Editing French protectorate in Morocco (section)

==Legacy==
[[French colonial empire|French colonialism]] had a lasting impact on society, economy, language, culture, and education in Morocco. There are also lingering connections that have been described as [[Neocolonialism|neocolonial]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Zakhir|first1=Marouane|last2=O’Brien|first2=Jason L.|date=1 February 2017|title=French neo-colonial influence on Moroccan language education policy: a study of current status of standard Arabic in science disciplines|journal=Language Policy|language=en|volume=16|issue=1|pages=39–58|doi=10.1007/s10993-015-9398-3|issn=1573-1863|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFKCN1PF1Q8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124030025/https://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFKCN1PF1Q8|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 January 2019|title=France summons Italian envoy after Di Maio's comments on Africa|date=21 January 2019|work=Reuters|access-date=17 July 2019|language=en}}</ref> As a francophone former colony of France in Africa, Morocco falls into the cadre of ''[[Françafrique]]'' and ''la [[Francophonie]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.rfi.fr/africa/20100216-50-years-later-francafrique-alive-and-well|title=50 years later, Françafrique is alive and well|date=16 February 2010|website=RFI|language=en-GB|access-date=10 October 2019}}</ref> In 2019, 35% of Moroccans speak French—more than [[Algeria]] at 33%, and [[Mauritania]] at 13%.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2019/03/268475/international-francophonie-day-moroccan-french/|title=International Francophonie Day: 35% Moroccans Speak French|last=Koundouno|first=Tamba François|date=20 March 2019|website=Morocco World News|language=en-US|access-date=10 October 2019}}</ref>

There are approximately 1,514,000 Moroccans in France, representing the largest community of Moroccans outside of Morocco.<ref>[http://www.insee.fr/fr/themes/document.asp?reg_id=0&ref_id=IMMFRA12_g_Flot1_pop Fiches thématiques – Population immigrée – Immigrés – Insee Références – Édition 2012], Insee 2012 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113082116/http://www.insee.fr/fr/themes/document.asp?reg_id=0&ref_id=IMMFRA12_g_Flot1_pop|date=13 January 2016}}</ref> The [[Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques|INSEE]] announced that there are approximately 755,400 Moroccan nationals residing in France as of October 2019, representing 20% of France's immigrant population.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2019/10/284246/moroccans-make-up-nearly-20-of-frances-immigrant-population/|title=Moroccans Make Up Nearly 20% of France's Immigrant Population|last=Hekking|first=Morgan|date=9 October 2019|website=Morocco World News|language=en-US|access-date=10 October 2019}}</ref>

The former [[French Protectorate Residence, Rabat|Residence-general]], designed for Lyautey by architect [[Albert Laprade]] and completed in 1924, is now the seat of the [[Ministry of Interior (Morocco)|Moroccan Ministry of Interior]].