) is a country in North Africa. It has a long coastline on the Atlantic Ocean that reaches past the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Algeria to the east, the Mediterranean Sea and Spain to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to its west. The border to the south is disputed. Morocco claims ownership of Western Sahara and has administered most of the territory since 1975.

Morocco, a constitutional monarchy, is the only African country that is not currently a member of the African Union. However, it is a member of the Arab League, Arab Maghreb Union, Organization of the Islamic Conference, Mediterranean Dialogue group, Group of 77 and major non-NATO ally.

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The full Arabic name of the country translates to The Western Kingdom. Al Maghrib (meaning The West) is commonly used. For historical references, historians used to refer to Morocco as Al Maghrib al Aqşá (The Furthest West), disambiguating it from the historical region called the Maghreb. The name Morocco in many other languages originates from the name of the former capital, Marrakech, deriving from a Berber expression meaning "Land of God".

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US defence group Lockheed Martin are going to be a contract which is worth £528.2 million pounds to supply Morocco with F16 fighter planes.
sportynews (Thomas White) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:36:56 -0000
US defence group Lockheed Martin are going to be a contract which is worth £528.2 million pounds to supply Morocco with F16 fighter planes.
Dear Santa, please can you make our flight to Morocco on Sunday go as planned, and on time? I've been very good this year x Claire
clairenelson (Claire Nelson) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:35:20 -0000
Dear Santa, please can you make our flight to Morocco on Sunday go as planned, and on time? I've been very good this year x Claire
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