Location: North Africa
Official name: Kingdom of Morocco
Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1956 / 1969
Capital city: Rabat
Population: 32.4 million / 188 people per sq mile (73 people per sq km)
Total land area: 172,316 square miles (446,300 square km)
Language(s) spoken: Arabic (official language), Tamazight (Berber), French, Spanish
Main religions: Muslim (mainly Sunni) 99%, Other (mostly Christian) 1%
Ethnic mix: Arab 70%, Berber 29%, European 1%
Government type: Mixed monarchical–
parliamentary system
Currency: Moroccan dirham = 100 centimes
Literacy rate: 56%
Calorie consumption (daily per person): 3230 kilocalories
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