Key facts
Capital: Rabat
Location: Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Mauritania
Government: Kingdom of Morocco
Currency: Moroccan dirhams (MAD)
Area: 716,550 sq km
Population: 36,561,813 (July 2021 est.)
Languages: Arabic (official), Berber languages (Tamazight (official), Tachelhit, Tarifit), French (often the language of business, government, and diplomacy); note - the proportion of Berber speakers is disputed; does not include data from the former Western Sahara
Religion: Muslim 99% (official; virtually all Sunni, <0.1% Shia), other 1% (includes Christian, Jewish, and Baha'i); note - Jewish about 6,000 (2010 est.)
TimeZone: UTC 0
Tel Code: +212
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