Fact Finder - Geography

Only three countries in the world have coastlines on both the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. These are France, Spain, and Morocco. Spain’s two coasts are separated by the Strait of Gibraltar. France has its famous Atlantic/Biscay coast and its Mediterranean/Riviera coast. Morocco likewise sits at the northwestern corner of Africa, possessing a long Atlantic coastline and a shorter Mediterranean one. This geographical positioning has historically given these nations immense strategic and economic power, as they control the gateway between the inland Mediterranean world and the open Atlantic routes. Most people forget Morocco when asked this question, focusing only on the European nations.