Morocco
Morocco is the country which is situated in the North Africa. The country has the coast on Atlantic Ocean which reaches past to the Strait of the Gibraltar in the Mediterranean Sea. The country has worldwide borders in the east to Algeria, in north to Spain and in South to Mauritania.
Previous Olympic Records Medals:
Till date the country has won 6 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 9 bronze medals in the summer Olympics and had yet not won any single medal in the winter Olympics.
History of Morocco:
The region of the current day Morocco is populated from the times of the Neolithic which is the period when Maghreb was arid less than today. The large number of the theorists believed that the people of the Amazigh are termed as Berbers by their local racial identity. The country was termed as the Mauretania in classical period.
Demographics of Morocco:
It is the 3rd most populated country in the Arab after the Sudan and Egypt. The large number of theMoroccans are the Sunni Muslims of the Berber, Arab-Berber stock and Arab. Nearly about the 3 quarters of all the entire citizens of the country are of the Berber descents, where as on the other hand the Arabs form 2nd largest racial groups.
Government and Policies of Morocco:
The country is the constitutional monarchy of the de jure with the elected parliament. The king of the country with the powers of the vast executive can also deploy ministry and dissolve government among another prerogatives, the political parties of the opposition are the legal and large number of the parties have been formed in current years.
Culture in Morocco:
Morocco is ethnically different country with the rich civilization and culture. As the history of the country told that the country has hosted the large number of the people that have come from East as the:
- Jews
- Phoenicians
- Carthaginians
- Arabs
From north the:
- Vandals
- Romans
- Andalusians
And from the east the:
- Sub- Saharan Africans
All these civilization had very significant impact on social structure of country.
Economy of Morocco:
The GDP of the country is 7% of African continent according to African Development Bank. The country is the 5th economic power of the country in the year 2006 with the GDP of the $152.5 billion at the PPP, after the:
- Egypt
- South Africa
- Nigeria
- Algeria
Infrastructure of Morocco:
The country has the very high developed infrastructures in the Africa. Morocco is served by the network of the 57,847 km of the secondary and primary roads out of which the 30,254 km is paved. With the increasing number of the road system and the licensed automobiles particularly in the urban areas, has become very congested. Certain plans are recently under the way to modernize the railway system of the country which has played a very significant role in transport of the phosphates and derivatives.
Education in Morocco:
Under the law in the year 1962 the primary education of 6 years was made compulsory. The instruction language in the primary school is Arabic at the time of the first 2 years and in the next 3 years both French and the Arabic are used. Partly French is the language of the instructions in Secondary schools, the customarily religious schools are attended by the only the few students. The government of the country is unified for the system of the public school but also has given the permission to the private schools for continuing due to the lack of substitute resources.
Neighboring Countries of Morocco:
The neighboring countries to Morocco are:
- Algeria
- Spain
- Mauritania
Geographical Settings of Morocco:
The country covers the total area of 446,550 sq km. The country is the 57th largest country in the entire world after Uzbekistan. The country is comparable in size to the Iraq and is little bit larger than California which is the state of US.
Independence of Morocco:
The country gained its independence from France on 2nd March 1956 and got the independence from Spain on 7th April 1956.
Capital City of Morocco:
The capital of the country is Rabat which is located at 340 02’N 60 51’W.
Currency in Morocco:
The currency of the country is Morocco Dirham. 1 pound is equal to the 16 or the 17 Dirham and 1 Euro is equal to 11 Dirham.
Total Population of Morocco:
The total population of the country according to the estimates of the year 2007 is 33,757,175 which placed the country at 37th number among the category of the most populated countries in the entire world.
