Morocco (Concert of Europe)

Morocco (Arabic: المَغرِب‎ al-Maġrib, Berber: ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ‎ Lmeɣrib‎), formally called Kingdom of Morocco (Arabic: المملكة المغربية al-Mamlakah al-Maghribiyah, ⵜⴰⴳⵍⴷⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ Tageldit n Lmaɣrib) is a sovereign country in : it borders with to its east, the,  and the  to its north, the  to its west, and the Spanish Colony of  to its south. It is located in the northwestern corner of the African continent, and its name means "west" in Arabic.

Morocco was conquered, settled, and converted to by Arab armies during the Middle Ages: later, in the second half of the 17th century, the kingdom of Morocco as it exists now was estabilished by the Alaouite dynasty, which is still in power today. Morocco was involved, although marginally, in the : France and Spain fought over it, each country hoping to estabilish a protectorate over the land. In the end the matter was solved diplomatically, in the same international meetings which recognized the independence of the Rif, which detached itself from Morocco.

Morocco is a quite vast country, and it includes snow-peaked mountains (the highest peak in Africa, the Toubkal, is found in Morocco), forests, rolling hills, plains, and deserts. Virtually all of the population is Sunni, and Islam is the state religion. Two ethnicities live in the country, indigenous Berbers and Arabs. To easen integration between the two groups, the Moroccan state uses both Arabic and Berber as official languages. The economy of the country, which is in rapid development, is dominated by industry (manufacturing, mining and construction), as well as by agriculture and tourism.