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The '''military of Morocco''' is the summation of armed forces of the country of [[Morocco]]. |
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|native_name= '''القوات المسلحة الملكية''' |
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|branches= [[Royal Moroccan Air Forces]]<br> [[Royal Moroccan Army|Royal Army]] |
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|commander-in-chief= King [[Mohammed VI]] |
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|commander-in-chief_title= Supreme Commander and Chief-of-Staff |
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|available= 8,393,772 (2002 est.) |
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|fit= 5,289,283 (2002 est.) |
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|reaching= 348,380 (2002 est.) |
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|active= 196,300 (2006 est.) |
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|ranked= 26th |
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|reserve= 150,000 |
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|amount= 2,306,000,000 |
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|percent_GDP= 4% |
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The '''Royal Moroccan Armed Forces ''' is the summation of the armed forces of the kingdom of [[Morocco]]. It was founded in 1956 (exept the Royal Navy founded in 1960) after Morocco's independence from France and Spain. |
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The Royal Moroccan Army fought on the Golan front in 1973, intervened decisively in 1977 [[Shaba I|Shaba]] conflict, and saved Zaire's regime. But the Morrocan Armed Forces were mostly illustrious in fighting a 25 years war against the [[POLISARIO]], an algerian backed rebel movement seeking the seperation of Western Sahara from the kingdom. |
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Moroccan Armed forces also took a symbolic part in the [[Gulf war]] among other arab armies, and also intervened in [[Somalia]] in 1993. |
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In the 14th of July 1999, Royal Armed Forces were on parade at the Champs-Élysées, which was exceptional for a non-French army at the time. |
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It is today taking part in several peace keeping missions: MONUC, ONUCI, EUFOR, KFOR, MINUSTA, ... |
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==Military branches== |
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[[Image:Naval Ensign of Morocco.svg|150px|thumb|right|Naval Ensign of Morocco]] |
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**[[Royal Moroccan Army|Army]] |
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**[[Royal Moroccan Air Force|Air Force]] |
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==Military manpower== |
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*Age: 18 years of age |
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*Availability: males age 15-49 - 8,393,772 (2002 est.) |
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*Fit for [[military service]]: males age 15-49 - 5,289,283 (2002 est.) |
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*Reaching military age annually: males - 348,380 (2002 est.) |
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==Military Expenditures== |
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*Dollar figure: $1.4 billion (FY99/00) |
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*Percent of GDP: 4% (FY99/00) |
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Revision as of 20:24, 16 September 2007
| Moroccan Royal Armed Forces | |
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| القوات المسلحة الملكية | |
| Service branches | Royal Moroccan Air Forces Royal Army Royal Guard |
| Leadership | |
| Supreme Commander and Chief-of-Staff | King Mohammed VI |
| Personnel | |
| Available for military service | 8,393,772 (2002 est.), age 15–49 |
| Fit for military service | 5,289,283 (2002 est.), age 15–49 |
| Reaching military age annually | 348,380 (2002 est.) |
| Active personnel | 196,300 (2006 est.) (ranked 26th) |
| Reserve personnel | 150,000 |
| Expenditure | |
| Budget | 2,306,000,000 |
| Percent of GDP | 4% |
| Industry | |
| Foreign suppliers |  France Spain United States |
The Royal Moroccan Armed Forces is the summation of the armed forces of the kingdom of Morocco. It was founded in 1956 (exept the Royal Navy founded in 1960) after Morocco's independence from France and Spain. The Royal Moroccan Army fought on the Golan front in 1973, intervened decisively in 1977 Shaba conflict, and saved Zaire's regime. But the Morrocan Armed Forces were mostly illustrious in fighting a 25 years war against the POLISARIO, an algerian backed rebel movement seeking the seperation of Western Sahara from the kingdom. Moroccan Armed forces also took a symbolic part in the Gulf war among other arab armies, and also intervened in Somalia in 1993.
In the 14th of July 1999, Royal Armed Forces were on parade at the Champs-Élysées, which was exceptional for a non-French army at the time.
It is today taking part in several peace keeping missions: MONUC, ONUCI, EUFOR, KFOR, MINUSTA, ...
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