Morocco is a sovereign country located in the Maghreb region of North Africa.
Since 1993, the country has followed a policy of privatisation of certain economic sectors which used to be in the hands of the government.
Morocco was ranked the 1st African country by the Economist Intelligence Unit' quality-of-life index, ahead of South Africa.
However, Morocco has since then slipped into fourth place behind Egypt, but ahead of Angola.
[citation needed] This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country.