Morocco — Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Morocco covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Morocco
The capital of Morocco is Rabat. It has a population of approximately 36.8M. The country covers an area of 446,550 km². It is located in Northern Africa.
Geography
Morocco is a country in Northern Africa, part of the Africa region. It covers an area of approximately 446,550 km². It shares land borders with Algeria, Western Sahara, and Spain, totalling 3 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
Morocco has a population of approximately 36,828,330 people. Population density is around 82.5 people per km². Its officially recognised languages include Arabic and Berber, totalling 2 languages. People from this country are referred to as Moroccan.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, Morocco reports a nominal GDP of about $160.6 billion. Government debt stood at roughly 51.2% of GDP in 2011. The official currency is the Moroccan dirham (MAD, symbol د.م.). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 9.2 MAD.
Culture & Time
Morocco operates on a single time zone (UTC). The local week is considered to start on Monday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.ma, المغرب..
Government & Status
The capital of Morocco is Rabat. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +212. Its FIFA country code is MAR, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is MA.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP × debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.