| Location | Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara |
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| Geographic coordinates | 32 00 N, 5 00 W |
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| Zone | Africa |
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| Area | total: 446,550 sq km
land: 446,300 sq km
water: 250 sq km |
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| Land boundaries | total: 2,017.9 km
border countries: Algeria 1,559 km, Western Sahara 443 km, Spain (Ceuta) 6.3 km, Spain (Melilla) 9.6 km |
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| Coastline | 1,835 km |
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| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
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| Climate | Mediterranean, becoming more extreme in the interior |
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| Terrain | northern coast and interior are mountainous with large areas of bordering plateaus, intermontane valleys, and rich coastal plains |
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| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Sebkha Tah -55 m
highest point: Jebel Toubkal 4,165 m |
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| Natural resources | phosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, fish, salt |
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| Irrigated land | 1,835 km |
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| Natural hazards | northern mountains geologically unstable and subject to earthquakes; periodic droughts |
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Environment -
current issues | land degradation/desertification (soil erosion resulting from farming of marginal areas, overgrazing, destruction of vegetation); water supplies contaminated by raw sewage; siltation of reservoirs; oil pollution of coastal waters |
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Environment -
international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea |
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| Geography - note | strategic location along Strait of Gibraltar |
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