| Geography | Morocco |
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Location:
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Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara |
Geographic coordinates:
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32 00 N, 5 00 W |
Map references:
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Africa |
Area:
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total: 446,550 sq km
land: 446,300 sq km
water: 250 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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slightly larger than California |
Land boundaries:
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total: 2,017.9 km
border countries: Algeria 1,559 km, Western Sahara 443 km, Spain (Ceuta) 6.3 km, Spain (Melilla) 9.6 km |
Coastline:
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1,835 km |
Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
Climate:
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Mediterranean, becoming more extreme in the interior |
Terrain:
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northern coast and interior are mountainous with large areas of bordering plateaus, intermontane valleys, and rich coastal plains |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Sebkha Tah -55 m
highest point: Jebel Toubkal 4,165 m |
Natural resources:
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phosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, fish, salt |
Land use:
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arable land: 19%
permanent crops: 2%
other: 79% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
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14,450 sq km (2003) |
Total renewable water resources:
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29 cu km (2003) |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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Total: 12.6 cu km/yr (10%/3%/87%)
Per capita: 400 cu m/yr (2000) |
Natural hazards:
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northern mountains geologically unstable and subject to earthquakes; periodic droughts |
Environment - current issues:
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land degradation/desertification (soil erosion resulting from farming of marginal areas, overgrazing, destruction of vegetation); water supplies contaminated by raw sewage; siltation of reservoirs; oil pollution of coastal waters |
Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea |
Geography - note:
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strategic location along Strait of Gibraltar |
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