Morocco

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Morocco is a country in North West Africa. It shares its Eastern border with Algeria and its Southern border with Western Sahara and Mauritania. It has an extensive coastline on the Atlantic Ocean to the West and the Mediterranean Sea to the North. The official language of Morocco is Arabic and the full name of the country in Arabic is "Al Mamlakah al-Maghribiyah" meaning "The Western Kingdom". This is often shortened to "Al-Maghreb" (The West) in general use. Its capital city is Rabat (home to approximately 1.2 million people), the largest city however is Casablanca (home to nearly 3 million people).