It covers an area of 90,127 km2 and has a population of 2,314,346 (2014 census) and is the easternmost region of Morocco.

A majority of the population of Oriental speak Moroccan Arabic (86.2%) as a first or second language.

Oriental is situated in the northeastern part of the country, with a northern coastline on the Mediterranean Sea.

The region of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, lie to its northwest, Taza-Fès-Meknès to its west, Drâa-Tafilalet to the southwest, with the Algerian provinces of Tlemcen and Naâma to its east and Béchar to the south.

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