Morocco
Rabat · North Africa
Morocco is a country in Africa. Its capital city is Rabat, the official currency is the Moroccan Dirham, and the main language is Arabic.
With a population of roughly 37.8 million people spread over 446,550 km², Morocco is the 38th most populous country in the world and the 57th largest by area. That works out at about 85 people per square kilometre.
Morocco shares land borders with Algeria and Spain — 2 neighbours in all. Its largest urban centres are Casablanca, Rabat and Fez. The highest point in the country is Toubkal, at 4,167 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Uzbekistan, while its population is closest to that of Saudi Arabia.
- Capital
- Rabat
- Region
- North Africa
- Population
- 37,800,000
- Area
- 446,550 km²
- Currency
- Moroccan Dirham
- Main language
- Arabic
- Highest point
- Toubkal
4,167 m - Land borders
- 2
Morocco: things worth knowing
- Morocco has both Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines, separated by the Strait of Gibraltar.
- The University of al-Qarawiyyin in Fez, founded in 859, is often cited as the oldest continuously operating university.
- The Atlas Mountains shield the fertile north from the Sahara to the south.
Morocco in context
Africa has 54 sovereign countries in total. Morocco ranks 11th among them by population.
See the full list of Africa countries, or browse all 195 countries.