- Official name
- Kingdom of Morocco المملكة المغربية · Arabic
1 more name
ⵜⴰⴳⵍⴷⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ · Tamazight (Berber) - Capital
- Rabat
- Region
- Northern Africa
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 36 million
- Area
- 446,550 km²
- Currency
- Moroccan dirham (MAD)
- Neighbours
- Algeria, Spain
- Internet / phone
- .ma, المغرب. · +212
Where it is
Notable facts
- Fez’s university of al-Qarawiyyin, founded in 859, is often cited as the oldest continuously operating degree-granting institution.
- The Jemaa el-Fnaa square in Marrakesh is recognised by UNESCO for its living oral traditions.
- Morocco is a leading producer of phosphates, holding the largest reserves in the world.
- Argan oil is produced almost exclusively in southwestern Morocco.
World Heritage 9 sites
National dish
Couscousكسكس Steamed semolina with a seven-vegetable stew, traditionally eaten on Friday.
Shares UNESCO heritage status with Algeria, Mauritania and Tunisia. Tagine, the slow-cooked pot the conical lid is named for, is the other answer.