Morocco Facts & Information

Location	Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara
Climate	Mediterranean, becoming more extreme in the interior
Terrain	Northern coast and interior are mountainous with large areas of bordering plateaus, intermontane valleys, and rich coastal plains
Population	32,725,847
Nationality	Moroccan
Ethnic groups	Arab-Berber 99.1%, other 0.7%, Jewish 0.2%
Religions	Muslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2%
Languages	Arabic
Government Type	Constitutional monarchy
Capital	Rabat
Currency	Moroccan dirham (MAD)
Description of Flag	Red with a green pentacle known as Sulayman's seal in the center of the flag; red and green are traditional colors in Arab flags, although the use of red is more commonly associated with the Arab states of the Persian gulf; design dates to 1912.
Morocco Flag

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