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Morocco (nation) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 32 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 32.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 005 00 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -5.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Area of modern Morocco was the Roman province of Mauretania. It was successively invaded by Muslims, Berbers, Spain, Portugal, England and France betweeb the 7th and 20th centuries. It was split between French and Spanish Morocco until the mid-20th century. The West Sahara and Algerian borders are disputed. The official language is Arabic, although several Berber dialects and French are also spoken. |
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| Al Maghrib (preferred,C,V,display,Arabic (transliterated)-P,U,N)
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| Al Mamlakah al Maghribīyah (C,V,Arabic (transliterated),U,N)
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| Maghribīyah, Al Mamlakah al (C,V,Arabic (transliterated),U,N)
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| al-Mamlakah al-Maghribīyah (C,V,O,Arabic (transliterated),U,N)
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| Maghrabiya, Al-Mamlaka al- (C,V,Arabic (transliterated),U,N)
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| Al-Magreb (C,V,Arabic (transliterated),U,N)
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| Magreb (C,V,Arabic (transliterated),U,N)
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| Maroc (C,O,French-P,U,N)
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| Royaume du Maroc (C,O,French,U,N)
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| Morocco (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Kingdom of Morocco (C,O,English,U,N)
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| Marokko (C,O,German-P,U,N)
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| Marruecos (C,O,Spanish-P,U,N)
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| Reino de Marruecos (C,V,Spanish,U,N)
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| Marrocos (C,O,Portuguese-P,U,N)
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| Marrocos (Spanish,U,N)
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| Al Maghrib al Aqşá (C,V)
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| El Maghreb el Aqsa (C,V)
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| Marocco (C,V)
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| Moghreb-el-Aksa (C,V)
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| MAR (C,O,ISO3L)
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| MA (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO504 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| MO00 (C,O,FIPS)
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| Moroccan (C,O,English,U,A)
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| nation (preferred, C) |
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gained independence in 1956 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| independent sovereign nation (C) |
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| kingdom (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital is .... |
Rabat .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Africa, Al Maghrib, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra) [7001584] |
| historical connection .... |
Idrisid Empire .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
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(World, Africa) [8711766] |
| historical connection .... |
Maranid Empire .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
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(World, Africa) [8711790] |
| member of .... |
Arab League .......... (organization) |
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(World) [7000153] |
| member of .... |
United Nations .......... (organization) |
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(World) [7029605] |
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joined organization in 1956 |
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