▁of ▁Western ▁Sah ara , ▁its ▁de ▁fact o ▁southern ▁boundary ▁is ▁with ▁Maur it ania . ▁ ▁The ▁intern ation ally ▁recogn ised ▁borders ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁lie ▁between ▁lat itudes ▁ 2 7 ° ▁and ▁ 3 6 ° N , ▁and ▁long itudes ▁ 1 ° ▁and ▁ 1 4 ° W . ▁Adding ▁Western ▁Sah ara , ▁Mor oc co ▁lies ▁mostly ▁between ▁ 2 1 ° ▁and ▁ 3 6 ° N , ▁and ▁ 1 ° ▁and ▁ 1 7 ° W ▁( the ▁Ras ▁N ou ad hib ou ▁pen ins ula ▁is ▁slightly ▁south ▁of ▁ 2 1 ° ▁and ▁west ▁of ▁ 1 7 ° ). ▁ ▁The ▁ge ography ▁of ▁Mor oc co ▁sp ans ▁from ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean , ▁to ▁mountain ous ▁areas , ▁to ▁the ▁Sah ara ▁desert . ▁Mor oc co ▁is ▁a ▁Northern ▁African ▁country , ▁border ing ▁the ▁North ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean ▁and ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁Sea , ▁between ▁Al ger ia ▁and ▁the ▁an nex ed ▁Western ▁Sah ara . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁three ▁nations ▁( al ong ▁with ▁Spain ▁and ▁France ) ▁to ▁have ▁both ▁Atlantic ▁and ▁Mediter rane an ▁coast lines . ▁ ▁A ▁large ▁part ▁of ▁Mor oc co ▁is ▁mountain ous . ▁The ▁Atlas ▁Mountains ▁are ▁located ▁mainly ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁and ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁The ▁R if ▁Mountains ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁Both ▁ranges ▁are ▁mainly ▁inhab ited ▁by ▁the ▁Ber ber