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Morocco, [d] officially the Kingdom of Morocco, [e] is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to the east , and the disputed territory of Western Sahara to the south .
Morocco is an African country currently a member of the African Union. it is also a member of the Arab League at present, Arab Maghreb Union, the Francophonie, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Mediterranean Dialogue group, and Group of 77, and is a major non-NATO ally of the United States.
Demographic features of the population of Morocco include population density, ethnicity, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. All figures are from the Haut-Commissariat au Plan of Morocco [2] or the United Nations Demographic Yearbooks, [3] unless otherwise indicated. The population of Morocco in 2021 is 37.271 million. [4]
[19] [20] Morocco’s contribution to global GHGs is very small (about 0.18%) and majority of GHGs come from the energy sector. [19] As of the 2023 Climate Change Performance Index, Morocco was ranked seventh in preparedness for climate change. [21] A dried body of water in Agadir. Climate change will increase the frequency of drought in Morocco.
The basic unit of local government in Morocco is the commune. [1] At the time of the 2014 population census , Morocco was divided into 1538 communes, 256 of which were classified as urban [ 2 ] and also called municipalities. [ 3 ]
Fes (/ f ɛ s /; Arabic: فاس, romanized: fās) or Fez (/ f ɛ z /) is a city in northern inland Morocco and the capital of the Fez-Meknes administrative region.It is one of the largest cities in Morocco, with a population of 1.256 million, according to the 2024 census.
The 12 regions of Morocco since 2015 (including Western Sahara) Moroccan administrative division Regions are currently the highest administrative divisions in Morocco.Since 2015, Morocco officially administers 12 regions, including one (Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab) that lies completely within the disputed territory of Western Sahara and two (Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra and Guelmim-Oued Noun) that lie ...
Morocco is the country with the most Berbers/Amazighs in the world, both by population and proportion. The region constituting Morocco has been inhabited since the Paleolithic era over 300,000 years ago. Present-Day Morocco was historically fully Amazigh-Speaking until the Umayyad Califfate invasion, trigerring the Berber Revolt.