Morocco, Africa
This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.
Image of Rabat, capital city of Morocco
Morocco is a North African nation expanding automotive and aerospace manufacturing hubs, major solar-energy production, and strong cultural tourism assets.
Morocco in one word would be “Medina,” meaning walled quarter.
Morocco Flag
Morocco armorial
Morocco is a country located in the Northern Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.
Easy learning about Morocco |
The capital city of Morocco is Rabat.
| Morocco is located in | Northern Africa Africa Continent |
| Morocco has a population of | 37,712,505 inhabitants within a total area of 446,550 Km2 (277,473 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Morocco’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 79 (world rank position) GPI scale of 2.05 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Morocco HDI ranks in position nº 120 worldwide HDI of 0.710 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Morocco’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 72 countries Morocco passport ranks 67th in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Morocco GDP per capita is | $4,397 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Morocco ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are illegal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Morocco EPI (English Proficiency Index) | is classified as Low Proficiency has a score of 479 ranks 76th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 28° 30' N, 10° 00' W Open in Google Maps |
| Neighbouring countries | Algeria, Western Sahara, Spain. |
| Morocco Climate | Mediterranean in the north, becoming more extreme in the interior; in the south, hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew note: data does not include former Western Sahara |
| Most predominant religion | Muslim (official; virtually all Sunni, |
| Second most predominant religion | Shia), |
| Currency name & code | Dirham (MAD) |
| Internet ccTLD | .ma |
| Morocco calling code | +212 |
Morocco administrative divisions
12 regions- Beni Mellal-Khenifra
- Casablanca-Settat
- Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab
- Draa-Tafilalet
- Fes-Meknes
- Guelmim-Oued Noun
- Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra
- Marrakech-Safi
- Oriental
- Rabat-Sale-Kenitra
- Souss-Massa
- Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
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