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Africa > Morocco > Geography

MOROCCAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly larger than California
Capital city with population Rabat - 1,220,000
Forested Land 6.8% [157th of 193]
Largest city
Casablanca
Largest city population 3,101,000 [34th of 174]
Largest city with population Casablanca - 2,950,000
Map references
Africa
Maritime claims > Continental shelf
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone 200 nm [69th of 121]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea 12 nm [117th of 190]
Natural hazards
northern mountains geologically unstable and subject to earthquakes; periodic droughts
Natural resources
phosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, fish, salt
northernmost point > Latitude 35°55'N
Population density 66.46 people per sqkm [124th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 67.6 people/m² ... [112nd of 204]
Precipitation 426 mm [76th of 95]
Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land 145.16 people/km² of arable lan ... [131st of 188]
Surface area > sq. km 446,550 km² ... [56th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Jebel Toubkal
Terrain
northern coast and interior are mountainous with large areas of bordering plateaus, intermontane valleys, and rich coastal plains

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; Wikipedia: List of countries by northernmost point ; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Morocco, Kingdom of Morocco, Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah, Al Maghrib

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