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Morocco
Kingdom of Morocco
al-Mamlakah al-Maghribiyah
Political Status: Independent since March 2, 1956; constitutional monarchy established in 1962; present constitution approved March 1, 1972.
Area: 274,461 sq. mi. (710,850 sq. km.), including approximately 97,343 sq. mi. (252,120 sq. km.) of Western Sahara, two-thirds of which was annexed in February 1976 and the remaining one-third claimed upon Mauritanian withdrawal in August 1979.
Population: 29,891,708 (2004C); 32,725,847 (2005E), including Western Saharans (273,008 in 2005E).
Major Urban Centers (2004C): RABAT (1,622,860), Casablanca (3,111,977), Fez (946,815), Marrakesh (823,154), Oujda (400,738).
Official Language: Arabic.
Monetary Unit: Dirham (official rate July 1, 2005: 9.09 dirhams = $1US).
Sovereign: King MOHAMED VI, became King on July 23, 1999, following the death of his father, HASSAN II.
Heir to the Throne: Crown Prince HASSAN, born May 8, 2003.
Prime Minister: Driss JETTOU (nonparty), appointed ...