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Morocco is a constitutional monarchy in northwestern Africa with a long atlantic coastline which reaches past the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea. Morocco is crossed in the middle by the Atlas mountain range with peaks over 4000 metres high. The north of the country enjoys a temperate Mediterranean climate, while the south is desertic. Its capital is Rabat and the official language is Arabic. The population of Morocco consists of Berbers who make up 70% of the population and ethnic Arabs. The economy is driven mainly by mining, tourism and money sent from Moroccans living abroad.
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Morocco is home to 14 public universities. Mohammed V University in Rabat is one of the country’s most famous schools, with faculties of law, sciences, liberal arts, and medicine. Karaouine University, in Fes, is a longstanding center for Islamic studies and is the oldest university in the Maghreb. Morocco has one private, English language university, Al-Akhawayn, in Ifrane, founded in 1993 by King Hassan II and King Fahd of Saudi Arabia. The curriculum is based on an American model.
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The Kingdom of Morocco... known as "Tagldit n Lmeghrib", or "The Land that Takes" is a country in North Africa with a population of about 30,000,000 million Arabs and 3,000,000 million others. It has a coast on the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea and the English Channel. Morocco shares it's borders with Algeria, Mauritania, and disputes territory with the Western Sahara and Spain. Known enemies of the Kingdom are: Israel and Egypt for their religons, Uzbekistan for it being bigger by 1, and Spain for all of it's exclaves.
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Morocco is a constitutional monarchy. The people of Morocco vote for a Member of Parliament to speak for them and to help make laws for them. His Majesty King Muhammad VI is the King of Morocco and is the head of state (Person in charge of the country). Even though he is the head of state, he does not choose what Morocco should do about things like education (teaching people), healthcare (making sick people better) or other choices. The person who chooses for the people in Morocco is the Prime Minister, who is in charge of the government. Today, the Prime Minister is Driss Jettou.
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At the Fourth Annual Marrakech International Film Festival in December 2004, Oliver Stone had high praise for the country sometimes called the Hollywood of Africa, saying, "Without Morocco, there would be no film. It is the place where the East meets the West." In recent years, Ridley Scott, Oliver Stone and Sean Connery have praised Morocco as a backdrop for making films. Dozens of movies have been inspired by Morocco, including the classic Casablanca.
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"Fifty years ago, Morocco was a very different place from the country we know today," said Tobias. "The pull of the cities has meant that Morocco is no longer rural. Water systems help mitigate against drought. Potable water and electricity are found in most homes. The massive expansion of the country's education infrastructure means that children and adults both have access."
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