World Context: Morocco

Source and mapping status

This page maps the site registry entry “Morocco” to the supplied dataset entity “Morocco.” Mapping status: exact-name. The source is a frozen 2025 snapshot; dates embedded in individual fields remain controlling.

• Source entity count: 1.
• Selected public fields present: 19.
• Independent corroboration in this page: none.

Place and environment

Location: Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Mauritania Area: total : 716,550 sq km; land: 716,300 sq km; water: 250 sq km Climate: Mediterranean in the north, becoming more extreme in the interior; in the south, hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew; note: data does not include former Western Sahara Terrain: mountainous northern coast (Rif Mountains) and interior (Atlas Mountains) bordered by large plateaus with intermontane valleys, and fertile coastal plains; the south is mostly low, flat desert with large areas of rocky or sandy surfaces Natural hazards: in the north, the mountains are geologically unstable and subject to earthquakes; periodic droughts; windstorms; flash floods; landslides; in the south, a hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind can occur during winter and spring; widespread harmattan haze exists 60% of time, often severely restricting visibility Environmental issues: in the north: land degradation and desertification, with soil erosion from farming, overgrazing, and vegetation removal; water and soil pollution from industrial-waste dumping; in the south: desertification; overgrazing; sparse water; note: data does not include former Western Sahara

Population, settlement, and language context

Population: total: 37,387,585 (2024 est.); male: 18,664,263; female: 18,723,322 Population distribution: the highest population density is found along the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts; a number of densely populated agglomerations are scattered through the Atlas Mountains, as shown in this population distribution map Urbanization: urban population: 65.1% of total population (2023); rate of urbanization: 1.88% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.); note: data does not include former Western Sahara Languages: Arabic (official), Tamazight languages (Tamazight (official), Tachelhit, Tarifit), French (often the language of business, government, and diplomacy)

Public and legal context

Capital: name: Rabat; geographic coordinates: 34 01 N, 6 49 W; time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time); etymology: derives from the Arabic name Ribat el-Fath, from the words ribat (fortified monastery) and fath (conquest); the third Almohad sultan, Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Manṣur, gave the name to a fort on the site in the 12th century Government type: parliamentary constitutional monarchy Legal system: mixed system of civil law based on French civil law and Islamic (sharia) law; Constitutional Court reviews legislative acts

Economy and connectivity context

Economic overview: lower middle-income North African economy; ongoing recovery from recent drought and earthquake; rebounding via tourism, manufacturing, and raw materials processing; significant trade and investment with EU; reform programs include fiscal rebalancing, state enterprise governance and private sector investments Industries: automotive parts, phosphate mining and processing, aerospace, food processing, leather goods, textiles, construction, energy, tourism Electricity access: electrification - total population: 100% (2022 est.) Internet users: percent of population: 91% (2023 est.) Airports: 48 (2025) Ports: total ports: 12 (2024); large: 3; medium: 1; small: 3; very small: 5; ports with oil terminals: 2; key ports: Agadir, Casablanca, Tanger, Tangier-Mediterranean

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