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=  Geography of Morocco  =

* Morocco is located in Northern Africa and it borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea it also lies between Algeria and Western Sahara.

**Geographic Coordinates:** 32 00 N, 5 00 W

Total: 446,550 sq km Country comparison to the world: 57 Land: 446, 300 sq km Water: 250 sq km
 * Area: **

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
 * Land Boundaries: **

1,835 km
 * Coastline: **

Northern coast and interior are mountainous with large areas of bordering plateaus, valleys, and rich coastal plains.
 * Terrain: **

lowest point: Sebkha Tah -55 m   highest point: Jebel Toubkal 4,165 m
 * Elevation Extremes: [[image:physical_map.jpg width="379" height="282" align="right" caption="Physical map of Morocco" link="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://zim24travel.com/images/maps/morocco.jpg&imgrefurl=http://zim24travel.com/map.php%3Fpage%3Dafrica-morocco&usg=__x1BiefxE0sq8HRK96FvNbYF88cQ=&h=562&w=750&sz=24&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=Z0yYh3mCfI_7xM:&tbnh=149&tbnw=180&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dphysical%2Bmap%2Bof%2Bmorocco%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1R2RNWI_en%26biw%3D1345%26bih%3D595%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=124&ei=4LkGTd_sIo-lnQftt6ywCQ&oei=4LkGTd_sIo-lnQftt6ywCQ&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=12&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:0&tx=166&ty=80"]] **

Phosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, fish, and salt.
 * Natural Resources: **

Northern mountains are geologically unstable and subject to earthquakes and periodic droughts.
 * Natural Hazards: **

According to Costasur.com, the climate of Morocco is a moderate, subtropical climate. Morocco is cooled by breezes off of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It is very hot in the summer and quite cold in the winter.
 * Climate: **

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