Location:

Northern Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Mauritania.

Area:

Morocco is slightly larger than California and Oregon combined. Approximately 710,000 sq. km (about 275,000 sq. miles of which forms the Western Sahara). Coast length: 3500 km (both Atlantic and Mediterranean). Morocco is located at the northwest of Africa. It is bordered in the north by the strait of Gibraltar and the Mediterranean sea; to the south by Mauritania; to the east by Algeria and to the west by the Atlantic Ocean.

Area : 710 ,850 square kilometers.

Climate:

Mediterranean climate, warm on the coast, continental in the interior and arid in the South. Rain falls mainly in coastal areas from November to March. The Mountain areas have cooler climates. Annual average temperatures of the major cities are as follows: Rabat, 71¡F; Casablanca, 69¡F; Marrakech, 71¡F; Ouarzazate, 64¡F; Fes, 66¡F; Meknes, 68¡F; Tangier, 66¡F.

The dominating weather in Morocco is Mediterranean, temperated in the west and the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Inside the country, the weather is more continental with significant differences of temperature. The Atlas area is very humid, it snows frequently. The south has desert weather.

Elevation:

Rif mountains: Jbel Tidirkine, 2,465 meters; Middle Atlas: Jbel Bounaceur, 3,326 m.; High Atlas: Jbel Toubkal, 4,165 m.; Anti-Atlas: Jbel Aklim, 2,531 m.

Main Cities:

(1994 estimate) Casablanca, economic capital, 3.1 million (m); Marrakech, 1.6m; Rabat, administrative capital, 1.5m; Tetouan, 1.4m; Fes, 1.2m; Oujda, 1m; Agadir, 0.9m; Meknes, 0.8m; Laayoune, 0.2m.

Time: GMT/UTC

Major Rivers:

Rivers Sources Length in Km

- Draa High Atlas 1,200

- Oum Rbia Middle and High Atlas 600

- Sebou High Atlas, Rif 500

- Moulouya Middle and High Atlas, Rif 450

- Tensift High Atlas 270

- Ziz High Atlas 270

- Bouregreg Central Massif 250

Mountain Chains and Major Peaks:

Mountain Chains Highest peaks Height in meters

- Rif Jbel Tidghine 2,465

- Middle Atlas Jbel Bounaceur 3,326

- Jbel Bouiblane 3,190

- High Atlas Jbel Toubkal 4,165

- Jbel Mgoun 4,071

- Jbel Ayachi 3,747

- Anti-Atlas Jbel Aklim 2,531.