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- OFFICIAL NAME: Kingdom of Morocco.
- FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Constitutional monarchy.
- CAPITAL: Rabat.
- POPULATION: 34,314,130.
- OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: Arabic, Berber dialects, French.
- MONEY: Moroccan Dirham.
- AREA: 172,000 square miles (447,000 square kilometers)
- MAJOR MOUNTAIN RANGES: Atlas, Rif.
Morocco is home to the world's largest desert known as the Sahara desert! In Africa, Morocco is the 25th largest country with a population of almost 34 million. Since its foundation by Idris I back in 788AD, the country has been under the rule of a series of independent dynasties.
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As of 2021, Moroccan residents abroad constituted the leading nationality of tourists travelling to Morocco, followed by French nationals. The shares occupied by these groups of travelers reached 65 percent and 13 percent, respectively. Moreover, Spain accounted for 2.7 percent of the international tourists.
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