Morocco

Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. Geographically, Morocco is characterized by a rugged mountainous interior and large portions of desert. It is one of only three countries (with Spain and France) to have both Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines.

Capital: Rabat
Dialing code: +212
Currency: Moroccan dirham
Continent: Africa
Official language: Arabic

Government		Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy^[3]
–	King	Mohammed VI
–	Prime Minister	Abdelilah Benkirane
Legislature		Parliament
–	Upper house	House of Councillors
–	Lower house	House of Representatives

LAWS

Article 489 of the Penal Code of Morocco criminalizes “lewd or unnatural acts with an individual of the same sex.”. Same-sex sexual activity is illegal in Morocco and can be punished with anything from 6 months to 3 years imprisonment and a fine of 120 to 1200 dirhams. However, the law is sporadically enforced by the authorities, with a degree of tolerance extended to homosexuality in the holiday resorts like Marrakesh.Often these relationships are a form of prostitution, involving tourists. The legal status of LGBT people living in Morocco stems largely from traditional Islamic morality, whichviews homosexuality and cross dressing as signs of immorality.

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