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Area > Comparative slightly larger than California
Area > Land	446,300 sq km		[54th of 238]
Area > Total	446,550 sq km		[62nd of 250]
Capital city with population	Rabat - 1,220,000
Climate Mediterranean, becoming more extreme in the interior
Forested Land	6.8%		[157th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	32 00 N, 5 00 W
Land boundaries > Border countries Algeria 1,559 km, Western Sahara 443 km, Spain (Ceuta) 6.3 km, Spain (Melilla) 9.6 km
Land use > Arable land	19%		[59th of 258]
Largest city Casablanca
Largest city population	3,101,000		[34th of 174]
Largest city with population	Casablanca - 2,950,000
Location Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara
Map references Africa
Natural resources phosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, fish, salt
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]
Surface area > sq. km	446,550 km²		[56th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Jebel Toubkal

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