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| Independence Year : 1956 Population : 28351000 Life Expectancy : 69.1 Capital : 2486 GNP : 36124.00 GNP Old : 33514.00 Local Name : Al-Maghrib Government Form :Constitutional Monarchy Location : Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea Terrain : Coastal plains, mountains, desert Climate : Mediterranean, more extreme in the interior. Ethnic Group : Arab, Berber, mixed Arab-Berber Religions : Muslim Official Website :www.pm.gov.ma |  Genral Information - Morocco
Background
Morocco's long struggle for independence from France ended in 1956. The internationalized city of Tangier was turned over to the new country that same year. Morocco virtually annexed Western Sahara during the late 1970s, but final resolution on the status of the territory remains unresolved. Gradual political reforms in the 1990s resulted in the establishment of a bicameral legislature in 1997. (Source: CIA - The World Factbook) |
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