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Est. Population:
33,655,786
Demonym:
Moroccan
Religions:
Muslim (99.6%)
Christian (0.2%)
Largest City:
Casablanca (3,359,818)
Other Cities:
Fez (1,112,072)
Tangier (947,952)
Marrakech (928,850)
Salé (920,403)
Meknes (835,695)
Region:
Northern Africa (Maghreb)
Bodies of Water:
Atlantic Ocean (West)
Total Area:
446,550 km2 (99.9% land, 0.1% water)
Total Land:
2,020.5 km
Total Coastline:
1,835 km
Climate
Mediterranean
Terrain:
Mountainous
Plateaus
Valleys
Plains
Highest Point
Jebel Toubkal (4,165 m)
Lowest Point
Sebkha Tah (-55 m)
Natural Disasters
Droughts
Earthquakes
Type:
Constitutional monarchy
Head of State:
King Mohammed VI
Head of Government:
Prime Minister Saadeddine Othmani
Admin. Divisions
15 Regions
Independence:
2 March 1956 (from France)
Nat'l Symbol:
Pentacle
Nat'l Anthem:
Hymne Cherifien
GDP Per Capita
$8,200 (USD)
Currency
د.م (Moroccan Dirham)
Exchange Rate
$1 (USD) = د.م (Moroccan Dirham)9.39
Internet Code
.ma
Telephone Code
+212
Episode 74 - Morocco
Posted on Tuesday May 08, 2018
Refusing tea when offered is considered rude and disrespectful.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mo.html (Majority of information)
https://joshuaproject.net/countries/MO (Ethnic and religious data)
http://rgph-2014.hcp.ma/attachment/562303/ (City population data)
Wolfram|Alpha (Currency exchange data)
Information accurate to best of ability as of 14 November 2016