Facts & Figures

- Passport/visa requirements: U.S. citizens need a passport, but no visa if they plan to stay for a period of three months.

- Population: 33,241,259 (approx)

- Language: About three quarters of the Moroccan population converses in Arabic (official language). Berber dialects are spoken in rural areas. Derija (Moroccan Arabic) is also spoken. French is a frequently spoken second language among the urban educated classes. A lot of the inhabitants in northern cities such as Tangier, Tetuan and Larache converse in Spanish as a second language.

- Predominant Religions: Sunni Muslim, Jewish and Christian minorities.

- Time Zone: Local time is GMT.

- Voltage Requirements: 220 volts.

- Telephone codes: +212.

Other city codes for Morocco are

o Casablanca 2

o Marrakech 44

o Rabat 7

o Tangiers 99