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Surface: The total land area of Morocco
is around 446,550 sq km.
Population: The
population of Morocco is around 33,000,000. Arabs and
Berbers comprise 99% of the population; the remaining 1%
percent is mostly Europeans.
System of
government: Morocco is a constitutional
monarchy.
Capital: Rabat, with
a population of around 1,636,600 inhabitants, is the
capital of Morocco.
Religion:
The state religion is Islam.
Official
Language: The official language is Arabic.
Berber dialects and French are also
spoken.
Government: Morocco is a
constitutional monarchy.
Climate: Morocco experiences
dry weather through the year, with little rainfall
between November and March.
Units of
measure and electricity: Morocco follows the
metric system of measurement and the official
electricity unit is 220V, 50 Hz.
Time
Zone: The Moroccan standard time is GMT + 0.
Currency: Moroccan Dirham
Travel documents
required: Most Western nationals do not need
visas for travel to Morocco.
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Morocco is the fifth largest African economy. The
economy is backed by the large phosphate mining industry
and tourism. Main exports include petroleum products,
agricultural produce, textiles, fish, inorganic
chemicals, fertilizers and crude minerals. The
average daily cost of living for a tourist is about
1800 MAD to 2000 MAD;
an average meal costs anywhere between 45 MAD
to 200 MAD. Morocco is well connected
with a good network of trains, buses and taxis.
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