Morocco is a country located in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is situated in the northwest corner of the African continent, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the Mediterranean Sea to the north. Morocco shares land borders with Algeria to the east and the disputed territory of Western Sahara to the south. It is separated from Spain by the Strait of Gibraltar to the north
. The official name of the country is the Kingdom of Morocco, with its capital city being Rabat and its largest city Casablanca. Morocco's geography includes mountainous regions such as the Atlas and Rif Mountains, coastal plains, and parts of the Sahara Desert in the southeast
. In summary, Morocco is an independent country in North Africa, specifically in the Maghreb region, with coastlines on both the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, and land borders with Algeria and Western Sahara
