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MOROCCO
Capital
Rabat
Currency
Moroccan dirham (MAD)
Area
446,550 square km
Location
Morocco is situated at the northwestern corner of Africa. North of Morocco is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea and the two Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, on the East and South-East by Algeria, on the South by Western Sahara, and on the West by the Atlantic Ocean. Morocco's capital city, Rabat, is located on the Atlantic coast.
Land boundaries
2,017 km
Elevation extremes
lowest point: Sebkha Tah -55 m
highest point: Jebel Toubkal 4,165 m
Language
Arabic (official), Berber dialects, French
Nationality
Moroccan(s)
Religions
Muslim (approx 99%), Christian and Jewish
Time
UTC +0
National holiday
2010
01 Jan New Year's Day
11 Jan Manifesto of Independence
26 Feb Aïd al-Mawlid (Prophet's Birthday)
01 May Labour Day
30 Jul Feast of the Throne
14 Aug Fête Oued Eddahab (Oued Eddahab Allegiance Day)
20 Aug Révolution du Roi et du Peuple (Anniversary of the King and the People's Revolution)
21 Aug King Mohammed's Birthday
10 Sep Aïd al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)
06 Nov Marche Verte (Anniversary of the Green March)
16 Nov Aïd al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice)
18 Nov Fête de l'Indépendance (Independence Day)
7 Dec Fatih Muharram (Muslim New Year)
2011
01 Jan New Year's Day
11 Jan Manifesto of Independence
15 Feb Aïd al-Mawlid (Prophet's Birthday)
01 May Labour Day
30 Jul Feast of the Throne
14 Aug Fête Oued Eddahab (Oued Eddahab Allegiance Day)
20 Aug Révolution du Roi et du Peuple (Anniversary of the King and the People's Revolution)
21 Aug King Mohammed's Birthday
31 Aug Aïd al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)
06 Nov Marche Verte (Anniversary of the Green March)
06 Nov - 7 Nov Aïd al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice)
18 Nov Fête de l'Indépendance (Independence Day)
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