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The heady scent of the spices, the vibrantly colorful bazaars teeming with people,
lilting music and the air of historicity and culture pervading the place. This
is Morocco for you, an ancient land that looks like it has just stepped out of
the fairy tales. Get yourself a handy Morocco travel guide to ensure that you
the various facets of this wondrous country do not remain untouched.
Important Morocco Tourist Information
Morocco lies in North Africa, with its borders touching the Mediterranean Sea
and Spain in the north, Algeria in the east and the Atlantic Ocean in the west.
Rabat is the capital of Morocco, while Casablanca (the city that spins a hundred
dreams) is its largest city. It covers an area of about 446, 550 square kilometers,
a little larger than Californaia, without much of a water area (Rick, of the
movie Casablanca, was truly mistaken about the waters here).
The travel guide to Morocco makes a pleasant reading, courtesy the climatic
information that is contained herein. The Morocco climate is Mediterranean in
character, which means plenty of warm sunny days throughout the year. The winters
are cool here. However, in the mountainous reaches of the country, the temperatures
do go to extremes and it would do you good to stock yourself up accordingly.
You will get an idea about the Morocco population from the bustling marketplaces.
But just for the statistics, it is the fourth most populous African country
with the population figures touching 33,241,259 according to the 2005 census.
The streets may be crowded but the Morocco travel guide also mentions that the
people are warm and friendly.
Most Moroccans are Sunni Muslims of Arab, Berber or a mixed descent. However,
the Morocco tourist guide also mentions that these days the country has more
of a cosmopolitan look with many French and Spanish people taking up residence
here. The official Morocco language is classical Arabic, but foreigners take
heart. French is spoken widely here and is still the preferred language of the
financial world, a hangover of the French rule. Spanish and English are the
popular languages spoken out here.
The Morocco currency is Morocco Dirham and presently 1 US dollar amounts
to about 8.90481 Moroccan Dirham.
Morocco may not be classically beautiful, but its vibrant appeal is hard to
resist. But you have gauged it by now, the Morocco travel guide doesn't miss
out on this.
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