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Government
Long-form name: Kingdom of Morocco.
Type: constitutional monarchy.
Capital: Rabat.
Administrative divisions: 36 provinces (provinces, singular--
province) and 2 municipalities* (wilayas, singular--wilaya);
Agadir, Al Hoceima, Azilal, Beni Mellal, Ben Slimane, Boulemane,
Casablanca*, Chaouen, El Jadida, El Kelaa des Srarhna, Er
Rachidia, Essaouira, Fes, Figuig, Guelmim, Ifrane, Kenitra,
Khemisset, Khenifra, Khouribga, Laayoune, Marrakech, Meknes,
Nador, Ouarzazate, Oujda, Rabat-Sale*, Safi, Settat, Sidi
Kacem, Tanger, Tan-Tan, Taounate, Taroudannt, Tata, Taza,
Tetouan, Tiznit.
Independence: 2 March 1956 (from France).
Constitution: 10 March 1972.
Legal system: based on Islamic law and French and Spanish
civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts in
Constitutional Chamber of Supreme Court.
National holiday: National Day (anniversary of King Hassan
II's accession to the throne), 3 March (1961).
Executive branch: monarch, prime minister, Council of Ministers
(cabinet).
Legislative branch: unicameral Chamber of Representatives
(Majlis al Nuwab).
Judicial branch: Supreme Court.
Leaders: Chief of State--King HASSAN II (since 3 March 1961);
Head of Government--Prime Minister Dr. Azzedine LARAKI
(since 30 September 1986).
Political parties and leaders: Morocco has 15 political
parties; the major ones are Istiqlal Party, M'Hamed Boucetta;
Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP), Abderrahim Bouabid;
Popular Movement (MP), Secretariat General; National Assembly
of Independents (RNI), Ahmed Osman; National Democratic
Party (PND), Mohamed Arsalane El-Jadidi; Party for Progress
and Socialism (PPS), Ali Yata; Constitutional Union (UC),
Maati Bouabid.
Suffrage: universal at age 21.
Elections: Chamber of Representatives--last held on 14 September
1984 (were scheduled for September 1990, but postponed until
NA 1992); results--percent of vote by party NA; seats--(306
total, 206 elected) CU 83, RNI 61, MP 47, Istiqlal 41, USFP
36, PND 24, others 14.
Communists: about 2,000.
Member of: AfDB, Arab League, CCC, EC (associate), FAO,
G-77, GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IDB--Islamic Development
Bank, IFAD, IFC, ILO, ILZSG, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL,
IOOC, IPU, ITU, NAM, OIC, UN, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO.
Diplomatic representation: Ambassador Ali BENGELLOUN; Chancery
at 1601 21st Street NW, Washington DC 20009; telephone (202)
462-7979; there is a Moroccan Consulate General in New York;
US--Ambassador Michael USSERY; Embassy at 2 Avenue de Marrakech,
Rabat (mailing address is P.O. Box 120, Rabat, or APO New
York 09284); telephone [212] (7) 622-65; there are US Consulates
General in Casablanca and Tangier.
Flag: red with a green pentacle (five-pointed, linear star)
known as Solomon's seal in the center of the flag; green
is the traditional color of Islam.