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Officially KINGDOM OF MOROCCO, this country of northwestern North Africa lies directly across the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain. It borders Algeria to the east and southeast; Western Sahara is to the south, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north. It is the only African country with coastal exposure to both the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. There form of government now is a constitutional Monarchy with two legislative houses. Morocco's official language is Arabic, and Islam is the official religion (99.8% of the nation is Islamic). The ethnic composition consists of 65% Arabic, 33% Berber, 2% other.
There are two international crises centering on France's attempts to control Morocco and on Germany's attempts to stop French power. In 1904 France had concluded a secret treaty with Spain concerning Morocco. They had agreed not to oppose Britain's moves in Egypt in exchange for a free hand in Morocco. Germany however, insisted upon an......

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