Morocco
Morocco is a sovereign state in North Africa. Its capital is Rabat. About 38 million people live there (2026). It covers 446,550 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Rabat
- People (2026)
- 38 million
- Area
- 446,550 km²
- Currency
- Moroccan dirham
Morocco at a glance
- Official name
- Kingdom of Morocco
- In its own language
- المملكة المغربية, ⵜⴰⴳⵍⴷⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Africa
- Capital
- Rabat
- Population
- 38,300,000 (2026)
- Area
- 446,550 km² (172,414 mi²)
- People are called
- Moroccan
- Official languages
- Arabic, Standard Moroccan Tamazight
- Currency
- Moroccan dirham
- GDP (nominal)
- US$134 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 75.3 years (2023)
- Human Development Index
- 0.683 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 39.5 (2013)
- Unemployment
- 10% (2014)
- Government
- constitutional monarchy
- Head of state
- Mohammed VI of Morocco (since 1999)
- Head of government
- Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri (since 2026)
- Country codes
- MA, MAR
- Calling code
- +212
- Internet domain
- .ma
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC+01:00, Africa/Casablanca, UTC±00:00
- Coordinates
- 32°, -6°
Morocco and its neighbours
Morocco borders Algeria, Western Sahara and Spain. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Morocco
- Neighbours
Divisions of Morocco
- Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
- Oriental
- Fès-Meknès
- Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
- Béni Mellal-Khénifra
- Casablanca-Settat
- Marrakesh-Safi
- Drâa-Tafilalet
- Souss-Massa
- Guelmim-Oued Noun
- Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra
- Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab
Member of
- United Nations
- Arab League
- World Trade Organization
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- African Development Bank
- Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
- Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
- Arab Maghreb Union
- Arab Monetary Fund
- Maghreb
and 17 more organisations.
How far are you from Morocco?
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Questions
What is the capital of Morocco?
The capital of Morocco is Rabat.
What is the population of Morocco?
Morocco has about 38,300,000 people, as recorded in 2026.
How big is Morocco?
Morocco covers 446,550 square kilometres (172,414 square miles).
What currency does Morocco use?
The Moroccan dirham.
What language is spoken in Morocco?
The official languages of Morocco are Arabic and Standard Moroccan Tamazight.
Which countries border Morocco?
Morocco shares a border with Algeria, Western Sahara and Spain.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.