Kingdom of Morocco (Arabic: The Kingdom of Morocco, Le Royaume du Maroc‎), referred to as Morocco, is a coastal Arab country in northwest Africa, bordering Algeria to the east and southeast, Western Sahara to the south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The north and Spain, Portugal across the sea, the capital Rabat, land area of 459,000 square kilometers (excluding Western Sahara 266,000 square kilometers), the country is divided into 12 regions (including Western Sahara), the population of 36.67 million people (2022) [31], Arabs accounted for about 80%, Berber about 20%. [1]
The earliest inhabitants of Morocco were the Berbers. The Arabs entered in the 7th century. The first Arab kingdom was established in the 8th century. The Alawite Dynasty was founded in 1660 and continues to this day. [1] Starting in the 15th century, Western powers invaded. On March 30, 1912, Mozambique became a French protectorate. In the same year, France signed the Treaty of Madrid with Spain, and the northern belt and the southern Ifni were designated as Spanish protectorates. [1] Independence in 1956. On 14 August 1957, the name of the country was changed to the Kingdom of Morocco, and the Sultan was renamed King. Morocco occupied Western Sahara in 1979, and its rights in Western Sahara have not been recognized by any international state, [1] but the League of Arab States explicitly recognizes Western Sahara as Moroccan territory. Morocco considers Ceuta and Melilla, which border it, to be its territory, but are in fact under Spanish administration. [1]
