Africa · Northern Africa
Capital: Rabat
Morocco
Explore the facts and rankings that shape Morocco in Country Blitz, from its population and economy to its military, innovation, manufacturing, and neighboring countries.
Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #45
Morocco's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
38.4M
#41 of 196
79th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$182.37B
#57 of 196
71st percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Military Expenditure
$5.52B
#44 of 196
78th percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
View data source ↗R&D Spending
$666.1M
#63 of 196
68th percentile
2010 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$27.23B
#51 of 196
74th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Rabat
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Northern Africa
- Country code
- MAR
Three interesting facts
Morocco shares land borders with 3 countries: Algeria, ESH, and Spain.
Morocco spans roughly 446,550 square kilometers, placing it around 57th by area in this factbook.
Morocco’s position in Northern Africa places it within a distinctive network of regional trade routes and migration paths.
Geography
Morocco on the map
Morocco is located in Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Mauritania. Its terrain is mountainous northern coast (Rif Mountains) and interior (Atlas Mountains) bordered by large plateaus with intermontane valleys, and fertile coastal plains, the south is mostly low, flat desert with large areas of rocky or sandy surfaces. The climate is Mediterranean in the north, becoming more extreme in the interior, in the south, hot, dry desert, rain is rare, cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew. In area, the country is slightly larger than twice the size of California.
Economy
Economic profile
Morocco's economy is characterized by lower middle-income North African economy, ongoing recovery from recent drought and earthquake, rebounding via tourism, manufacturing, and raw materials processing, significant trade and investment with EU, reform programs include fiscal rebalancing, state enterprise governance and private sector investments. Major industries include automotive parts, phosphate mining and processing, aerospace, food processing, leather goods, textiles, construction, energy, tourism. Important agricultural products include wheat, milk, potatoes, sugar beets, tomatoes, barley, olives, apples, tangerines/mandarins, onions (2023). Notable exports include fertilizers, cars, garments, insulated wire, tomatoes (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Morocco has an estimated population of 36,828,330. Language and cultural traditions vary across Morocco. The population includes Arab-Amazigh 99%, other 1%. The urban population represents 65.1% of total population (2023).
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