 | Capital city: Rabat (International
airport) |
 | Area: 458730 square km |
 | National day: 30 July (King
Mohammed's coronation) |
 | Independence: 2 March 1956. Former
French and Spanish protectorates. |
 | Population: 30 million as of 2000 |
 | Leader: King Mohammed VI, born 1963,
reigning since 1999 |
 | Language: Arabic (official). Berber. |
 | Currency: Dirhams (DH) |