Facts & Information about Morocco

Capital City : Rabat

Largest City : Casablanca

Climate : Mediterranean - hotter inwards and towards the south.

Government : Constitutional Monarchy

King : King Mohammed VI

Religion : Mainly Muslim, some Jewish and Catholic.

Currency : MAD - Moroccan Dirham (1 Dirham = 100 Centimes)

Exchange Rates : 1.00 USD = 8.60 MAD / 1.00 GBP = 16.86 MAD / 1.00 EUR = 11.10 MAD
(Mid-market rates January 2007.)

Timezone : GMT

Languages : Officially Arabic although French is currently assumed for commerce and government. (English is rapidly becoming the language of choice amongst the youth, being tought in all schools.)

Population : 33,000,000 (approx)

Location : North Africa

Coast Lines : Atlantic Ocean & Mediterranean Sea. Borders: Algeria, Ceuta and Melilla (Spanish exclaves) and Western Sahara (administered by Morocco).

Telephone Code : 212

Natural Resources : Phosphates, Iron Ore, Manganese, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Fish & Salt.