Key facts
Capital:Rabat
Location:Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Mauritania
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
