How big is Morocco really?
Morocco covers 603,594 km² (233,049 mi²).
- Area
- 603,594 km² (233,049 mi²)
- Rank by area
- 46 of 219 countries and territories
- Closest in size
- Ukraine (597,102 km²)
- Population
- 37,840,000
- People per km²
- 63
- Size on a Mercator map
- 1.3 times the real size
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Morocco vs United States (Contiguous 48)
The larger of the two covers 13.1 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 13.1 times.
| Morocco | United States (Contiguous 48) | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 603,594 km² | 7,930,605 km² |
| Population | 37,840,000 | 330,211,806 |
| People per km² | 63 | 42 |
| Difference in area | 7,327,011 km² | |
Morocco vs United Kingdom
The larger of the two covers 2.5 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 2.5 times.
| Morocco | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 603,594 km² | 242,602 km² |
| Population | 37,840,000 | 67,736,802 |
| People per km² | 63 | 279 |
| Difference in area | 360,992 km² | |
Morocco on a Mercator map
Most online maps and many printed world maps use the Mercator projection, which enlarges areas more and more towards the poles. On these maps this outline is drawn 1.3 times larger than its true size.
The outline reaches from 21.3° N to 35.9° N; at these latitudes Mercator enlarges areas between 1.2 and 1.5 times.
- Area as drawn on a Mercator map
- 808,004 km²
- A country that really is about that size
- Namibia
Countries closest in size
| Rank | Country | Area | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Central African Republic | 621,309 km² | +2.9% |
| 46 | Morocco | 603,594 km² | – |
| 47 | Ukraine | 597,102 km² | -1.1% |
| 48 | Madagascar | 593,332 km² | -1.7% |
| 49 | Kenya | 584,508 km² | -3.2% |
| 50 | Botswana | 579,644 km² | -4% |
Morocco: largest regions
| Region | Area | Share of the country |
|---|---|---|
| Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab | 128,836 km² | 21% |
| Drâa-Tafilalet | 86,514 km² | 14% |
| Oriental | 66,246 km² | 11% |
| Es Semara Province | 65,012 km² | 11% |
| Boujdour Province in Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra | 56,356 km² | 9.3% |
- First-level regions in TrueSize
- 15
Morocco in history
- First entry on the timeline
- 788: Idrisid polity centered at Volubilis
- Border changes on the timeline
- 35
- Largest extent on the timeline
- 1,925,153 km² (1115–1117)
| Names on the timeline | Years |
|---|---|
| Kingdom of Morocco after the Skhirat coup attempt | 1971 |
| Kingdom of Morocco under the 1972 Constitution | 1972–1974 |
| Kingdom of Morocco during Western Sahara decolonization | 1975 |
| Kingdom of Morocco administering northern Western Sahara | 1976–1978 |
| Kingdom of Morocco administering Western Sahara | 1979 |
| Kingdom of Morocco after the Western Sahara ceasefire | 1991 |
| Kingdom of Morocco under the 1992 Constitution | 1992–1993 |
| Kingdom of Morocco under the 1996 Constitution | 1996–1997 |
| Kingdom of Morocco under the alternance government | 1998 |
| Kingdom of Morocco under Mohammed VI | 1999 |
| Kingdom of Morocco under the 2011 Constitution | 2011–2019 |
| Kingdom of Morocco, Western Sahara status remains disputed | 2020–Today |
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Areas are calculated from the outlines TrueSize draws on the map, so they can differ slightly from official figures. Population figures are estimates.