Do you remember hearing about stories of flying carpets? These stories date back to Arab culture, and most Moroccans now share this culture. Like the famous Moroccan rugs woven in different colors, old and new customs intertwine to form a single culture. In this article, you will explore the geography, history, economy and culture of Morocco. Morocco is located in North Africa and borders the Mediterranean to the north, the Atlantic to the west, Algeria to the east and Mauritania to the south. Morocco has an area of ​​274,152 square miles, with Western Sahara accounting for 101,823 square miles (Blauer & Lauré, 1999). Morocco's southern border is Western Sahara (Piazza, 2007). The population is 31,627,428 inhabitants (Infoplease, 2013). Morocco has four major regions: the coastal plains, the interior mountains, the Sahara region and the highlands (Piazza, 2007). Four mountain ranges stretch across Morocco, namely the Rif Mountains and three sections of the Atlas Mountains: the Anti-Atlas, the Grand Atlas and the Middle Atlas. Jebel Toukbal, the highest mountain in North Africa, is located in the Grand Atlas (Blauer & Lauré, 1999). Morocco's climate is Mediterranean with more extreme weather conditions in the interior region (Central Intelligence Agency, 2013). There are warm conditions all year round in the south and east (Piazza, 2007). The rainy season is from approximately October to May and the dry season is from May to October (Perkins, 2010). Rabat, the capital, is home to the king's palace as well as the rest of his government (Piazza, 2007). Several large cities are Casablanca, Fez and Marrakech (Infoplease, 2013). Casablanca is the industrial, commercial and financial center of Morocco, famous for its whitewashed buildings (Piazza, 2007). Marrakech is Morocco's main tourist attraction. Fez is the spiritual and cultural center of Morocco (Blauer & Lauré, 1999). Morocco has varied flora and fauna such as olive trees, almond trees, citrus and fruit trees, jackals, rabbits, porcupines, hedgehogs, wild boars, mountain cats, Barbary sheep, hawks, eagles, owls, hyenas, fennec foxes, jerboas, sand rats, scorpions and various snakes (Piazza, 2007). Morocco has the second largest number of mules in Africa. People often use camels for transportation in the desert (Blauer & Lauré, 1999). The Berbers first arrived in Morocco in 2000 BC (Infoplease, 2013). They were mainly farmers and breeders from Asia. The Roman Empire conquered Carthage and northern Morocco in the 40s AD. In 429, a northern European people called the Vandals took control, but the Byzantine Empire defeated them..