![]() ![]() Its capital is Rabat, while its largest city is Casablanca. Moroccan identity and culture is a vibrant mix of Berber, Arab, and European cultures. Its official and predominant religion is Islam, and the official languages are Arabic and Berber the Moroccan dialect of Arabic and French are also widely spoken. Morocco also claims the Spanish exclaves of Ceuta, Melilla and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, and several small Spanish-controlled islands off its coast. ![]() It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to the east, and the disputed territory of Western Sahara to the south. ![]() ![]() Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the northwesternmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. Morocco also claims Ceuta and Melilla, making up about 22.8 km 2 (8.8 sq mi) more claimed territory. ^ The area 446,550 km 2 (172,410 sq mi) excludes all disputed territories, while 710,850 km 2 (274,460 sq mi) includes the Moroccan-claimed and partially-controlled parts of Western Sahara (claimed as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic by the Polisario Front). ![]()
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