Information About Morocco

PEOPLE OF MOROCCO

Kingdom of Morocco is home to almost 33,241,259 people. Various ethnic groups have gathered together in this country. The race Arab-Berber rules as the majority of this huge population. The other minorities are Jewish and some other tribes and castes. Arabic is the official language in this country. However other languages such as Tamazight, Spanish; Castilian, French etc are spoken widely in the various corners of the country.

ART, CULTURE AND MUSIC OF MOROCCO

Art: Moroccan art is very rich and diverse. The carpet works, jewelry works, ceramics, calligraphy sculpture, clothing, painting and carving works are the various forms of art in this country. In different regions of the country these artifacts are practiced widely.

Culture: Morocco has developed a very rich culture in the presence of various ethnic groups. Different tribes and races such as Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Jews, Arabs and Romans, Vandals, Moors and various others reside in this country from the prehistoric era. So it is evident that all these races have left their influence in the Moroccan tradition. Not only the races, but the different religions like paganism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam have also existed in this country for a long time. So morocco has also accepted various religious rituals and customs from these religions.

Music: Like the diversity in culture, the music of Morocco is also diverse and very rich. Moroccan music is primarily dominated by the Arabian music. However it also bears some influences of Andalusian and some other foreign regions. Andalusian is a classical form of music.In various parts of Africa, this musical form is a common practice. This Andalusian music originated from the Moors in Cordoba in the prehistoric age.

Rock music and trance music have become very popular in this country. "Chaabi" is a very popular musical band of Rock music in Morocco. The trance music originally came from the Muslim music. Another form of music Ziryab is also very popular in this country. This music was originated from the Persian music. The Berber folk music also practiced throughout the country.

FLAG OF MOROCCO

The flag of morocco is rectangular in shape and contains three colors in it. The entire flag is colored in red and a green colored pentacle is also featured in the middle of the flag. The pentacle is a five- pointed star. This pentacle is better known as Solomon's seal or Sulayman's seal. The two colors, red and green are Arabian traditional colors that are also used in the Arab flag. The green pentacle in the middle is bordered in black.

ECONOMY OF MOROCCO

The natural resources of Morocco are phosphates, manganese, lead, iron ore, zinc, salt etc. Moroccan economy is highly dependent on its agricultural products. Some of these are wheat, citrus, barley, olives, wine, vegetables, livestock and so on. The industries that are growing very fast in this country are food processing industry, phosphate rock mining and processing industry, leather goods industry, textiles industry, construction industry and tourism industry etc. The materials that are exported to the foreign nations are fish, crude minerals, inorganic chemicals, clothing, petroleum products, transistors, fertilizers, fruits, and vegetables. The primary nations that take part in this export trade with Morocco are France, Spain, Italy, UK and to some extent India.

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