_#_Organized labor: about 5% of the labor force, mainly in the Union of Moroccan Workers (UMT) and the Democratic Confederation of Labor (CDT)
_*Government #_Long-form name: Kingdom of Morocco
_#_Type: constitutional monarchy
_#_Capital: Rabat
_#_Administrative divisions: 37 provinces (aqalim, singular—iqlim) and 5 municipalities* (wilayat, singular—wilayah); Agadir, Al Hoceima, Azilal, Beni Mellal, Ben Slimane, Boulemane, Casablanca*, Chaouen, El Jadida, El Kelaa des Srarhna, Er Rachidia, Essaouira, Fes, Fes*, Figuig, Guelmim, Ifrane, Kenitra, Khemisset, Khenifra, Khouribga, Laayoune, Larache, Marrakech, Marrakech*, Meknes, Meknes*, Nador, Ouarzazate, Oujda, Rabat-Sale*, Safi, Settat, Sidi Kacem, Tanger, Tan-Tan, Taounate, Taroudannt, Tata, Taza, Tetouan, Tiznit
_#_Independence: 2 March 1956 (from France)
_#_Constitution: 10 March 1972
_#_Legal system: based on Islamic law and French and Spanish civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts in Constitutional Chamber of Supreme Court
_#_National holiday: National Day (anniversary of King Hassan II's accession to the throne), 3 March (1961)
_#_Executive branch: monarch, prime minister, Council of Ministers (cabinet)