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Morocco Travel and Destination Guide
BACKGROUND INFO
Full Name
Kingdom of Morocco
Capital City
Rabat
Area
446,550 sq km
Population
33,000,000
Time Zone
GMT/UTC 0
Daylight Saving Start
not in use
Daylight Saving End
not in use
Weights Measures System
Metric
Geography
Spectacularly diverse, Morocco combines sand, sea and snow in a way that Club Med developers can only dream about. The southern coast stretches to the edge of the disputed Western Sahara territory, while to the north, the bulk of Morocco's population fills the foothills of the often snow-capped Atlas Mountains. Between the mountains and Morocco's Atlantic coast are plateaus and plains that are fertile and well-watered. In the extreme south, at the edge of the Anti Atlas, the gorges, like the rivers that flow at their bases, gradually peter out into the endless sand and stony wastes of the vast Sahara.
Languages
• Arabic (official)
• Spanish; Castilian (other)
• Tamazight (official)
• French (other)
People
55% Arab, 44% Berber, 0.7% foreigners
Religion
98% Muslim, 1% Christian, 1% Jewish
Government Type
Constitutional Monarchy
Government Leaders
Mohammed VI
King (head of state)
Abbas El Fassi
Prime Minister (head of government)
Country Dialing Code
212
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