Kingdom of Morocco
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 the year 2000
Leader: King Mohammed VI, born 1963, reigning as of the year 1999
Language: Arabic (official). Berber.
Currency: Dirhams (DH)