Morocco Country Code +212

Morocco has 14 holidays and observances (2 national, 12 public, 0 observances). The national day is Throne Day, on July 30. Offices and many businesses close on public holidays, so plan calls around them.

“Varies”: the date follows a lunar, religious or weekday rule and changes every year.

Climate:

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

Terrain:

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

Natural resources:

Phosphates, Iron ore, Manganese, Lead, Zinc, Fish, Salt

Land borders:

Algeria, Mauritania, Spain (Ceuta)

Land use:

agricultural 66.7% (arable 15.4%), forest 12.8% (2023)

Sources: CIA World Factbook (data as of September 2026); area: World Bank 2023.

Currency:

Moroccan Dirham (MAD)

GDP by sector:

Agriculture 11%, Industry 25%, Services 52% (2025)

Top exports:

Electrical equipment and electronics (20%), Vehicles and parts (18%), Fertilizers (17%), Clothing (not knitted) (7%), Inorganic chemicals (4%)

Top imports:

Vehicles and parts (12%), Electrical equipment and electronics (12%), Mineral fuels and oil (10%), Machinery and computers (9%), Plastics (4%)

Main export markets:

Spain (22%), France (20%), Germany (6%), India (6%), Italy (4%)

Main suppliers:

Spain (15%), China (13%), France (10%), USA (9%), Germany (5%)

Sources: World Bank (GDP, growth, inflation, ILO-modeled unemployment, sectors), UNDP Human Development Report 2025, UN Comtrade (goods trade 2025, shares of the total by value), ISO 4217. Years in brackets are the latest available.