Morocco
Kingdom of Morocco
Al-Mamlakah al-Maghribiyah
CAPITAL: Rabat
FLAG: The national flag consists of a green five-pointed star at the center of a red field.
ANTHEM: The Hymne Chérifien is a...
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Morocco
Morocco is an example of an Arab country that is in the process of trying to reform and liberalize its political system. A survey by The Economist magazine in 2004 placed Morocco at the top of...
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Morocco
POPULATION 31,167,783MUSLIM 98.7 percentCHRISTIAN 1.1 percentJEWISH 0.2 percent
Country Overview
Introduction
The Kingdom of Morocco is located in the northwestern corner of Africa, bound...
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Area: 710,850 sq km (274,461 sq mi), including the 252,120-sq-km (97,344-sq-mi) area of the disputed Western Sahara annexationPopulation (2006 est.): 30,646,000, of which Western Sahara 372,000 (ex...
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Morocco announced it was recalling its ambassador from Spain in response to a planned visit to the North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla by Spain's king and queen. A look at the history behin...
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Morocco will present an autonomy plan for Western Sahara to the United Nations next month in hopes of ending a three-decade conflict that has stranded 160,000 refugees in the Sahara, a top Moroccan...
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The two sides fighting for control of Western Sahara agreed Monday to hold talks for the first time in 30 years on the sparsely populated territory in North Africa, which the U.S. says is critical ...
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Morocco recalled its ambassador from Spain on Friday after what it called a regrettable plan by Spain's king and queen to visit two Spanish enclaves in North Africa that are claimed by Morocco.King...
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Morocco's government has seized copies of two current affairs magazines it says published articles disrespectful of the king and public morality, authorities and an editor said Sunday.The confiscat...
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy met with Morocco's king Monday and signed a string of deals aimed at fostering closer cooperation between the two countries and economic development projects.Sarkoz...
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A suspect in the 2004 Madrid train bombings that killed 191 people has been arrested in Morocco and will be tried there, judiciary officials said Monday.Abdelilah Hriz was detained Sunday by Morocc...
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Twelve Islamic militants were convicted of terrorism-related charges, including eight with alleged ties to al-Qaida who had volunteered to fight in Iraq, Morocco's official news agency reported.The...
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Morocco and the Polisario Front independence group agreed to more talks on the fate of Western Sahara but didn't budge on their separate demands during a second set of U.N.-led meetings that ended ...
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