▁Arab ▁Democratic ▁Republic . ▁Its ▁administrative ▁headquarters ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁T ind ou f , ▁Al ger ia . ▁, ▁no ▁UN ▁member ▁state ▁has ▁recogn ised ▁Mor oc can ▁so vere ig nt y ▁over ▁Western ▁Sah ara . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Mor oc co ▁has ▁suggested ▁autonom ous ▁status ▁for ▁the ▁region , ▁through ▁the ▁Mor oc can ▁Royal ▁Ad vis ory ▁Council ▁for ▁Sah aran ▁Affairs ▁( C OR C AS ). ▁The ▁project ▁was ▁presented ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Security ▁Council ▁in ▁mid - A pril ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁proposal ▁was ▁encourag ed ▁by ▁Mor oc can ▁al lies ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁France ▁and ▁Spain . ▁The ▁Security ▁Council ▁has ▁called ▁upon ▁the ▁parties ▁to ▁enter ▁into ▁direct ▁and ▁un cond itional ▁negoti ations ▁to ▁reach ▁a ▁mut ually ▁accepted ▁political ▁solution . ▁▁ ▁Administr ative ▁divisions ▁▁ ▁Mor oc co ▁is ▁officially ▁divided ▁into ▁ 1 2 ▁regions , ▁which , ▁in ▁turn , ▁are ▁sub div ided ▁into ▁ 6 2 ▁provinces ▁and ▁ 1 3 ▁pre fect ures . ▁ ▁Reg ions ▁▁ ▁T anger - T et ou an - Al ▁Ho ce ima ▁ ▁Oriental ▁ ▁F ès - M ek n ès ▁ ▁Rab at - Sal é - K én it ra ▁ ▁Bé ni ▁M ell al - K h én if ra ▁ ▁Cas ab lan ca - S ett at ▁ ▁Mar ra ke