Kingdom of Morocco |
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"God, Homeland, King" |
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Dark green: Internationally recognized territory of Morocco.
Lighter green: Western Sahara, a territory claimed and mostly controlled by Morocco as its Southern Provinces |
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Capital |
Rabat 34°02′N 6°51′W / 34.033°N 6.850°W |
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Largest city |
Casablanca 33°32′N 7°35′W / 33.533°N 7.583°W |
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Official languages | |||||
Native languages | |||||
Other languages | French | ||||
Ethnic groups (2014) |
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Religion | Sunni Islam (official) | ||||
Demonym | Moroccan | ||||
Government |
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
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• King
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Mohammed VI | ||||
Saadeddine Othmani | |||||
Legislature | Parliament | ||||
House of Councillors | |||||
House of Representatives | |||||
Moroccan statehood | |||||
• Idrisid dynasty (first)
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789 | ||||
• Alaouite dynasty (current)
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1666 | ||||
30 March 1912 | |||||
7 April 1956 | |||||
Area | |||||
• Total
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710,850 km2 (274,460 sq mi) or 446,550 km2 (40th or 58th) |
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• Water (%)
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0.056 (250 km2) | ||||
Population | |||||
• 1 September 2014 census
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33,848,242 | ||||
• Density
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73.1/km2 (189.3/sq mi) | ||||
GDP (PPP) | 2015 estimate | ||||
• Total
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$274.53 billion | ||||
• Per capita
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$8,194 | ||||
GDP (nominal) | 2015 estimate | ||||
• Total
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$103.08 billion | ||||
• Per capita
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$3,077 | ||||
Gini (2007) | 40.9 medium |
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HDI (2014) |
0.628 medium · 126th |
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Currency | Moroccan dirham (MAD) | ||||
Time zone | GMT(UTC) | ||||
• Summer (DST)
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GMT+1 (UTC+1) | ||||
Drives on the | right | ||||
Calling code | +212 | ||||
ISO 3166 code | MA | ||||
Internet TLD | .ma | ||||
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Coordinates: 32°N 6°W / 32°N 6°W
Morocco (i/məˈrɒkoʊ/; Arabic: المَغرِب, translit. al-maġrib, lit. 'place the sun sets; the west'; Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ, translit. Lmeɣrib; French: Maroc), officially known as the Kingdom of Morocco (Arabic: المملكة المغربية, translit. al-Mamlakah al-Maghribiyah, lit. "The Western Kingdom"; Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵜⴰⴳⵍⴷⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ, translit. Tageldit n Lmaɣrib) is a sovereign country located in the Maghreb region of North Africa. Geographically, Morocco is characterized by a rugged mountainous interior, large tracts of desert, and a lengthy coastline along the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.