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Definition: Morocco from The Macquarie Dictionary
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a kingdom in north-western Africa on the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea; divided into a Spanish and a French protectorate before independence in 1956; southern territory of Western Sahara is occupied by Morocco but disputed by Mauritania.

458~730 km2 Arabic, also Berber, Spanish and French Moroccan dirham Rabat

French Maroc

Moroccan noun adjective

Moroccans


Morocco

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Country in northwest Africa, bounded to the north and northwest by the Mediterranean Sea, to the east and southeast by Algeria, and to the south by Western Sahara. Government Under the 2011 constitution, Morocco is an Islamic state with a hereditary constitutional monarch. It has a two-chamber legislature comprising a directly elected lower house, the chamber of representatives (Majlis al-Nuwab) ad an indirectly-elected upper house, the chamber of counsellors. The chamber of representatives comprises 395 members directly elected for five-year terms under proportional representation, 305 in multiseat constituencies and 90 in national lists in which two-thirds are reserved for women. The chamber of counsellors was established following a referendum in 1996. It has 270 members serving nine-year terms, with 162 elected by local councils, 81 by chambers of commerce, and 27 by trade unions. Under the 2011 constitution, the king is obliged to appoint a prime minister from the party which wins…
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
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The Kingdom of Morocco lies in NW Africa. Its name comes from the Arabic Maghreb-el-Aksa meaning 'the farthest west'. Behind the W coastal plain the land rises to a broad plateau and the Atlas Mountains. The High (Haut) Atlas contains the highest peak, Djebel Toubkal, at 4,165 m [13,665 ft]. Other…
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Morocco’s warm climate, sandy beaches, and stunning mountain scenery make it a popular winter destination for holiday makers. Tourism, along with agriculture and phosphate production, is vital to the country’s economy. In 1956, Morocco gained its independence from the French who had governed it…
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From Encyclopedia of Intelligence & Counterintelligence
Moroccan intelligence agencies have played a key, if often controversial, role in supporting the Moroccan monarchy ever since the country declared itself independent from French colonial rule in 1956. Though ostensibly a constitutional monarchy, the regimes of Mohammed V (1956-61) and his son Hassan…
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Located in the Maghreb region of North Africa, Morocco is Africa's only country that borders both the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Algeria lies to the east and Western Sahara, which Morocco claims as its southern provinces, is situated to the south. With an area of 446,550 square…
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From Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World
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Morocco is the westernmost country in North Africa (also called the Maghrib region) and has a coastline on both the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Much of the country is dominated by the Atlas Mountains. The total area is 446,550 square kilometers (172,414 square miles; not including the…
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From Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019
Morocco
Kingdom of Morocco Political Status: Independent since March 2, 1956; constitutional monarchy established in 1962; present constitution approved by referendum on July 1, 2011. Area: 274,461 sq. mi. (710,850 sq. km), including approximately 97,343 sq. mi. (252,120 sq. km) of Western Sahara, …
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From Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices
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POPULATION 32,649,130 MUSLIM 98.7 percent CHRISTIAN 1.1 percent JEWISH 0.2 percent Introduction Overwhelmingly Muslim, Morocco is a country situated in the northwestern corner of Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to the…
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From Political Handbook of the World 2016-2017
MOROCCO
Kingdom of Morocco al-Mamlakat al-Maghribiyah Political Status: Independent since March 2, 1956; constitutional monarchy established in 1962; present constitution approved by referendum on July 1, 2011. Area: 274,461 sq. mi. (710,850 sq. km), including approximately 97,343 sq. mi. (252,120 sq. km) …
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From The Oxford Companion to Food
The N. African kingdom of Morocco lies alongside the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south. It is a country of fertile coastal and inner plains, high mountains, and desert land. Morocco is known as ‘a cold country where the sun is hot’. Great extremes of…
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From Chambers Dictionary of World History
Morocco
A kingdom in North Africa, bounded to the south-west by Western Sahara ; to the south-east and east by Algeria; to the north by the Mediterranean Sea; and to the west by the Atlantic Ocean. From the 12c BC the northern coast was occupied by Phoenicians, Carthaginians and Romans. Arabs invaded in the…
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