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Area > Comparative slightly larger than California
Area > Comparative to US places slightly larger than California
Area > Land	446,300 sq km		[54th of 238]
Area > Land (per capita)	12.995 sq km per 1,000 people		[111st of 227]
Area > Total	446,550 sq km		[62nd of 250]
Area > Total (per capita)	13.003 sq km per 1,000 people		[117th of 231]
Area > Water	250 sq km		[122nd of 239]
Area > Water (per capita)	7.279 sq km per million people		[139th of 225]
Capital city with population	Rabat - 1,220,000
capitals and largest cities > Countries > Cities larger than the capital	Casablanca
Climate Mediterranean, becoming more extreme in the interior
Coastline	1,835 km		[68th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Jebel Toubkal 4,165 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Sebkha Tah -55 m
Forested Land	6.8%		[157th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	32 00 N, 5 00 W
Geography > Note strategic location along Strait of Gibraltar
Irrigated land	14,450 sq km		[38th of 196]
Irrigated land (per capita)	489.491 sq km per million people		[44th of 167]
Land area > sq. km	446,300 km²		[54th of 206]
Land area > sq. km (per capita)	14.794 km² per 1,000 people		[93rd of 206]
Land boundaries > Border countries Algeria 1,559 km, Western Sahara 443 km, Spain (Ceuta) 6.3 km, Spain (Melilla) 9.6 km
Land boundaries > Total	2,017.9 km		[83rd of 166]
Land boundaries > Total (per capita)	58.757 km per million people		[139th of 164]
Land use > Arable land	19%		[59th of 258]
Land use > Other	79%		[160th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	2%		[91st of 258]
Largest city Casablanca
Largest city population	3,101,000		[34th of 174]
Largest city population (per capita)	0.095 per capita		[121st 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
Maritime claims > Contiguous zone	24 nautical mile		[25th of 83]
Maritime claims > Continental shelf 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone	200 nautical mile		[43rd of 123]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	12 nautical mile		[29th of 191]
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]
Surface area > sq. km (per capita)	14.802 km² per 1,000 people		[96th of 207]
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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