Morocco. Information about Morocco

Morocco, also known as the Kingdom of Morocco, is an African country located in the extreme northwest of the continent, the territory is limited to the north with the Spain across the Strait of Gilbraltar, beyond the Mediterranean Sea and Melilla, to the east by Algeria, to the south by the Western Sahara and to the west by the Ocean Atlantic. The country occupies an area of ​​446 550 km2.


As for the economy, the country basically develops agricultural activity, in addition to the service sector and processing and mining industries.
Areas suitable for plowing occupy 8.5 million hectares that favor the cultivation of wheat, corn, barley, citrus fruit, sugarcane, cotton and others.
The country's processing industries mainly process food products, textiles, leather goods, fertilizers, among others.
Another important source of income is tourism. As for trade relations, the country has Portugal, France, Spain, the United States and Germany as partners.
General information about Morocco
Official language: Arabic.


Capital of the country: Rabat.
Largest city: Casablanca.
Climate: Mediterranean and desert.
Territorial area: 446 550 km2 – 56th largest.
Population: 31.9 million inhabitants.

Do not stop now... There's more after the advertising ;)

Human Development Index (HDI): 0.567 (average).
Independence: March 2, 1956.
Currency: Dirham
Due to its geographical location, Morocco is under Mediterranean influence and from this factor it presents a rainy winter, mild temperatures and extremely dry and hot summers, in the south there is a very desert climate hot. The Mediterranean influence also favors the emergence of Mediterranean vegetation, steppes and oases.

By Eduardo de Freitas
Graduated in Geography
Brazil School Team

countries - geography - Brazil School

Tectonic plates: main plates, types, mind map

Tectonic plates: main plates, types, mind map

Tectonic plates are large, semi-rigid rock blocks that make up the earth's crust. The Earth is di...

read more

World Bank. World Bank or World Bank

The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - BIRD, also called the World Bank, is ...

read more
Poverty in Brazil: causes, data, consequences

Poverty in Brazil: causes, data, consequences

THE poverty in Brazilhas structural origin, derived from a colonization process guided by the sla...

read more