Outline of Morocco

The Flag of Morocco

The Coat of arms of Morocco

The location of Morocco

An enlargeable map of the Kingdom of Morocco

See also: List of Morocco-related topics

Morocco – sovereign country located in western North Africa. Morocco has a coast on the Atlantic Ocean that reaches past the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea. Morocco has international borders with Algeria to the east, Spain to the north (a water border through the Strait and land borders with two small Spanish autonomous cities, Ceuta and Melilla), and a disputed border with Mauritain to the south.

Morocco is the only African country that is not currently a member of the African Union. However, it is 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.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Morocco:

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Morocco

• Pronunciation: ⁱ/məˈrɒkoʊ/
• Common English country name: Morocco
• Official English country name: The Kingdom of Morocco
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Moroccan
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Morocco
• International rankings of Morocco
• ISO country codes: MA, MAR, 504
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:MA
• Internet country code top-level domain: .ma

Geography of Morocco

An enlargeable topographic map of Morocco

Main article: Geography of Morocco

• Morocco is: a country
• Location
  • Morocco is situated within the following regions:
    • Western Hemisphere and Northern Hemisphere
    • Africa
      • Sahara Desert
      • North Africa
        • Maghreb
  • Time zone: Western European Time (UTC+00), Western European Summer Time (UTC+01)
  • Extreme points of Morocco
    • High: Jbel Toubkal 4,165 m (13,665 ft)
    • Low: Sebkha paki Tah −55 m (−180 ft)
  • Land boundaries: 2,018 km

Algeria 1,559 km

Western Sahara 443 km (although there's no de facto boundary)

Spain 16 km

• Coastline: 1,835 km

• Population of Morocco: 31,224,000 - 37th most populous country
• Area of Morocco: 446,550 km²
• Atlas of Morocco

Environment of Morocco

An enlargeable satellite image of Morocco

• Climate of Morocco
• Environmental issues in Morocco
• Ecoregions in Morocco
• Renewable energy in Morocco
• Geology of Morocco
• Protected areas of Morocco
  • Biosphere reserves in Morocco
  • National parks of Morocco
• Wildlife of Morocco
  • Flora of Morocco
  • Fauna of Morocco
    • Birds of Morocco
    • Mammals of Morocco

Natural geographic features of Morocco

• Glaciers in Morocco: none
• Islands of Morocco
• Lakes of Morocco
• Mountains of Morocco
  • Volcanoes in Morocco
• Rivers of Morocco
  • Waterfalls of Morocco
• Valleys of Morocco
• World Heritage Sites in Morocco

Regions of Morocco

Main article: Regions of Morocco

Ecoregions of Morocco

Main articles: List of ecoregions in Morocco and Ecoregions in Morocco

Administrative divisions of Morocco

Main article: Administrative divisions of Morocco

• Regions of Morocco
  • Prefectures and provinces of Morocco

Regions of Morocco

Main article: Regions of Morocco

Prefectures and provinces of Morocco

Main article: Prefectures and provinces of Morocco

Municipalities of Morocco

• Capital of Morocco: Rabat
• Cities of Morocco

Demography of Morocco

Main article: Demographics of Morocco

Government and politics of Morocco

Main article: Government of Morocco and Politics of Morocco

• Form of government: parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Capital of Morocco: Rabat

• Elections in Morocco
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Morocco

Branches of the government of Morocco

Main article: Government of Morocco

Executive branch of the government of Morocco

• Head of state: King of Morocco,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Morocco,
• Cabinet of Morocco

Legislative branch of the government of Morocco

• Parliament of Morocco (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Morocco
  • Lower house: House of Commons of Morocco

Judicial branch of the government of Morocco

Main article: Court system of Morocco

• Supreme Court of Morocco

Foreign relations of Morocco

Main article: Foreign relations of Morocco

• Diplomatic missions in Morocco
• Diplomatic missions of Morocco

International organization membership

The Kingdom of Morocco is a member of:

• African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
• Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA)
• Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD)
• Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)
• Arab Monetary Fund (AMF)
• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• Group of 77 (G77)
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization (IMO)
• International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)

• International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
• League of Arab States (LAS)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
• Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
• Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
• Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) (partner)
• Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
• Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
• United Nations (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI)
• United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
• World Customs Organization (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Morocco

Main article: Law of Morocco

• Constitution of Morocco
• Crime in Morocco
• Human rights in Morocco
  • Freedom of religion in Morocco
• Law enforcement in Morocco

Military of Morocco

Main article: Military of Morocco

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Morocco
• Forces
  • Army of Morocco
  • Navy of Morocco
  • Air Force of Morocco
  • Special forces of Morocco
• Military history of Morocco
• Military ranks of Morocco

Local government in Morocco

Main article: Local government in Morocco

History of Morocco

Main article: History of Morocco, Timeline of the history of Morocco, and Current events of Morocco

• Economic history of Morocco
• Military history of Morocco

Culture of Morocco

Main article: Culture of Morocco

• Architecture of Morocco
• Cuisine of Morocco
• Festivals in Morocco
• Languages of Morocco
• Media in Morocco
• Museums in Morocco
• National symbols of Morocco
  • Coat of arms of Morocco
  • Flag of Morocco
  • National anthem of Morocco
• Moroccan people
• Prostitution in Morocco
• Public holidays in Morocco
• Records of Morocco
• Religion in Morocco
  • Buddhism in Morocco
  • Christianity in Morocco
  • Hinduism in Morocco
  • Islam in Morocco
  • Judaism in Morocco
  • Sikhism in Morocco
• World Heritage Sites in Morocco

Art in Morocco

• Art in Morocco
• Cinema of Morocco
• Literature of Morocco
• Music of Morocco
• Television in Morocco
• Theatre in Morocco

Sports in Morocco

Main article: Sports in Morocco

• Football in Morocco
• Morocco at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Morocco

Main article: Economy of Morocco

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 57th (fifty-seventh)

• Agriculture in Morocco
• Banking in Morocco
  • National Bank of Morocco
• Communications in Morocco
  • Internet in Morocco
• Companies of Morocco
• Currency of Morocco: Dirham
  • ISO 4217: MAD
• Economic history of Morocco
• Energy in Morocco
  • Energy policy of Morocco
  • Oil industry in Morocco
• Health care in Morocco
• Mining in Morocco
• Morocco Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Morocco
• Transport in Morocco
  • Airports in Morocco
  • Rail transport in Morocco
  • Roads in Morocco
• Water supply and sanitation in Morocco

Education in Morocco

Main article: Education in Morocco

Health in Morocco

Main article: Health in Morocco

See also

Main article: Morocco

• Index of Morocco-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Morocco-related topics
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
• Outline of geography
• Outline of Western Sahara

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Morocco

Government

• Kingdom of Morocco (official portal)
• (French) (Arabic) Parliament of Morocco (official site)
• (French) (Arabic) Public services website
• Maghreb Arabe Presse (government news agency)

Overviews

• Worldstatesmen.org/Morocco.htm
• Encyclopaedia Britannica, Morocco - Country Page
• CIA World Factbook – Morocco

Media

• Morocco Board News
• Moroccan American Community Television

Directories

• Morocco at DMOZ
• Morocco Directory
• Morocco Web Directory

Communities

• The Moroccan American Community & around the world
• The Moroccan American Community Board
• Maroc Entrepreneurs Association dedicated to the Promotion of Entrepreneurship in Morocco
• (French) Moroccans around the world
• Portal of Moroccans in the U.S.
• A Moroccan Community Online
• Online Community for Moroccan Arabic Learners

Trade and external relations

• Historical Background on United States - Morocco Relations
• The EU's relations with Morocco
• Moroccan American Trade Council
• Description of benefits of the Moroccan-American FTA PDF (70.5 KB)
• Moroccousafta a site about the Morocco/US Free Trade Agreement

Surveys and Studies

• Human Rights Watch on Morocco
• Genetic structure of north-west Africa PDF (108 KB) revealed by STR analysis
• Arab Reform and Foreign Aid - Lessons from Morocco PDF (855 KB) (CSIS — The Center for Strategic and International Studies)

Tourism and culture

• Morocco travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Biodiversity of South Western Morocco (Flora and Plant Communities of Morocco)
• Moroccan Dialectal Arabic
• lexicorient A reference site to plan its trip, and discover the country.