Morocco March 11, 2020 Africa , Agadir , Atlantic , Atlas , Casablanca , colony , desert , dictatorship , Fez , French colony , French protectorate , human rights , islam , Maghreb , Marrakech , Mediterranean Sea , monarchy , Morocco , North Africa , protectorate , Rabat , Sahara , Tanger , Western Sahara Official name Kingdom of Morocco Name in local language المملكة المغربية (ar) ; Royaume du Maroc (fr) Continent Africa Subcontinent North Africa Population (ranking: 40e ) 35,481,848 inhabitants (2019) Population growth 1.25 % / year Area 446,550 km² Density 79.46 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 61e )118.495 billions $USD (2018) GDP/capita (ranking ) 3,238 $USD (2018) GDP growth 3.00 % / year (2018) Life expectancy (ranking ) 76.50 years (2018) Birth rate 18.80 ‰ (2010) Fertility rate 2.38 children / woman (2018) Death rate (ranking ) 5.60 ‰ (2010) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 23.70 ‰ (2015) Literacy rate 68.49 % (2015) Official languages Arabic, Tamazight (French spoken and administrative language) Currency Moroccan dirham (MAD) HDI (ranking: 161e )0.676 / 1 (2018) EPI (ranking )63.47 (2018) Government Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy Head of State King Mohammed VI National Day 3rd March (feast of the Throne), 9 July (anniversary of the king), 18 November (constitution of 1962) ISO Codes MA, MAR Demonym Moroccan Tourists (ranking ) 11,349,000 people (2017)
Morocco is a North African state located in the Maghreb. It is mainly covered with large desert areas (Sahara) and mountains (Atlas). It is bathed by both the Mediterranean Sea to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. It shares borders with Algeria to the east and south, and Western Sahara to the south, territory that it occupies illegally (according to the UN) since its independence from Spain . To the north, the Strait of Gibraltar separates it from Spain and Europe.
Caravan in the Sahara, south of Morocco. Photo: Bachmont Market Jemma el-Fna, Marrakech, Maroc. Photo: Luc Viatour Urban areas (2015) Urban areas Population Casablanca 4,270,750 inhabitants Rabat 2,134,533 inhabitants Marrakech 1,330,468 inhabitants Fès 1,150,131 inhabitants Agadir 1,141,717 inhabitants Tanger 1,065,601 inhabitants Meknès 835,695 inhabitants Tétouan 590,684 inhabitants Kénitra 577,293 inhabitants Oujda 551,767 inhabitants Safi 308,508 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Regions Population Area Béni Mellal-Khénifra 2,520,776 inhabitants 41,033 km² Casablanca-Settat 6,861,739 inhabitants 19,448 km² Dakhla-Oued Ed Dahab 142,955 inhabitants 130,898 km² Drâa-Tafilalet 1,635,008 inhabitants 132,167 km² Fès-Meknès 4,236,892 inhabitants 40,075 km² Guelmim-Oued Noun 433,757 inhabitants 46,108 km² Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra 367,758 inhabitants 140,018 km² Marrakech-Safi 4,520,569 inhabitants 39,167 km² Oriental 2,314,346 inhabitants 90,127 km² Rabat-Salé-Kénitra 4,580,866 inhabitants 18,194 km² Souss-Massa 2,676,847 inhabitants 53,789 km² Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima 3,556,729 inhabitants 13,712 km²
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