Morocco Research Paper

Morocco
The country that I chose for my country profile is Morocco. Morocco is a country in northwest Africa that is similar in size to our own state of California, it happens to be just a little bit larger. It is surrounded on the north side by the Mediterranean Sea and to the west of it is the Atlantic Ocean. Directly to the east is a similar in culture and language country named Algeria. Morocco is about 172,413 sq. miles and it made up of plain fertile land and mountains. The form of government that this country has is a constitutional monarchy with an elected parliament. Morocco became independent from French rule in 1956 and Hassan II became the first king under a constitution. In more recent history of Morocco, the Arab Springs protests
The country developed a countrywide strategy plan that focused on the environment’s care. The plan includes 25 projects that incorporate renewable energy, lessening waste of energy, encouraging energy efficiency and decreasing GHG emissions over the next ten years. Unfortunately, when it comes to developing renewable energy, Morocco comes across a huge challenge because it is completely dependent on the outside world for its resources and supplies and if something goes wrong somewhere else, it will affect Morocco
Moroccan Arabic and standard Arabic are the official languages of Morocco. About 40,000 people use Hassaniya also known as Moor in the southern Morocco. About 8,925 people use Judeo Moroccan more in the smaller areas. About 20,000 people speak Spanish; this comes from the influence of Spain being north of Morocco. About 7 to 8 million people speak Tachelhit, Central Atlas Tamazight, and Tarifit. This is influenced greatly by the Berbers. Lastly, religion in Morocco is made up of 98% (Sunni) Islam and about 4,000 Jewish and 1,000