Location:  Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara
Industries:  phosphate rock mining and processing, food processing, leather goods, textiles, construction, tourism
Geography:  strategic location along Strait of Gibraltar
Area:  total: 446,550 sq km
           land: 446,300 sq km
           water: 250 sq km
Budget:   revenues: $20.58 billion
               expenditures: $21.71 billion (2007 est.)
Languages:  Arabic (official), Berber dialects, French often the language of business, government, and diplomacy
National Holiday:  Throne Day (accession of King MOHAMED VI to the throne), 30 July (1999)
Currency (Code):  Moroccan dirham (MAD)
Capital:  Rabat
Population:  34,343,219 (July 2008 est.)
Labor Force:  11.05 million (2007 est.)
Exports:  $12.75 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
Imports:  $27.14 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
Internet Country Code:  .ma
Airports:  60 (2007) /  Paved Runways:  27
Aircraft Departures:  44,300