Morocco is a country in Africa, known for ancient medinas and the Atlas Mountains. It has a population of 38.8 million, making it the 41st largest country in the world. Its capital is Rabat. Morocco has a diverse economy with strong tourism and manufacturing sectors. Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the most western of the North African countries with an alternative Arabic name that translates to “The Western Kingdom.”

Nearly 99% of Moroccans are Sunni Muslims, primarily of Arab-Berber, Arabized Berber, Berber and Niger-Congo ethnic background. The country itself was inhabited by Berbers since at least 5,000 years ago, while Arabs conquered the land that later became Morocco in the 7th and 11th centuries, when the area was inhabited mostly by indigenous Berber and Romano-Berber peoples. Arabs and Berbers currently account for around 99.1% of the Moroccan population.