North Africa(UN: Northern Africa)
Morocco
Kingdom of Morocco
An Atlantic and Mediterranean kingdom with deep Amazigh roots, imperial cities, and a monarchy that traces its line to the 17th century.
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Morocco in pictures
Flag, landscapes, landmarks and wildlife you can meet in the games. Photographs come from each subject’s Wikipedia article.
Flag
Flag of Morocco
National flag
- Chefchaouen Province
Landscape
Chefchaouen Province
A real place in Morocco
- Jemaa el-Fnaa, Marrakech
Landmark
Jemaa el-Fnaa, Marrakech
A thousand-year-old square of storytellers, musicians and food stalls.
- Fes el-Bali medina
Landmark
Fes el-Bali medina
The world's largest car-free urban area, with 9,000 winding lanes.
- Aït Benhaddou
Landmark
Aït Benhaddou
A fortified earth village on the old caravan road to Timbuktu.
- Mount Toubkal
Landmark
Mount Toubkal
At 4,167 m it is the highest mountain in North Africa.
- Dromedary camel
Wildlife
Dromedary camel
A camel's hump stores fat, not water — fuel for weeks of walking.
- Barbary macaque
Wildlife
Barbary macaque
The only monkey living wild north of the Sahara.
- Barbary sheep
Wildlife
Barbary sheep
It can climb near-vertical rock and go without drinking for days.
- Mediterranean monk seal
Wildlife
Mediterranean monk seal
One of the rarest seals on Earth, breeding in hidden cliff caves.
- Caracal
Wildlife
Caracal
Its tufted ears swivel like radar dishes to pinpoint prey.
- Common genet
Wildlife
Common genet
It can squeeze through any gap its head fits through.
- Honey badger
Wildlife
Honey badger
Its loose skin lets it twist around and bite an attacker holding it.
- Rabat
City
Rabat
Capital of Morocco
Capital
Rabat
Population
38,430,770
World Bank, 2025
Area
446,550 km²
Currency
Moroccan dirham
GDP per person
$4,672
Current US$, 2025
Life expectancy
75.5 yrs
World Bank, 2024
Urban population
63.1%
UN member
Yes
Quick facts
Did you know?
Morocco holds around 70% of the world's phosphate rock reserves.
Tamazight became an official language in the 2011 constitution.
Your route
Where to start with Morocco
Every chapter above begins with the essentials and then lets you keep going deeper — four levels of depth, or your own question, researched from this country's reference data and our sourced library.
Go deeper: Orientation of Morocco
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Reference figures come from the World Bank Open Data API and the ISO 3166 country dataset, each shown with its year. Historical and cultural text is written by our editors and marks contested dating where scholars disagree. The "go deeper" chapters are generated live by Africa AI from that same reference data and our sourced library — check them before quoting. Borders shown are for orientation and do not imply a position on any dispute.