MAROCCO

(or Morocco), anc. Mauretania, sultanate or empire, most important of Barbary States, in N.W. Africa; traversed by Atlas Mts. from N.E. to S.W.; 219,000 sq. m.; absolute despotism; Mohammedan; pop. has been variously estimated at 2,500,000 to 9,400,000; c. cap. of empire, in a plain in N. of Atlas Mts.; alt. 1450 ft.; leather; 40,000 [recent attempt to establish relations between Britain and M. not succe ful]. W.