Morocco

Important Cities

Rabat(Capital)
Tangier
Marrakesh
Casablanca
Kenitra
El Jadida
Safi
Meknes
Fes
Ouarzazat
Agadir
Tarfaya

Main Attractions

Memora Forest (Rabat)
Tour Hassan (Rabat)
Roman Ruins at Volubilis (Near Meknes)
Casablanca Old Town
Hassan II Mosque (Casablanca)
Draa Valley
Medina of Fez
Jebel Toubkal, Morocco's highest Mountain
Tangiers Medina
Medina of Tetouan
Caves of Hercules at Cape Spartel
Todra Gorge

Main Industries

Food Processing
Tourism
Textiles
Constructions
Leather Goods
Phosphate rock mining and processing

Morocco is a member of the League of Arab States, the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, and the Arab Maghreb Union.
Morocco and the European Union are doing their utmost to continue the fight against illegal immigration, with particular attention being paid to the increase flow of immigrants through Morocco.
Morocco is a participant to the ENP, which it sees as a possibility to obtain an "advanced status" in its relations with the EU as expressed by the King of Morocco.
Morocco is a fabled destination for travelers, known for its spectacular mountain scenery, its colorful bazaars, and its ancient capitals at Fès and Marrakech.
Morocco is a constitutional monarchy, with a king as head of state and a prime minister as head of the government.
Morocco borders the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean to its north and east, and the Sahara to its south.
Morocco was among the first Arab and Islamic states to denounce the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States and declare solidarity with the American people in the war against terror.
Morocco's claim to sovereignty over the Western Sahara is based largely on a historical argument of traditional loyalty of the Sahrawi tribal leaders to the Moroccan sultan as spiritual leader and ruler.
Morocco was the first country to seek diplomatic relations with the Government of the United States in 1777, and remains one of our oldest and closest allies in the region.
Recognition by the United Kingdom in 1904 of France's sphere of influence in Morocco provoked a German reaction; the crisis of June 1905 was resolved at the Algeciras Conference, Spain in 1906, which formalized France's "special position" and entrusted policing of Morocco to France and Spain jointly.