde-Online
map of cities
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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