Traveling to Africa

For more than half a century, Morocco-independent state. But during this time the old ties to Europe were not forgotten, on the contrary, it lives in close cooperation with European organizations. The history of the independent state of Morocco began in 1956 when France officially recognized its independence. The country is situated in the north - west of the African continent only the Strait of Gibraltar separates Morocco from Spain, which allows it to State in North Africa remain on the short leg in the economic and diplomatic relations with European countries. The north coast of Morocco beyond the Mediterranean Sea, the western coast of the Atlantic Ocean. From the south - eastern part of Morocco splash hot breath of the Sahara: Moroccan border to enter its territory. Despite the relatively modest area (446,550 km2), Morocco ranks fourth in the list of the most densely populated Arab countries (the first triple is the Sudan, Egypt and Algeria). Read the rest of this entry »