About Morocco

Morocco officially: Kingdom of Morocco, a country located in the far west of North Africa Rabat, capital and largest city of Casablanca, which is the economic capital, and the most important cities: Salé, Fez, Marrakech, Meknes, Tangier and Agadir, Safi, Tetouan, Lausanne, Oujda, Settat. Morocco overlooking the Mediterranean in the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west flanking the Strait of Gibraltar; bordered to the east of Algeria (on a dispute over the Moroccan border with Algeria) and the south of Mauritania.  In marine narrow strip of separation between Morocco and Spain three Moktnvat Spanish are Ceuta and Melilla and rock Comair.

Morocco UN member since 1956 and the Arab League since 1958 and the International Olympic Committee since 1959, the Organization of the Islamic Conference since 1969, the International Organization Francophonie since 1981, and the Arab Maghreb Union since 1989 and has set the Mediterranean Dialogue since 1995, and a total of seven and seventy since 2003, and NATO ally of Prime outside since 2004 , then the Union for the Mediterranean in 2008. as recently Morocco was elected a member of a new non-permanent Security Council of the UN to extend the mandate for two years, starting from the Light January 2012 until December 2013.

Morocco is the only African country that is not a member of the African Union, which replaced the Organization of African Unity, which Morocco withdrew in 1984 because of its refusal to recognize its sovereignty over Western Sahara, however, have a special place in the Union to benefit from the services offered by the Union states that, as a group African Bank development. The 2008 EU grants Morocco's advanced status in the partnership and the neighborhood agreements, which could Morocco to participate in some European agencies.  as Morocco has agreed to join gradually to the Gulf Cooperation Council after the invitation to join in 2011. 

Morocco with a parliamentary constitutional monarchy parliament is elected state. Parliamentary elections in 2011 were monitored by international observers for the second time in Morocco,However, the turnout was 45.44% of the total electorate,  Alrabhan main in this election are the Justice and Development Party and the Independence Party, both conservative parties, as the opposition has achieved represented in the Socialist Union of Popular Forces, a socialist as well as a modest increase in the number of deputies Party National Rally of Independents party, a left-wing party. In November 25, 2011 Abdelilah Benkirane filled from the Justice and Development Party, as prime minister of the Kingdom of Morocco.

Services sector

Leadership tourism occupies in the services sector, where I turned on the country amounted to 59 billion dirhams ($ 8.16 billion) in 2007 and visited the country 7407617 million tourists with high estimated 13% compared with the previous year, ie, an estimated 16,893,803 night. Marrakech is the first tourist city of Agadir and then followed by cities: Tangier, Casablanca, Fez, Ouarzazate, Rabat, Tetouan, Meknes, and Essaouira. Morocco is a member of the council Atida the World Tourism Organization, since the corresponding international tourism, which was organized by the World Tourism Organization, between 23 and September 29, 2007 in Qirtajna located in northern Colombia, where he was selected Morocco on September 26, 2007 as a member of a new 4-year Executive Council of the Organization . Morocco has been proposed as a party in the Committee on Statistics of the Tourism Satellite Account Executive Council due to his expertise in studies and research on the contribution of tourism to the GDP field.

According to a report of the magazine THE INTERNATIONAL Living (en) for tourism retirees, lost all of Morocco and Tunisia issued -bnevs Anakat- number of Arab countries in the quality of life index for the year 2011.

Destinations and Attractions

Morocco is a land rich in natural beauty and unforgettable places that are both fascinating to visit and intriguing to explore. For those who want to immerse themselves in Moroccan culture and history there are hundreds of mosques, palaces, and historical sites to visit. Some of the favorites on our list include the ancient city of Asilah, the Grottoes of Hercules, and the El Bahia Palace. Equally memorable is the Moroccan landscape, which is framed by several impressive destinations such as the Sahara Desert and stunning mountain ranges such as the High Atlas, the Chefchaouen Mountains and the Oregano Mountains, which offer outdoor activities such as snow skiing, hiking, climbing, and adventure travel. For travelers wanting the relaxation of seaside towns and beaches, the Moroccan coast is home to spectacular fishing villages such Dakhla and swimming beaches such as Plage Quemada and Lalla Fatma

Major cities

1 Casablanca

2 Rabat

3 Fès

4 Marrakech

5 Agadir

6 Tanger

7 Meknès

8 oujda

9 Tétouan

10 Kenitra