fixed the target of producing 1,000 Moroccan patents and creating 200 innovative start-ups by 2014


applied for 197 patents in 2012, up from 152 two years earlier


increased investment in science and technology from US$620,000 in 2008 to US$8.5 million (69 million Moroccan dirhams) in 2009


announced investment in science and technology would rise to finance the refurbishment and construction of laboratories, training courses for researchers in financial management, a scholarship programme for postgraduate research and incentive measures for companies prepared to finance research


aims to make Morocco one of the top 20 tourist destinations in the world and double annual international arrivals to


aids its relatively high number of tourists due to its proximity to


has a relatively liberal economy governed by


proposed autonomous status for the region of


led government with poor human rights record during reign


is a key ally against communist expansion with


estimated the number of Sahrawi refugees


introduced economic and social liberalisation


unveiled an autonomy blueprint for Western Sahara to the UN


rejected the autonomy plan proposed by Morocco


held UN-sponsored talks in New York City but failed to come to any agreement


is made into synthetic crystals for use in


developed a new shipping port on the west side of


found cubic crystals of fluorite up to 20 cm across


has several fluorite deposits known internationally for the quality of the specimens they have yielded


has fluorite crystals, cubes with small modifications of other figures, which are colourless and transparent


has fluorite crystals, cubic without modifications of other shapes, which are yellow


was mined for ornamental value of fluorite during the 19th century


has percentage of religiously unaffiliated


has percentage of traditional African religions followers


has life expectancy at birth for females


has number of physicians per 100,000 people


has percentage of population living below the international poverty line


has percentage of women who have undergone female genital mutilation


became prime minister after signing peace accord with


reported damage to water and sanitation infrastructure in


sent troops to maintain cease-fire boundaries


granted the right to apply for citizenship of


was established as a French protectorate by