Morocco Country Info - Africa

Description and Basic Information

Morocco with its capital Rabat is located in Africa (Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea). It covers some 446,551 square kilometres (slightly larger than California) with 34,272,000 citizens. Arabic and French are the the languages spoken by people in Morocco. Algeria, Western Sahara and Spain are bordering countries.

Morocco is a North African country that has a coastline on both the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. At just a few hours from the main European cities, Morocco has everything to overwhelm you with the amazing colors, smells and sounds of Islamic Africa. Imagine bustling souqs and spice markets, stunning mosques, white-washed sea side towns and medieval city centres. With panoramic views varying from snow-covered peaks in the High Atlas to the endless sand dunes of the Sahara, no-one ever has to be bored in this beautiful country.

Pictures from Capital (Rabat)

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About Morocco

The terrain offers northern coast and interior are mountainous with large areas of bordering plateaus, intermontane valleys, and rich coastal plains. The average density of population is about 76 per km². The climate in Morocco can be described as Mediterranean, becoming more extreme in the interior. Possible natural disasters include northern mountains geologically unstable and subject to earthquakes or periodic droughts.

To reach someone in Morocco dial +212 prior to a number. There are 3,516,000 installed telephones. And there are 25,311,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".ma". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 127/220V - 50Hz. The following list are the 16 regions/states in Morocco we know off.

Demographic Statistics

In the year 2010, the total Moroccan population grew at a rate of 1.08% (or by 340,944 citizens). With 149,914 deaths and 613,572 babies born, the natural increase rate lies at 1.47%. -122,714 persons more in total emmigrated from the country than immigrated.

An overview of age distribution in Morocco: Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.