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Morocco: Facts in Brief
The
Kingdom of Morocco
is in northern Africa. It has borders along the North Atlantic
Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Its neighbours are Algeria, Western
Sahara, and Spain.
Population 29 million people live in the country
Capital city Rabat
Government is a Constitutional monarchy. The King is King Mohammed VI. The parliament, elected by the
people at elections, is led by a Prime Minister.
Climate
The climate
is Mediterranean which means the summers
are warm to hot and winters are cool and wet. In the mountains
it is cold in winter and snow falls there.
Geography
The northern coast and the interior are mountainous. In the mountains
in the north there are sometimes earthquakes. The coastal plains
have rich soils for farming with plenty of water. In the far south
the Sahara Desert begins.
Main Industries
Phosphate rock is mined and
processed (its used as fertiliser for farm crops), food processing,
leather goods, and textiles. Fishing is an important industry.
Thousands of people visit the country every year and many Moroccans
have jobs that serve the tourists.
Agriculture
Farmers in Morocco grow barley, wheat, citrus fruits, wine, vegetables,
olives and raise goats, sheep and chickens.
Exports: Morocco sells these things to other countries.
Clothing, fish, chemicals, transistors, crude minerals, fertilizers,
petroleum products, fruits and vegetables.
Currency
The money of Morocco is the Moroccan dirham (MAD)
The official
language of Morocco is Arabic.
Some Berber languages are spoken. French and English are spoken
too.
People
Arab-Berber 99.1%, other 0.9%
Religions
Most people are Muslim (98.7%)
Christian 1.1%, Jewish
0.2%
The Moroccan flag
Go here to hear
the national anthem of Morocco
http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/8106/Anthems/morocco.htm
If you use any of this information in your own work acknowledge this source in your bibliography like this
Thomas, Ron & Sydenham, Shirley Morocco [Online] www.kidcyber.com.au (2009)
Go here to read about the Moroccan
people
July 2009
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