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18842
  • Western Sahara, a Spanish protectorate since 1884, was, according to the provisions of the UN Charter, established as a Non-Self-Governing Territory in 1963. (regjeringen.no)
  • In 1884, Germany declared a region including a protectorate called Togoland . (alquds.edu)
Moroccan10
  • The company Kerr-McGee Corporation 3 Through its subsidiary Kerr-McGee du Maroc Ltd. entered in 2001 into a contract with the governmental Moroccan oil company ONAREP regarding geological and geophysical studies off shore Western Sahara. (regjeringen.no)
  • Moroccan authorities describe Western Sahara as "Moroccan Saharan Provinces", and claim sovereignty over the area. (regjeringen.no)
  • According to the UN, however, Western Sahara is still a Non-Self-Governing Territory, and, as such, not subject to Moroccan sovereignty. (regjeringen.no)
  • This lent considerable prestige to the Moroccan claims to throw off the French Protectorate-much to the displeasure of Churchill and DeGaulle who were also in attendance. (marcopolis.net)
  • The term also applies more broadly to any people who are of Moroccan nationality, sharing a common culture and identity , as well as those who natively speak Moroccan Arabic or other languages of Morocco . (wikipedia.org)
  • In addition to the approximately 37 million residents of Morocco, there is a large Moroccan diaspora . (wikipedia.org)
  • The area 446550km2 excludes all disputed territories, while 710850km2 includes the Moroccan-claimed and partially-controlled parts of Western Sahara (claimed as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic by the Polisario Front ). (explained.today)
  • The region constituting Morocco has been inhabited since the Paleolithic era over 300,000 years ago, and the first Moroccan state was established by Idris I in 788. (explained.today)
  • Dubbed Moroccan, or Berber, "whiskey," tea has become the national drink of Morocco. (factretriever.com)
  • It was introduced to Morocco in 1854 when blockaded British merchants uploaded large quantities of tea at major Moroccan ports, Thé à la Menthe (Green Mint Tea) is Chinese green tea brewed with a handful of mint leaves and liberally loaded up with sugar . (factretriever.com)
Morocco's2
  • Morocco's one point of conflict in foreign policy is over the status of Southwest Africa, an area of land between Morocco and Mauritania. (marcopolis.net)
  • An Arabic name for Morocco, al-Magrib al-Aqsa , means "the extreme west" and attests to Morocco's place as the westernmost country in the Arab world. (factretriever.com)
Algeria3
  • Polisario is supported by Algeria, as a result of which the border of Morocco with Algeria is closed. (marcopolis.net)
  • It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to the east , and the disputed territory of Western Sahara to the south . (explained.today)
  • Most of the continent lies in the tropics, except for a large part of Western Sahara , Algeria , Libya and Egypt , the northern tip of Mauritania , and the entire territories of Morocco , Ceuta , Melilla , and Tunisia which in turn are located above the tropic of Cancer , in the northern temperate zone . (wikipedia.org)
POLISARIO1
  • Morocco and Polisario are presently in negotiations under the auspices of the United Nations. (marcopolis.net)
Libya1
  • To the north, the Sahara skirts the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt and portions of Libya, but in Cyrenaica and the Maghreb, the Sahara borders the Mediterranean forest, woodland, and scrub eco-regions of northern Africa, all of which have a Mediterranean climate characterized by hot summers and cool and rainy winters. (wikipedia.org)
Mauritania3
  • In October 1975, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rejected claims from Morocco and Mauritania regarding their alleged sovereignty over the territory. (regjeringen.no)
  • Later that year, Spain entered into an agreement with Morocco and Mauritania concerning the transfer of power over Western Sahara. (regjeringen.no)
  • In the Agreement, Spain confirmed her intentions of contributing to the decolonisation of Western Sahara, and to transfer the duties as Administrative Power to Morocco and Mauritania. (regjeringen.no)
Maghreb4
  • According to the botanical criteria of Frank White and geographer Robert Capot-Rey, the northern limit of the Sahara corresponds to the northern limit of date palm cultivation and the southern limit of the range of esparto, a grass typical of the Mediterranean climate portion of the Maghreb and Iberia. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Arab population of Morocco is a result of the inflow of nomadic Arab tribes from the Arabian Peninsula since the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb in the 7th century with a major wave in the 11th century. (wikipedia.org)
  • Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa . (explained.today)
  • [15] Centuries of Arab migration to the Maghreb since the 7th century shifted the demographic scope of Morocco. (explained.today)
Constitutional monarchy2
  • [16] Morocco is a unitary semi- constitutional monarchy with an elected parliament. (explained.today)
  • Sultan Mohammed V, the current monarch's grandfather, organized Morocco as a constitutional monarchy and assumed the title of King in 1957. (factretriever.com)
Independence5
  • Its aim was to achieve independence for Western Sahara. (regjeringen.no)
  • Neither the United States nor Morocco has ever forgotten that Morocco was the first nation in the world to recognize the United States as a new nation in 1777, even before it had won its war of independence. (marcopolis.net)
  • During the remainder of the Second World War, Moroccans worked closely with the Western Allies, and after independence in 1956, Mohammed V aligned with the United States. (marcopolis.net)
  • Following intermittent riots and revolts against colonial rule, in 1956, Morocco regained its independence and reunified. (explained.today)
  • Since independence, Morocco has remained relatively stable. (explained.today)
Kingdom of Moro1
Ceuta2
  • Morocco also claims Ceuta and Melilla , making up about 22.8km2 more claimed territory. (explained.today)
  • Morocco also claims the Spanish exclaves of Ceuta , Melilla and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera , and several small Spanish-controlled islands off its coast. (explained.today)
Territories1
  • In his preface to Jürgen Osterhammel 's Colonialism: A Theoretical Overview , Roger Tignor says "For Osterhammel, the essence of colonialism is the existence of colonies, which are by definition governed differently from other territories such as protectorates or informal spheres of influence. (explained.today)
Colonialism1
  • Some historians have identified other forms of colonialism, including national and trade forms. (explained.today)
Mediterranean1
Desert5
  • The Sahara (/səˈhɑːrə/, /səˈhærə/) is a desert on the African continent. (wikipedia.org)
  • The name "Sahara" is derived from the Arabic word for "desert" in the feminine irregular form, the singular ṣaḥra' (صحراء /ˈsˤaħra/), plural ṣaḥārā (صَحَارَى /ˈsˤaħaːraː/), ṣaḥār (صَحَار), ṣaḥrāwāt (صَح (wikipedia.org)
  • The Sahara can be divided into several regions, including the western Sahara, the central Ahaggar Mountains, the Tibesti Mountains, the Aïr Mountains, the Ténéré desert, and the Libyan Desert. (wikipedia.org)
  • For several hundred thousand years, the Sahara has alternated between desert and savanna grassland in a 20,000-year cycle caused by the precession of Earth's axis (about 26,000 years) as it rotates around the Sun, which changes the location of the North African monsoon. (wikipedia.org)
  • If General de Gaulle is 'defecting' from U.S. monopoly control, what interpretation can be placed on his 'experiments' in the Sahara desert, his paratroopers in Gabon, or his trips to Cambodia and Latin America? (africason.com)
Moroccans1
Region3
  • Morocco has recently offered a plan for autonomy of the region, though under Morocco for foreign policy purposes. (marcopolis.net)
  • [41] These tribes, who arrived in the region of Morocco around the 12th-13th centuries, and later the Ma'qil in the 14th century, contributed to a more extensive ethnic, genetic, cultural, and linguistic Arabization of Morocco over time, [42] especially beyond the major urban centres and the northern regions which were the main sites of Arabization up to that point. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Sahel is the transitional zone in between the Sahara and the tropical savanna of the Sudan region and farther south the forest-savanna mosaic of tropical Africa. (everipedia.org)
Parts2
  • Subsequently Morocco invaded parts of Western Sahara, which led to strong reactions from the Security Council. (regjeringen.no)
  • The Invisible Government … is a loose amorphous grouping of individuals and agencies drawn from many parts of the visible government. (africason.com)
Officials2
  • US Government officials may obtain additional copies of this document directly or through liaison channels from the Central Intelligence Agency. (cia.gov)
  • Marcopolis presents the Morocco Report focused on the investments, doing business, economy and other topics featuring interviews with key executives and government officials. (marcopolis.net)
United Nations2
  • The data for the non-Communist countries are from publications of the United Nations, the Organi- zation for Economic Cooperation and Develop- ment (OECD), publications of US Government agencies, unclassified publications of other in- ternational organizations or individual coun- tries, or are estimates of this Office. (cia.gov)
  • According to the United Nations , it consists of all African countries that are fully or partially located south of the Sahara. (everipedia.org)
Territory1
  • The agreement did not alter the status of Western Sahara as Non-Self-Governing Territory under the UN. (regjeringen.no)
Agreements2
  • Morocco is working on stronger relations with Russia, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brazil, and is working assiduously to complete trade agreements with sub-Saharan African nations. (marcopolis.net)
  • At first, European colonising countries followed policies of mercantilism , aiming to strengthen the home-country economy, so agreements usually restricted the colony to trading only with the metropole (mother country). (explained.today)
Strongly1
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Annually1
  • According to climatic criteria, the southern limit of the Sahara corresponds to the 150 mm (5.9 in) isohyet of annual precipitation (this is a long-term average, since precipitation varies annually). (wikipedia.org)
Large1
  • Sahara is so large and bright that, in theory, it could be detected from other stars as a surface feature of Earth, with near-current technology. (wikipedia.org)
North2
  • The Marinid and Saadi dynasties otherwise resisted foreign domination, and Morocco was the only North African nation to escape Ottoman dominion. (explained.today)
  • In contemporary Morocco and all of North Africa , it is generally used to refer to the fortified strong point in a city. (factretriever.com)
South2
  • To the south, the Sahara is bounded by the Sahel, a belt of dry tropical savanna with a summer rainy season that extends across Africa from east to west. (wikipedia.org)
  • Sub-Saharan Africa is, geographically, the area of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara . (everipedia.org)
African2
  • Though most of those bases are now gone, there has been talk that the headquarters of the new US African command may be located in Morocco. (marcopolis.net)
  • African pluvial periods are associated with a Wet Sahara phase, during which larger lakes and more rivers existed. (everipedia.org)
International2
  • Morocco has received many development grants and loans from multiple international sources. (marcopolis.net)
  • in 1912, France and Spain divided the country into respective protectorates, reserving an international zone in Tangier. (explained.today)
Sources1
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Largest3
Point1
  • The Council on Ethics has decided to make the following recommendation to the Ministry of Finance, which, according to point 4.5 of the Ethical Guidelines, shall be submitted to the company for comments. (regjeringen.no)
World2
  • On many occasions accused of being fake news, the truth is that they have achieved an unprecedented mobilization, both within Israel and Palestine, and throughout the world. (unav.edu)
  • The 'Alawi dynasty , which rules the country to this day, seized power in 1631, and over the next two centuries expanded diplomatic and commercial relations with the Western world . (explained.today)
Years1
  • In recent years, as part of its efforts to increase trade relations, Morocco has been reaching out to many other countries to encourage tourism to Morocco as well as trade and investment . (marcopolis.net)
Free1
  • By the mid-19th century, the British Empire gave up mercantilism and trade restrictions and adopted the principle of free trade , with few restrictions or tariff s. (explained.today)
Theory1
  • The Sahara pump theory explains how flora and fauna (including Homo sapiens ) left Africa to penetrate the Middle East and beyond. (everipedia.org)
Major1
Million1
  • If all areas with a mean annual precipitation of less than 250 mm (9.8 in) were included, the Sahara would be 11 million square kilometres (4,200,000 sq mi). (wikipedia.org)
Foreign1
  • Morocco has generally played a low-key role in other foreign relations issues. (marcopolis.net)
Significant1
  • Morocco receives significant financial aid and support from both the United States and the EU. (marcopolis.net)
Approximately1
  • In 2006, Morocco receives approximately $25 mil. annual economic development grants from the US, and in 2006 received a five-year grant of $697.5 mil. for economic development projects from the US Millennial Grant program. (marcopolis.net)
Agencies1
  • The Invisible Government includes also many other units and agencies, as well as individuals, that appear outwardly to be a normal part of the conventional government. (africason.com)
Generally1
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Request1
  • The background for this request was that the Minister of Finance had received letters from the Western Sahara Support Committee and the Government of the SADR (Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic), asking him to disinvest from the Fund's investments in the company Kerr-McGee Corporation. (regjeringen.no)
Investments1
  • In a letter from the Ministry of Finance dated 12 December 2004, the Petroleum Fund's Council on Ethics was asked to assess whether the investments by the Fund in the company Kerr-McGee could constitute a violation of the Ethical Guidelines for the Government Petroleum Fund. (regjeringen.no)