KINGDOM OF MOROCCO Morocco : (al-Maġrib); Berber: ⵍⵎⴰⵖⵔⵉⴱ (French: Maroc, officially the ( Kingdom of Morocco .is the most westerly of the North African countries It is one of three countries (Spain, France) to have both Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines, and it also has a rugged mountain interior . Morocco IS Overlooking on the Mediterranean in the north and the Atlantic Ocean west flanking the Strait of Gibraltar; bounded east Algeria (dispute over the Moroccan border with Algeria) and to the south of Mauritania. Administration : Form of government : Constitutional monarchy King : Mohammed VI Head of Government : Abdel-Ilah Benkiran Official languages : Arabic and Tamazight. Other languages: Arabic dialect Darija (Hassani in the south), chleuh, Rif, Tamazight, French and Spanish. Capital: Rabat 34° 2′ Nord 6° 51′ Ouest Currency: Moroccan dirham (MAD) Population: Morocco has a population of over 32 million and an area of 446,550 square kilometres (172,410 sq mi). Classed 37)) Independence : Of France (for Morocco central) March 2, 1956 (for the French zone) Of Spain (for the Rif, the enclave of Sidi Ifni, Cape Juby and the southern provinces (contested)) April 7, 1956 (for the Spanish protectorate of Morocco) - June 30, 1969 for the enclave of Ifni - November 14, 1975 for the northern two-thirds of Western Sahara (disputed) - August 14, 1979 for the recovery of Oued Ed-Dahab (contested) Morocco has a history of independence not shared by its neighbours Its culture is a blend of Arab, Berber (indigenous African) and also other African and European influences Political regime : Morocco has a policy regime a constitutional monarchy whose current ruler is King Mohammed VI , the Alawite dynasty, established since 1666 and one of the oldest in the world today . Executive power is exercised by the government but the kings decisions usually override those of the government if there is a contradiction . Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of parliament, the Assembly of Representatives and the Assembly of Councillors The king can also issue decrees called dahirs which have the force of law Morocco is a member of : - the UN since 1956 -the Arab League States since 1958 and - the International Olympic Committee since 1959 -the Organization of the Islamic Conference since 1969 - the International Organization of La Francophonie since 1981 - the EU Arab Maghreb since 1989 - Mediterranean Dialogue since 1995 put Seventy-seven-fold since 2003 - -the Atlantic Treaty ally Prime North abroad since 2004 the Union for the Mediterranean in 2008 Organization.- -While Morocco was recently elected a new member of a non- permanent member of the Security Council, the UN, the jurisdiction extends for two years from January 2012 until December 2013. Morocco is the only African COUNTRY that is not a member of the African Union, which replaced the Organization of African Unity, which withdrew from Morocco in 1984 for refusing to recognize its sovereignty over Western Sahara, however, have a special place in the Union: to take advantage of the services offered by the European Union, as a group African Bankfor development . 2008 -EU grants Moroccos advanced status in the partnership agreements and the neighborhood, which can be Morocco to participate in some of the agencies in Europe . -Also agreed Morocco to join gradually to the Gulf Cooperation Council after an invitation to join in 2011. Toponymy: In the first century BC , Amazigh established a kingdom on the Mediterranean coast Known Kingdom Moratunaih , the proportion of to Moros Greek word , which means black , this kingdom was divided 40 years to Moratunaih Tunjah in northern Morocco and Moratunaih the Caesarean section in northern Algeria ; became this label launches currently on the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. Later it was noted the Kingdom of Morocco on behalf of Morocco maximum current in Arabic while Romance languages used labels is derived from the Latin word Merck a name Tsahev Marrakech capital strain stationed. people in the ancient world think that the sun rises from Japan in ( Chinese Nihon : Place Sunrise ) and sojourned in the Kingdom of Morocco ( Arabic Morocco ) : Place the sunset Arab historians in using the word medieval Maghreb to denote the three regions located in the Maghreb region of : minimum Morocco ( African or Tunisia), the central Maghreb ( Algeria current ) , Al Maghreb al aqsa ( Kingdom of Morocco Current) History Prehistory and antiquity : Morocco has in the prehistoric period (before the invention of writing ) 4000 year BC succession of several civilizations which are as follows : Prehistoric civilizations : Acheulean civilization (700,000 years ago BC) Almousterian Civilization (120.000-40.000 years BC) Aterian Civilization (40.000-20.000 BC) Ibero-Maurusian Civilization (since 21,000 years BC)… In 1971 the fossilised bones of a 400,000 year old early human ancestor were discovered in Sale , In 1991 the bones of several very early Homo sapiens were discovered at Jebel Irhoud that are at least 160,000 years old In 2007 small perforated sea shell beads were discovered in Taforalt that are 82,000 years old, which makes them the earliest evidence of personal adornment yet found anywhere in the world
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