About Morocco
Morocco (the full Arabic name is Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah which translates into “the Western Kingdom” ) is located on the North West coast of Africa and has ports in the North Atlantic Ocean as well as the Mediterranean Sea. It is the third most populous Arab country. Morocco shares the largest part of its border with Algeria to the East and Western Saharah to the South. Morocco is divided into sixteen regions. Each region is other divided into provinces and prefectures. The capital of Morocco is Rabat and its largest municipality is Casablanca. The national currency is the Moroccan Dirham. For U.S. citizens and British citizens, passports are required for entrance into Morocco, but a visa is not required for stays up to three months.