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Morocco Facts and Figures from Encarta
Basic Facts
Official name Kingdom of Morocco
Capital Rabat
Area 453,730 sq km
175,186 sq mi
Morocco
People
Population 31,689,265 (2003 estimate)
Population growth
Population growth rate 1.64 percent (2003 estimate)
Projected population in 2025 42,553,182 (2025 estimate)
Projected population in 2050 50,871,553 (2050 estimate)
Population density 70 persons per sq km (2003 estimate)
181 persons per sq mi (2003 estimate)
Urban/rural distribution
Share urban 56 percent (2001 estimate)
Share rural 44 percent (2001 estimate)
Largest cities, with population
Casablanca 2,940,623 (1994)
Rabat 1,385,872 (1994)
Fès 774,754 (1994)
Marrakech 745,541 (1994)
Tangier 526,215 (1994)
Ethnic groups
Arab, Berber, mixed Arab-Berber 99 percent
Other 1 percent
Languages
Arabic (official), Derija (Moroccan Arabic), Berber dialects, French
Religious affiliations
Muslim 98 percent
Christian 1 percent
Nonreligious and other 1 percent
Health and Education
Life expectancy
Total 70 years (2003 estimate)
Female 72.4 years (2003 estimate)
Male 67.8 years (2003 estimate)
Infant mortality rate 45 deaths per 1,000 live births (2003 estimate)
Population per physician 2,174 people (1997)
Population per hospital bed 1,020 people (1997)
Literacy rate
Total 51.7 percent (2003 estimate)
Female 39.4 percent (2003 estimate)
Male 64.1 percent (2003 estimate)
Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 5.2 percent (1999-2000)
Number of years of compulsory schooling 9 years (2000)
Number of students per teacher, primary school 29 students per teacher (1999-2000)
Government
Form of government Constitutional monarchy
Voting qualifications Universal at age 21
Constitution 13 September 1996
Armed forces
Total number of military personnel 196,300 (2001)
Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) 4.2 percent (2001)
Economy
Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) $34 billion (2001)
GDP per capita (U.S.$) $1,170 (2001)
GDP by economic sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing 15.6 percent (2001)
Industry 31.1 percent (2001)
Services 53.3 percent (2001)
Employment
Number of workers 11,778,846 (2001)
Workforce share of economic sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing 6 percent (1999)
Industry 33 percent (1999)
Services 61 percent (1999)
Unemployment rate 22 percent (1999)
National budget (U.S.$)
Total revenue $10.45 billion (1999)
Total expenditure $11.47 billion (1999)
Monetary unit
1 Moroccan dirham (DH), consisting of 100 centimes
Major trade partners for exports
France, Spain, United Kingdom, Italy, and Germany
Major trade partners for imports
France, Spain, Italy, Germany, and United Kingdom
Energy, Communications, and Transportation
Electricity production
Electricity from thermal sources 95.44 percent (2001 estimate)
Electricity from hydroelectric sources 4.56 percent (2001 estimate)
Electricity from nuclear sources 0 percent (2001 estimate)
Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources 0 percent (2001 estimate)
Number of radios per 1,000 people 247 (1997)
Number of telephones per 1,000 people 41 (2001)
Number of televisions per 1,000 people 156 (2000 estimate)
Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people 0.81 (2001)
Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people 28 (2000)
Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people 52 (1999)
Paved road as a share of total roads 56 percent (2000)
Sources
Basic Facts and People sections
Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org).
Health and Education section
Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org).
Government section
Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance.
Economy section
Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the latest Europa World Yearbook and various International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications.
Energy, Communication, and Transportation section
Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org).
Note
Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding.