Morocco

**Morocco** (/məˈrɒkoʊ/ (listen)), alias **Kingdom of Morocco**, be a country insyd de Maghreb region of North Africa. E dey overlook de Mediterranean Sea to de north den de Atlantic Ocean to de west, wey e get land borders plus Algeria to de east, den de disputed territory of Western Sahara to de south. Morocco sanso dey claim de Spanish exclaves of Ceuta, Melilla den Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, den several small Spanish-controlled islands off ein coast. E get population of approximately 37 million. Islam be both de official den predominant religion, while Arabic den Berber be de official languages. Additionally, French den de Moroccan dialect of Arabic be widely spoken. De culture of Morocco be a mix of Arab, Berber, African den European cultures. Ein capital be Rabat, while ein largest city be Casablanca.

## Government den politics

According to de 2022 *Economist Democracy Index*, dem dey rule Morocco under a hybrid regime, wey dey score #3 insyd de Middle East and North Africa, den #95 insyd de world. Morocco get a "difficult" ranking for de 2023 *World Press Freedom Index*.

### Administrative divisions

Dem officially divide Morocco into 12 regions, wich, in turn, dem subdivide dem into 62 provinces den 13 prefectures.

**Regions**
# Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
# Oriental
# Fès-Meknès
# Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
# Béni Mellal-Khénifra
# Casablanca-Settat
# Marrakesh-Safi
# Drâa-Tafilalet
# Souss-Massa
# Guelmim-Oued Noun
# Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra
# Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab

### Foreign relations
Morocco be a member of de United Nations den dey belong to de African Union (AU), Arab League, Arab Maghreb Union (UMA), Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), de Non-Aligned Movement den de Community of Sahel–Saharan States (CEN_SAD). Morocco ein relationships vary greatly between African, Arab, den Western states. Na Morocco get strong ties to de West so say e go gain economic den political benefits.

## References


## Read further

* Pennell, C. R. *Morocco Since 1830: A History*, New York University Press, 2000. 
* Pennell, C. R. *Morocco: From Empire to Independence*, Oneworld Publications, 2013.  (preview Archived 5 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine)
* Stenner, David. *Globalizing Morocco: Transnational Activism and the Postcolonial State* (Stanford UP, 2019). online review Archived 22 May 2020 at the Wayback Machine
* Terrasse, Henri. *History of Morocco*, Éd. Atlantides, 1952.

; Insyd French

* Bernard Lugan, *Histoire du Maroc*, Éd. Perrin, 2000. 
* Michel Abitbol, *Histoire du Maroc*, Éd. Perrin, 2009. 

## External links

* Official website of the government of Morocco Archived 19 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine
* Official bulletins of the government of Morocco Archived 20 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
* Parliament of Morocco Archived 10 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine
* Official website of the Moroccan National Tourist Office Archived 19 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine
* Census results of 1994 and 2004 Archived 24 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
* Morocco Archived 2 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine. *The World Factbook*. Central Intelligence Agency.
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* Morocco profile Archived 20 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine from the BBC News
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* Key Development Forecasts for Morocco Archived 8 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine from International Futures
* EU Neighbourhood Info Centre: Morocco Archived 11 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine
* World Bank Summary Trade Statistics Morocco Archived 12 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine