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| Kingdom of Morocco المملكة المغربية ⵜⴰⴳⵍⴷⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ | |
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 Occupied territory of SADR in light green | |
| Capital | Rabat |
| Largest city | Casablanca |
| Official languages | Arabic Tamazight |
| Dominant mode of production | Capitalism |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary monarchy |
• Monarch | Mohammed bin Hassan |
• Prime Minister | Aziz Akhannouch |
| Area | |
• Total | 446,300 km² |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 37,984,655 |
Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in northwest Africa. It receives 91% of its weapons from the United States and is a major non-NATO ally of the US.[1] In 2020, with US backing, it recognized Israel despite major opposition from the Moroccan population.[2]
Occupation of Western Sahara
Morocco invaded Western Sahara in the 1970s after its independence from Spain. In 1981, Morocco began construction of a 1,600-mile border wall. The UN brokered a ceasefire in 1991 between the two countries. In 2020, after meeting with US commanders Moroccan forces invaded the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and broke the ceasefire. Moroccan settlers are occupying 80% of the SADR's territory and make up two-thirds of the population.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dan Cohen (2021-02-24). "The Empire's Hidden Hand: How the US Established, Sustains, and Benefits from Morocco's Occupation of Western Sahara" MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
- ↑ Razmy Baroud (2023-01-02). "The Price of Betraying Palestine: Morocco Challenges Normalization with Israel" MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2023-01-03. Retrieved 2023-01-04.