Morocco

Morocco

Where Is It? Morocco is a country that is just a little smaller than the country of Spain. It is in northwestern Africa and has coasts along the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

The capital of Morocco is Rabat. The city is more than eight hundred years old. From the 1600s to the 1800s, Rabat was home to pirates. The pirates sailed from North Africa to raid European countries.

People About two-thirds of the people in Morocco live in cities. People in the cities like seeing movies, going out to eat, shopping, and going to the beach. Men like to get together in cafés to watch soccer matches on TV.

About one-third of the people are farmers. Morocco has mild weather, so farmers who have enough water can grow crops easily. Religion is important in Morocco, and almost all of the people are Muslim. People mainly speak Arabic and Berber.

Land Morocco has many snowy mountains. It also has forests, streams, and even waterfalls on its lands. It is home to part of the Sahara Desert as well. In the desert, few plants live except those that grow near an oasis.