The Kingdom of Morocco is a sovereign country located in western North Africa.^[1] Morocco has a coast on the Atlantic Ocean that reaches past the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea. Morocco has international borders with Algeria to the east, Spain to the north (a water border through the Strait and land borders with two small Spanish autonomous cities, Ceuta and Melilla), and a disputed border with Western Sahara to the south.^[2]

Morocco is the only African country that is not currently a member of the African Union. However, it is a member of the Arab League at present, Arab Maghreb Union, the Francophonie, Organization of the Islamic Conference, Mediterranean Dialogue group, and Group of 77, and is a major non-NATO ally of the United States.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Morocco:

Contents 1 General reference 2 Geography of Morocco 2.1 Environment of Morocco 2.1.1 Natural geographic features of Morocco 2.2 Regions of Morocco 2.2.1 Ecoregions of Morocco 2.2.2 Administrative divisions of Morocco 2.2.2.1 Regions of Morocco 2.2.2.2 Prefectures and provinces of Morocco 2.2.2.3 Municipalities of Morocco 2.3 Demography of Morocco 3 Government and politics of Morocco 3.1 Branches of the government of Morocco 3.1.1 Executive branch of the government of Morocco 3.1.2 Legislative branch of the government of Morocco 3.1.3 Judicial branch of the government of Morocco 3.2 Foreign relations of Morocco 3.2.1 International organization membership 3.3 Law and order in Morocco 3.4 Military of Morocco 3.5 Local government in Morocco 4 History of Morocco 5 Culture of Morocco 5.1 Art in Morocco 5.2 Sports in Morocco 6 Economy of Morocco 7 Education in Morocco 8 Infrastructure of Morocco 9 See also 10 References 11 External links

[edit] General reference

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Morocco
• Official English country name: The Kingdom of Morocco
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Moroccan
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Morocco
• International rankings of Morocco
• ISO country codes: MA, MAR, 504
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:MA
• Internet country code top-level domain: .ma

[edit] Geography of Morocco

• Morocco is: a country
• Location:
  • Western Hemisphere and Northern Hemisphere
  • Africa
    • Sahara Desert
    • North Africa
      • Maghreb
  • Time zone: Western European Time (UTC+00), Western European Summer Time (UTC+01)
  • Extreme points of Morocco
    • High: Jbel Toubkal 4,165 m (13,665 ft)
    • Low: Sebkha paki Tah -55 m (−180 ft)
  • Land boundaries: 2,018 km

 Algeria 1,559 km

 Western Sahara 443 km

 Spain 16 km

• Coastline: 1,835 km

• Population of Morocco: 31,224,000 - 37th most populous country
• Area of Morocco: 446,550 km²
• Atlas of Morocco

[edit] Environment of Morocco

• Climate of Morocco
• Environmental issues in Morocco
• Ecoregions in Morocco
• Renewable energy in Morocco
• Geology of Morocco
• Protected areas of Morocco
  • Biosphere reserves in Morocco
  • National parks of Morocco
• Wildlife of Morocco
  • Flora of Morocco
  • Fauna of Morocco
    • Birds of Morocco
    • Mammals of Morocco

[edit] Natural geographic features of Morocco

• Fjords of Morocco
• Glaciers of Morocco
• Islands of Morocco
• Lakes of Morocco
• Mountains of Morocco
  • Volcanoes in Morocco
• Rivers of Morocco
  • Waterfalls of Morocco
• Valleys of Morocco
• World Heritage Sites in Morocco

[edit] Regions of Morocco

Main article: Regions of Morocco

[edit] Ecoregions of Morocco

Main article: Ecoregions in Morocco

[edit] Administrative divisions of Morocco

Main article: Administrative divisions of Morocco

• Regions of Morocco
  • Prefectures and provinces of Morocco

[edit] Regions of Morocco

[edit] Prefectures and provinces of Morocco

[edit] Municipalities of Morocco

• Capital of Morocco: Rabat
• Cities of Morocco

[edit] Demography of Morocco

Main article: Demographics of Morocco

[edit] Government and politics of Morocco

Main article: Government of Morocco and Politics of Morocco

• Form of government: parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Capital of Morocco: Rabat

• Elections in Morocco
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Morocco
• Political scandals of Morocco
• Taxation in Morocco

[edit] Branches of the government of Morocco

[edit] Executive branch of the government of Morocco

• Head of state: King of Morocco,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Morocco,
• Cabinet of Morocco

[edit] Legislative branch of the government of Morocco

• Parliament of Morocco (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Morocco
  • Lower house: House of Commons of Morocco

[edit] Judicial branch of the government of Morocco

• Supreme Court of Morocco

[edit] Foreign relations of Morocco

• Diplomatic missions in Morocco
• Diplomatic missions of Morocco
• United States-Morocco relations

[edit] International organization membership

The Kingdom of Morocco is a member of: ^[1]

African Development Bank Group (AfDB) Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA) Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 77 (G77) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Migration (IOM) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)

International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Islamic Development Bank (IDB) League of Arab States (LAS) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) (partner) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Organization of American States (OAS) (observer) Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Confederation of Labour (WCL) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO)

[edit] Law and order in Morocco

Main article: Law of Morocco

• Capital punishment in Morocco
• Constitution of Morocco
• Crime in Morocco
• Human rights in Morocco
  • LGBT rights in Morocco
  • Freedom of religion in Morocco
• Law enforcement in Morocco

[edit] Military of Morocco

Main article: Military of Morocco

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Morocco
• Forces
  • Army of Morocco
  • Navy of Morocco
  • Air Force of Morocco
  • Special forces of Morocco
• Military history of Morocco
• Military ranks of Morocco

[edit] Local government in Morocco

[edit] History of Morocco

Main article: History of Morocco, Timeline of the history of Morocco, and Current events of Morocco

• Economic history of Morocco
• Military history of Morocco

[edit] Culture of Morocco

Main article: Culture of Morocco

• Architecture of Morocco
• Cuisine of Morocco
• Ethnic minorities in Morocco
• Festivals in Morocco
• Humor in Morocco
• Languages of Morocco
• Media in Morocco
• National symbols of Morocco
  • Coat of arms of Morocco
  • Flag of Morocco
  • National anthem of Morocco
• People of Morocco
• Prostitution in Morocco
• Public holidays in Morocco
• Records of Morocco
• Religion in Morocco
  • Buddhism in Morocco
  • Christianity in Morocco
  • Hinduism in Morocco
  • Islam in Morocco
  • Judaism in Morocco
  • Sikhism in Morocco
• World Heritage Sites in Morocco

[edit] Art in Morocco

• Art in Morocco
• Cinema of Morocco
• Literature of Morocco
• Music of Morocco
• Television in Morocco
• Theatre in Morocco

[edit] Sports in Morocco

Main article: Sports in Morocco

• Football in Morocco
• Morocco at the Olympics

[edit] Economy of Morocco

Main article: Economy of Morocco

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 57th (fifty-seventh)

• Agriculture in Morocco
• Banking in Morocco
  • National Bank of Morocco
• Communications in Morocco
• Companies of Morocco

• Currency of Morocco: Dirham
  • ISO 4217: MAD

• Economic history of Morocco
• Energy policy of Morocco
• Mining in Morocco
• Oil industry in Morocco
• Tourism in Morocco
• Transport in Morocco

• Morocco Stock Exchange

[edit] Education in Morocco

Main article: Education in Morocco

[edit] Infrastructure of Morocco

• Communications in Morocco
  • Internet in Morocco
• Energy in Morocco
• Health care in Morocco
• Transportation in Morocco
  • Airports in Morocco
  • Rail transport in Morocco
  • Roads in Morocco
• Water supply and sanitation in Morocco

[edit] See also

• Index of Morocco-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Morocco-related topics
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
• Outline of geography
• Outline of Western Sahara

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Wikimedia Atlas of Morocco

Government

• Kingdom of Morocco (official portal)
• (French) (Arabic) Parliament of Morocco (official site)
• (French) (Arabic) Public services website
• Maghreb Arabe Presse (government news agency)

Overviews

• Worldstatesmen.org/Morocco.htm
• Encyclopaedia Britannica, Morocco - Country Page
• CIA World Factbook – Morocco

Media

• Moroccan American Community Television

Directories

• Morocco at the Open Directory Project
• Morocco Directory
• Morocco Web Directory

Communities

• The Moroccan American Community & around the world
• The Moroccan American Community Board
• Maroc Entrepreneurs Association dedicated to the Promotion of Entrepreneurship in Morocco
• (French) Moroccans around the world
• Portal of Moroccans in the U.S.
• A Moroccan Community Online
• Online Community for Moroccan Arabic Learners

Trade and external relations

• Historical Background on United States - Morocco Relations
• The EU's relations with Morocco
• Moroccan American Trade Council
• Description of benefits of the Moroccan-American FTAPDF (70.5 KiB)
• Moroccousafta a site about the Morocco/US Free Trade Agreement

Surveys and Studies

• Human Rights Watch on Morocco
• Genetic structure of north-west AfricaPDF (108 KiB) revealed by STR analysis
• Arab Reform and Foreign Aid - Lessons from MoroccoPDF (855 KiB) (CSIS - The Center for Strategic and International Studies)

Tourism and culture

• Outline of Morocco travel guide from Wikitravel
• Biodiversity of South Western Morocco (Flora and Plant Communities of Morocco)
• Moroccan Dialectal Arabic
• lexicorient A reference site to plan its trip, and discover the country.

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