Morocco joined the League of Arab States in 1958.
Nature and Structure of Government:
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Capital: Rabat
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Type: Constitutional monarchy
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Long Form of Name: Kingdom of Morocco
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Independence: 2 March 1956 (from France)
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Administrative Regions: 37 provinces and 5 municipalities* (wilayas,
singular - wilaya); Agadir, Al Hoceima, Azilal, Beni Mellal, Ben Slimane,
Boulemane, Casablanca*, Chaouen, El Jadida, El Kelaa des Srarhna, Er Rachidia,
Essaouira, Fes, Fes*, Figuig, Guelmim, Ifrane, Kenitra, Khemisset, Khenifra,
Khouribga, Laayoune, Larache, Marrakech, Marrakech*, Meknes, Meknes*, Nador,
Ouarzazate, Oujda, Rabat-Sale*, Safi, Settat, Sidi Kacem, Tanger, Tan-Tan,
Taounate, Taroudannt, Tata, Taza, Tetouan, Tiznit
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Constitution: 10-Mar-72
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National Holiday: National Day (anniversary of King Hassan II's accession
to the throne), 3 March (1961)
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Legal System: Based on Islamic law and French and Spanish civil law
system; judicial review of legislative acts in Constitutional Chamber of
Supreme Court
-
Executive Branch: Monarch, prime minister, Council of Ministers
(cabinet)
-
Legislative Branch: Unicameral Chamber of Representatives (Majlis
Nawab)
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Judicial Branch: Supreme Court
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Suffrage: Universal at age 21
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Leaders: Chief of State:
King HASSAN II
(since 3 March 1961) Head of Government: Prime Minister Mohamed Karim
LAMRANI
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Political Parties: Morocco has 15 political parties; the major ones
are Istiqlal, M'Hamed BOUCETTA; Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP);
Popular Movement (MP), Secretariat General; National Assembly of Independents
(RNI), Ahmed OSMAN; National Democratic Party (PND), Mohamed Arsalane EL-JADIDI;
Party for Progress and Socialism (PPS); Constitutional Union (UC), Maati
BOUABID
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Elections: Chamber of Representatives: last held on 14 September 1984
(were scheduled for September 1990, but postponed until 1992); results -
percent of vote by party; seats - (306 total, 206 elected) CU 83, RNI 61,
MP 47, Istiqlal 41, USFP 36, PND 24, other 14
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Defense Expenditures: Exchange rate conversion - $1.1 billion, 4.2%
of GDP (1992 budget)
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Military Branches: Royal Moroccan Army, Royal Moroccan Navy, Royal
Moroccan Air Force, Royal Gendarmerie, Auxiliary Forces
-
Manpower Availability: Males 15-49, 6,604,712; 4,196,449 fit for military
service; 293,204 reach military age (18) annually; limited
conscription
Membership in Other Organizations:
-
ABEDA, ACCT (associate), AfDB, AFESD, AL, AMF, AMU, CCC, EBRD, ECA, FAO,
G-77, GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IIB, ILO,
IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ISO, ITU, LORCS, OAS (observer), NAM,
OIC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
CIA
World Fact Book, 1996 entry
U.S. Army Area Handbook
U.S.
State Department Background Notes (1994)
U.S. State Department Human Rights Reports:
1993,
1994,
1995,
1996
U.S.
State Department Travel Advisories
State
Dept. Report on Economic Policies & Trade Practices, 1994
U.S.
Secretary of State speeches on Morocco
Other sources:
-
Morocco WWW
Page (Arab Net)
-
Morocco
information from the Univ. of Pennsylvania
-
Morocco home page
(France)
-
Morocco home page
-
Mouad's Morocco
page
-
Morocco information from
City Net
-
Morocco WWW
Pages
-
Information (in
French) on King Hassan II
-
Criminal
Justice Statistics
-
Architecture of Morocco:
Part 1
and Part 2
-
Languages
of Morocco
-
Al Akhawayn University (Ifrane)
-
Documents
on Moroccan history
-
Images
of daily life in Morocco (Jim Miller)
-
UseNet newsgroup:
soc.culture.maghreb
-
Berber
Culture
-
Statement
by Morocco at UNGWIP 4th Session, April 1985
-
Maps and guidebooks
-
General
tourist information
-
Morocco
Travel Notes
-
Morocco
Travel Information
-
Alizes Travel (specializing in
Morocco)
-
Search for "Morocco"
on Lycos index
Electronic Communication with the Country:
Retrieve flag
image
Retrieve
map
Space Shuttle Pictures
Nature and Structure of Government:
-
Capital: Rabat
-
Type: Constitutional monarchy
-
Long Form of Name: Kingdom of Morocco
-
Independence: 2 March 1956 (from France)
-
Administrative Regions: 37 provinces and 5 municipalities* (wilayas,
singular - wilaya); Agadir, Al Hoceima, Azilal, Beni Mellal, Ben Slimane,
Boulemane, Casablanca*, Chaouen, El Jadida, El Kelaa des Srarhna, Er Rachidia,
Essaouira, Fes, Fes*, Figuig, Guelmim, Ifrane, Kenitra, Khemisset, Khenifra,
Khouribga, Laayoune, Larache, Marrakech, Marrakech*, Meknes, Meknes*, Nador,
Ouarzazate, Oujda, Rabat-Sale*, Safi, Settat, Sidi Kacem, Tanger, Tan-Tan,
Taounate, Taroudannt, Tata, Taza, Tetouan, Tiznit
-
Constitution: 10-Mar-72
-
National Holiday: National Day (anniversary of King Hassan II's accession
to the throne), 3 March (1961)
-
Legal System: Based on Islamic law and French and Spanish civil law
system; judicial review of legislative acts in Constitutional Chamber of
Supreme Court
-
Executive Branch: Monarch, prime minister, Council of Ministers
(cabinet)
-
Legislative Branch: Unicameral Chamber of Representatives (Majlis
Nawab)
-
Judicial Branch: Supreme Court
-
Suffrage: Universal at age 21
-
Leaders: Chief of State:
King HASSAN II
(since 3 March 1961) Head of Government: Prime Minister Mohamed Karim
LAMRANI
-
Political Parties: Morocco has 15 political parties; the major ones
are Istiqlal, M'Hamed BOUCETTA; Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP);
Popular Movement (MP), Secretariat General; National Assembly of Independents
(RNI), Ahmed OSMAN; National Democratic Party (PND), Mohamed Arsalane EL-JADIDI;
Party for Progress and Socialism (PPS); Constitutional Union (UC), Maati
BOUABID
-
Elections: Chamber of Representatives: last held on 14 September 1984
(were scheduled for September 1990, but postponed until 1992); results -
percent of vote by party; seats - (306 total, 206 elected) CU 83, RNI 61,
MP 47, Istiqlal 41, USFP 36, PND 24, other 14
-
Defense Expenditures: Exchange rate conversion - $1.1 billion, 4.2%
of GDP (1992 budget)
-
Military Branches: Royal Moroccan Army, Royal Moroccan Navy, Royal
Moroccan Air Force, Royal Gendarmerie, Auxiliary Forces
-
Manpower Availability: Males 15-49, 6,604,712; 4,196,449 fit for military
service; 293,204 reach military age (18) annually; limited
conscription
Membership in Other Organizations:
-
ABEDA, ACCT (associate), AfDB, AFESD, AL, AMF, AMU, CCC, EBRD, ECA, FAO,
G-77, GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IIB, ILO,
IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ISO, ITU, LORCS, OAS (observer), NAM,
OIC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
CIA
World Fact Book, 1996 entry
U.S. Army Area Handbook
U.S.
State Department Background Notes (1994)
U.S. State Department Human Rights Reports:
1993,
1994,
1995,
1996
U.S.
State Department Travel Advisories
State
Dept. Report on Economic Policies & Trade Practices, 1994
U.S.
Secretary of State speeches on Morocco
Other sources:
-
Morocco WWW
Page (Arab Net)
-
Morocco
information from the Univ. of Pennsylvania
-
Morocco home page
(France)
-
Morocco home page
-
Mouad's Morocco
page
-
Morocco information from
City Net
-
Morocco WWW
Pages
-
Information (in
French) on King Hassan II
-
Criminal
Justice Statistics
-
Architecture of Morocco:
Part 1
and Part 2
-
Languages
of Morocco
-
Al Akhawayn University (Ifrane)
-
Documents
on Moroccan history
-
Images
of daily life in Morocco (Jim Miller)
-
UseNet newsgroup:
soc.culture.maghreb
-
Berber
Culture
-
Statement
by Morocco at UNGWIP 4th Session, April 1985
-
Maps and guidebooks
-
General
tourist information
-
Morocco
Travel Notes
-
Morocco
Travel Information
-
Alizes Travel (specializing in
Morocco)
-
Search for "Morocco"
on Lycos index
Electronic Communication with the Country:
Retrieve flag
image
Retrieve
map
Space Shuttle Pictures
Capital: Rabat
-
ABEDA, ACCT (associate), AfDB, AFESD, AL, AMF, AMU, CCC, EBRD, ECA, FAO, G-77, GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IIB, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ISO, ITU, LORCS, OAS (observer), NAM, OIC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
CIA
World Fact Book, 1996 entry
U.S. Army Area Handbook
U.S.
State Department Background Notes (1994)
U.S. State Department Human Rights Reports:
1993,
1994,
1995,
1996
U.S.
State Department Travel Advisories
State
Dept. Report on Economic Policies & Trade Practices, 1994
U.S.
Secretary of State speeches on Morocco
Other sources:
-
Morocco WWW
Page (Arab Net)
-
Morocco
information from the Univ. of Pennsylvania
-
Morocco home page
(France)
-
Morocco home page
-
Mouad's Morocco
page
-
Morocco information from
City Net
-
Morocco WWW
Pages
-
Information (in
French) on King Hassan II
-
Criminal
Justice Statistics
-
Architecture of Morocco:
Part 1
and Part 2
-
Languages
of Morocco
-
Al Akhawayn University (Ifrane)
-
Documents
on Moroccan history
-
Images
of daily life in Morocco (Jim Miller)
-
UseNet newsgroup:
soc.culture.maghreb
-
Berber
Culture
-
Statement
by Morocco at UNGWIP 4th Session, April 1985
-
Maps and guidebooks
-
General
tourist information
-
Morocco
Travel Notes
-
Morocco
Travel Information
-
Alizes Travel (specializing in
Morocco)
-
Search for "Morocco"
on Lycos index
Electronic Communication with the Country:
Retrieve flag
image
Retrieve
map
Space Shuttle Pictures
U.S.
State Department Background Notes (1994)
U.S. State Department Human Rights Reports:
1993,
1994,
1995,
1996
U.S.
State Department Travel Advisories
State
Dept. Report on Economic Policies & Trade Practices, 1994
U.S.
Secretary of State speeches on Morocco
Other sources:
-
Morocco WWW
Page (Arab Net)
-
Morocco
information from the Univ. of Pennsylvania
-
Morocco home page
(France)
-
Morocco home page
-
Mouad's Morocco
page
-
Morocco information from
City Net
-
Morocco WWW
Pages
-
Information (in
French) on King Hassan II
-
Criminal
Justice Statistics
-
Architecture of Morocco:
Part 1
and Part 2
-
Languages
of Morocco
-
Al Akhawayn University (Ifrane)
-
Documents
on Moroccan history
-
Images
of daily life in Morocco (Jim Miller)
-
UseNet newsgroup:
soc.culture.maghreb
-
Berber
Culture
-
Statement
by Morocco at UNGWIP 4th Session, April 1985
-
Maps and guidebooks
-
General
tourist information
-
Morocco
Travel Notes
-
Morocco
Travel Information
-
Alizes Travel (specializing in
Morocco)
-
Search for "Morocco"
on Lycos index
Electronic Communication with the Country:
Retrieve flag
image
Retrieve
map
Space Shuttle Pictures
U.S.
State Department Travel Advisories
State
Dept. Report on Economic Policies & Trade Practices, 1994
U.S.
Secretary of State speeches on Morocco
Other sources:
-
Morocco WWW
Page (Arab Net)
-
Morocco
information from the Univ. of Pennsylvania
-
Morocco home page
(France)
-
Morocco home page
-
Mouad's Morocco
page
-
Morocco information from
City Net
-
Morocco WWW
Pages
-
Information (in
French) on King Hassan II
-
Criminal
Justice Statistics
-
Architecture of Morocco:
Part 1
and Part 2
-
Languages
of Morocco
-
Al Akhawayn University (Ifrane)
-
Documents
on Moroccan history
-
Images
of daily life in Morocco (Jim Miller)
-
UseNet newsgroup:
soc.culture.maghreb
-
Berber
Culture
-
Statement
by Morocco at UNGWIP 4th Session, April 1985
-
Maps and guidebooks
-
General
tourist information
-
Morocco
Travel Notes
-
Morocco
Travel Information
-
Alizes Travel (specializing in
Morocco)
-
Search for "Morocco"
on Lycos index
Electronic Communication with the Country:
Retrieve flag
image
Retrieve
map
Space Shuttle Pictures
U.S.
Secretary of State speeches on Morocco
Other sources:
-
Morocco WWW
Page (Arab Net)
-
Morocco
information from the Univ. of Pennsylvania
-
Morocco home page
(France)
-
Morocco home page
-
Mouad's Morocco
page
-
Morocco information from
City Net
-
Morocco WWW
Pages
-
Information (in
French) on King Hassan II
-
Criminal
Justice Statistics
-
Architecture of Morocco:
Part 1
and Part 2
-
Languages
of Morocco
-
Al Akhawayn University (Ifrane)
-
Documents
on Moroccan history
-
Images
of daily life in Morocco (Jim Miller)
-
UseNet newsgroup:
soc.culture.maghreb
-
Berber
Culture
-
Statement
by Morocco at UNGWIP 4th Session, April 1985
-
Maps and guidebooks
-
General
tourist information
-
Morocco
Travel Notes
-
Morocco
Travel Information
-
Alizes Travel (specializing in
Morocco)
-
Search for "Morocco"
on Lycos index
Electronic Communication with the Country:
Retrieve flag
image
Retrieve
map
Space Shuttle Pictures
-
Morocco WWW Page (Arab Net)
-
Morocco information from the Univ. of Pennsylvania
-
Morocco home page (France)
-
Morocco home page
-
Mouad's Morocco page
-
Morocco information from City Net
-
Morocco WWW Pages
-
Information (in French) on King Hassan II
-
Criminal Justice Statistics
-
Architecture of Morocco: Part 1 and Part 2
-
Languages of Morocco
-
Al Akhawayn University (Ifrane)
-
Documents on Moroccan history
-
Images
of daily life in Morocco (Jim Miller)
-
UseNet newsgroup: soc.culture.maghreb
-
Berber Culture
-
Statement by Morocco at UNGWIP 4th Session, April 1985
-
Maps and guidebooks
-
General tourist information
-
Morocco Travel Notes
-
Morocco Travel Information
-
Alizes Travel (specializing in Morocco)
-
Search for "Morocco" on Lycos index