Outline of Morocco

Short description: Overview of and topical guide to Morocco

The Flag of Morocco

The Coat of arms of Morocco

The location of Morocco

An enlargeable map of the Kingdom of Morocco

Morocco- 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. It 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 an African country currently a member of the African Union. it is also a member of the Arab League at present, Arab Maghreb Union, the Francophonie, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, 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:

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Morocco

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

Geography of Morocco

An enlargeable topographic map of Morocco

Geography of Morocco

Morocco is: a country
Location
- Morocco is situated within the following regions:
  - 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 (although there's no de facto boundary)

Spain 16 km

Coastline: 1,835 km

Population of Morocco: 37,765,613 as of 2021 - 39th most populous country
Area of Morocco: 712,550 km²
Atlas of Morocco

Environment of Morocco

An enlargeable satellite image of Morocco

Climate of Morocco
Ecoregions in Morocco
Renewable energy in Morocco
Protected areas of Morocco
- National parks of Morocco
Wildlife of Morocco
- Flora of Morocco
- Fauna of Morocco
  - Birds of Morocco
  - Mammals of Morocco

Natural geographic features of Morocco

Glaciers in Morocco: none ^[3]
Rivers of Morocco
World Heritage Sites in Morocco
Atlas Mountains
Rif Mountains
Saharan desert

Regions of Morocco

Ecoregions of Morocco

List of ecoregions in Morocco

Ecoregions in Morocco

Administrative divisions of Morocco

Regions of Morocco
- Prefectures and provinces of Morocco

Regions of Morocco

Prefectures and provinces of Morocco

Municipalities of Morocco

Capital of Morocco: Rabat
Cities of Morocco
- Agadir
- Beni Mellal
- Casablanca
- El Jadida
- Fez
- Kenitra
- Ksar el-Kebir
- Marrakesh
- Meknes
- Merzouga
- Oujda
- Salé
- Sefrou
- Tangier
- Temara
- Zagora

Demography of Morocco

Demographics of Morocco

Government and politics of Morocco

Politics of Morocco

Form of government: parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Capital of Morocco: Rabat
Elections in Morocco
- (specific elections)
Political parties in Morocco

Branches of the government of Morocco

Government of Morocco

Executive branch of the government of Morocco

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

Legislative branch of the government of Morocco

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

Judicial branch of the government of Morocco

Court system of Morocco

Foreign relations of Morocco

Diplomatic missions in Morocco
Diplomatic missions of Morocco

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)
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) (partner)
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
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)

Law and order in Morocco

Law of Morocco

Cannabis in Morocco
Constitution of Morocco
Human rights in Morocco
- LGBT rights in Morocco
Child marriage in Morocco
Law enforcement in Morocco

Military of Morocco

Command
- Commander-in-chief:
Forces
- Army of Morocco
- Navy of Morocco
- Air Force of Morocco
Military history of Morocco

Local government in Morocco

History of Morocco

Current events of Morocco
Economic history of Morocco
Military history of Morocco

Culture of Morocco

Architecture of Morocco
Cuisine of Morocco
Languages of Morocco
Media in Morocco
Museums in Morocco
National symbols of Morocco
- Coat of arms of Morocco
- Flag of Morocco
- National anthem of Morocco
Moroccan people
Prostitution in Morocco
Public holidays in Morocco
Religion in Morocco
- Christianity in Morocco
- Islam in Morocco
- Judaism in Morocco
World Heritage Sites in Morocco

Art in Morocco

Cinema of Morocco
Literature of Morocco
Music of Morocco
Television in Morocco

Famous Artists of Morocco:

Hassan El Glaoui
Youness Errami
Ayoub Aboubaigi

Sports in Morocco

Football in Morocco
Morocco at the Olympics
Royal Moroccan Equestrian Federation
- Tbourida or fantasia
Miss Moto Maroc

Famous Athletes of Morocco

Fatima El-Faquir
Nawal El Moutawakel
Said Äouita

Royal Family of Morocco

Alaouite Dynasty

Mohammed VI
Lalla Salma
Lalla Khadeja
Moulay Hassan
Moulay Rachid
Lalla Amina
Hassan II
Mohammed V
Moulay Abedellah Alaoui

Economy and infrastructure of Morocco

Economy of Morocco

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 57th (fifty-seventh)
Agriculture in Morocco
Communications in Morocco
- Internet in Morocco
Companies of Morocco
Currency of Morocco: Dirham
- ISO 4217: MAD
Economic history of Morocco
Energy in Morocco
- Energy policy of Morocco
Health care in Morocco
Mining in Morocco
Morocco Stock Exchange
Tourism in Morocco
Transport in Morocco
- Airports in Morocco
- Rail transport in Morocco
Water supply and sanitation in Morocco

Education in Morocco

Health in Morocco

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Morocco". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 8, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/morocco/.
↑ Pending resolution of the Western Sahara conflict.
↑ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.

External links

Government

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

Overviews

Media

Directories

Communities

The Moroccan American Community & around the world
The Moroccan American Community Board
Maroc Entrepreneurs Association dedicated to the Promotion of Entrepreneurship in Morocco
(in 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
Koutoubia Mosque, Marrakesh
Moroccan American Trade Council
"Description of benefits of the Moroccan-American FTA". http://www.moroccanamericantrade.com/FTAsummEn.pdf. (70.5 KB)
Moroccousafta a site about the Morocco/US Free Trade Agreement

Surveys and Studies

Human Rights Watch on Morocco
"Genetic structure of north-west Africa". http://www.upf.edu/cexs/recerca/bioevo/2000BioEvo/BE2000-Bosch-STRs-EJHG.pdf. (108 KB) revealed by STR analysis
"Arab Reform and Foreign Aid - Lessons from Morocco". http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/malkamoroccobook4webuse.pdf. (855 KB) (CSIS — The Center for Strategic and International Studies)

Tourism and culture

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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[CIA_World_Factbook-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Morocco". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 8, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/morocco/.

[border-2] Pending resolution of the Western Sahara conflict.

[3] The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.

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Outline of Morocco

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Contents

General reference

Geography of Morocco

Environment of Morocco

Natural geographic features of Morocco

Regions of Morocco

Ecoregions of Morocco

Administrative divisions of Morocco

Regions of Morocco

Prefectures and provinces of Morocco

Municipalities of Morocco

Demography of Morocco

Government and politics of Morocco

Branches of the government of Morocco

Executive branch of the government of Morocco

Legislative branch of the government of Morocco

Judicial branch of the government of Morocco

Foreign relations of Morocco

International organization membership

Law and order in Morocco

Military of Morocco

Local government in Morocco

History of Morocco

Culture of Morocco

Art in Morocco

Sports in Morocco

Royal Family of Morocco

Economy and infrastructure of Morocco

Education in Morocco

Health in Morocco

See also

References

External links