GEOGRAPHIC AND MORE 

Morocco, situated on the northwestern tip of Africa, covers 710 850 square km of land, including Western Sahara. Algeria borders the Kingdom on the east, Mauritania on the south, by the Mediterranean Sea on the north, and by the Atlantic Ocean on the west. Morocco is separated from Spain by the ten-mile-wide Straight of Gibraltar. The climate is mild near the coasts and arid in the interior. The country enjoys rich fishing grounds off the Mediterranean, and Morocco is slightly larger than California and Oregon combined. Approximately 710,000 sq. km (about 275,000 sq. miles of which forms Western Sahara). Coast length: 3500 km (both Atlantic and Mediterranean).