Morocco

Updated Mar 7, 2026
🏳️ Country Name Morocco
πŸ‘₯ Population 36,828,330
πŸ™οΈ Capital Rabat
πŸ—£οΈ Language Arabic, Berber
πŸ’΅ Currency Moroccan dirham (Ψ―.Ω….)
β›ͺ Religion Muslim 99% (official; virtually all Sunni, <0.1% Shia), other 1% (includes Christian, Jewish, and Baha'i); note - Jewish about 3,000-3,500 (2020 est.)
πŸ‘€ Ethnicity Arab-Amazigh 99%, other 1%
πŸ’ Currently Married Women 58% (2018 est.)
πŸ‘Ά Mother's Mean Age at First Birth N/A
βš–οΈ Obesity Prevalence Rate 26.1% (2016)
🀰 Total Fertility Rate 2.24 children born/woman (2025 est.)
πŸ’Š Contraceptive Prevalence Rate Of Women Aged 16-49 N/A
🚬 Tobacco Use (Female) 0.9% (2025 est.)
🌍 Region Africa
🌎 Subregion Northern Africa
🏒 Major Urban Areas 3.893 million Casablanca, 1.959 million RABAT (capital), 1.290 million Fes, 1.314 million Tangier, 1.050 million Marrakech, 979,000 Agadir (2023)
πŸ“ Geographic Coordinates 28 30 N, 10 00 W
🌑️ 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
πŸ“ Area 716,550 sq km (slightly larger than twice the size of California)
🏞️ Terrain Mountainous northern coast (Rif Mountains) and interior (Atlas Mountains) bordered by large plateaus with intermontane valleys, and fertile coastal plains; the south is mostly low, flat desert with large areas of rocky or sandy surfaces 
πŸ›‚ Borders DZA, ESH, ESP
πŸ†” Citizenship Requirement 5 years
πŸ•°οΈ Capital Time Difference UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
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