Quick facts about Morocco

•  Language: Arabic is the official language, French is the first international language.
•  The language spoken is not actually Arabic, it is Darija an Arabic dialect.
• Borders: Algeria to the east and southeast, Western Sahara to the south, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north
• Religion : Islam
• Morocco is currently ruled by the second oldest rating dynasty in the world
• The Morocco’s University of Qaraouin is the oldest in the world
• Morocco in Arabic is Al Maghreb which means the place where the sun sets
• Friday is couscous day – the equivalent of a Sunday roast
• It is only 8 miles from Europe

Fun fact: Moroccan people measure love from the liver, not the heart