What every visitor should know about Morocco:

Money
The currency is the Moroccan dirham (MAD). 1 MAD is worth about US$0.13, or €0.09.
Crime
CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 3.5 out of 5 (Safe)

Areas of concern:

  • Mugging
  • Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
  • Armed robbery is rare but occurs
Capital
Rabat
Tap water
Unsafe. Water purification efforts are inadequate to guarantee safe supply. Drink boiled or bottled water whenever possible.

Morocco facts and figures:

People

Population
34,859,364
Language
Arabic (official), Berber dialects, French often the language of business, government, and diplomacy
Ethnicity
Arab-Berber 99.1%, other 0.7%, Jewish 0.2%

Economy

GDP
US$4,000 (per capita)
Income equality
Moderate
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