Sherifian Empire

Kingdom of Morocco المملكة المغربية (Arabic) ⵜⴰⴳⵍⴷⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ (Berber)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  لله، الوطن، الملك  (Arabic) Allah, Al Watan, Al Malik ⴰⴽⵓⵛ, ⴰⵎⵓⵔ, ⴰⴳⵍⵍⵉⴷ  (Berber) "God, Homeland, King"
Anthem:  النشيد الوطني المغربي  (Arabic) ⵉⵣⵍⵉ ⴰⵏⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ  (Berber) Cherifian Anthem
Dark green: Internationally recognized territory of Morocco. Lighter green: Western Sahara, a territory claimed and mostly controlled by Morocco as its Southern Provinces
Capital	Rabat 34°02′N 6°51′W / 34.033°N 6.850°W / 34.033; -6.850
Largest city	Casablanca 33°32′N 7°35′W / 33.533°N 7.583°W / 33.533; -7.583
Official languages	Arabic Berber
Native languages	Moroccan Arabic Berber Hassaniya Arabic
Other languages	French
Ethnic groups (2014)	Arab-Berber 99% other 1%
Religion	Sunni Islam(official)
Demonym	Moroccan
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• King	Mohammed VI
• Prime Minister	Saadeddine Othmani
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	House of Councillors
• Lower house	House of Representatives
Moroccan statehood
• Idrisid dynasty (first)	789
• Alaouite dynasty (current)	1666
• Protectorate established	30 March 1912
• Independence	7 April 1956
Area
• Total	710,850 km2 (274,460 sq mi) or 446,550 km2 (40th or 58th)
• Water (%)	0.056 (250 km2)
Population
• 1 September 2014 census	33,848,242
• Density	73.1/km2 (189.3/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2015 estimate
• Total	$274.53 billion
• Per capita	$8,194
GDP (nominal)	2015 estimate
• Total	$103.08 billion
• Per capita	$3,077
Gini (2007)	40.9 medium
HDI (2014)	0.628 medium · 126th
Currency	Moroccan dirham (MAD)
Time zone	GMT(UTC​)
• Summer (DST)	GMT+1 (UTC+1)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+212
ISO 3166 code	MA
Internet TLD	.ma
^ Official religion. ^ The area 446,550 km2 (172,410 sq mi) excludes all disputed territories, while 710,850 km2 (274,460 sq mi) includes the Moroccan-administered parts of Western Sahara (claimed as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic by the Polisario Front).

Coordinates: 32°N 6°W / 32°N 6°W / 32; -6

Morocco (/məˈrɒkoʊ/; Arabic: المَغرِب‎, translit. al-maġrib, lit. 'place the sun sets; the west'‎; Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ‎, translit. Lmeɣrib‎; French: Maroc), officially known as the Kingdom of Morocco (Arabic: المملكة المغربية‎, translit. al-Mamlakah al-Maghribiyah‎, lit. "The Western Kingdom"; Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵜⴰⴳⵍⴷⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ‎, translit. Tageldit n Lmaɣrib‎), is a sovereign country located in the Maghreb region of North Africa. Geographically, Morocco is characterised by a rugged mountainous interior, large tracts of desert and a lengthy coastline along the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.