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Morocco
Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah


  • Capital: Rabat
  • Population: 29,779,156
  • Population Density: 168 per square mile
  • Ethnic Makeup: Arab-Berber 99%
  • Official Language(s): Arabic
  • Religious Beliefs: Sunni Muslim 99%
  • Area: 177,117 square miles
  • Topography: Consists of five natural regions: mountain ranges in the north; rich plains in the west; alluvial plains in the southwest; well-cultivated plateaus in the center; a pre-Sahara arid zone extending from the southeast.

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    Maps by Kimberly Townsend, © Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Foundation.

    Atlas information obtained from "The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1997" published by K-III Reference Company.

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