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Morocco
Kingdom of Morocco
al-Mamlakat al-Maghribiyah
Political Status: Independent since March 2, 1956; constitutional monarchy established in 1962; present constitution approved by referendum on July 1, 2011.
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: 37,245,000 (2020E—World Bank); 35,561,654 (2020E—U.S. Census).
Major Urban Centers (2015E—World Population Review): RABAT/SALE (1,655,753), Casablanca (3,144,909), Fez (964,891), Sale (903,485), Agadir (698,310), Marrakesh (839,296), Tangier (688,356).
Official Languages: Arabic and Tamazight.
Monetary Unit: Dirham (official rate September 30, 2020: 9.26 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 MOULAY HASSAN.
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