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Morocco |
Capital: Rabat
Languages: Arabic (official), Berber dialects, French often the language of business, government, and diplomacy
Currency: Moroccan dirham (MAD)
Background: Morocco's long struggle for independence from France ended in 1956. The internationalized city of Tangier was turned over to the new country that same year. Morocco virtually annexed Western Sahara during the late 1970s, but final resolution on the status of the territory remains unresolved. Gradual political reforms in the 1990s resulted in the establishment of a bicameral legislature in 1997.
PEOPLE
Population: 33,757,175 (July 2007 est.); 31,627,428 (July 2010 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
2007
Total Population: 71.22 years
Male: 68.88 years
Female: 73.67 years (2007 est.)
2010
Total population: 75.69 years
Male: 72.63 years
Female: 78.9 years (2010 est.)
Age structure:
2007
0-14 years: 31% (male 5,339,730/female 5,140,482)
15-64 years: 63.9% (male 10,750,240/female 10,815,470)
65 years and over: 5.1% (male 740,686/female 970,567) (2007 est.)
2010
0-14 years: 28.7% (male 4,548,808/female 4,418,768)
15-64 years: 65.4% (male 10,009,928/female 10,437,103)
65 years and over: 6% (male 851,190/female 1,019,377) (2010 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.528% (2007 est.); 1.077% (2010 est.)
Population below poverty line: 19% (2005 est.); 15% (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate: 0.1% (2006 est.); 0.1% (2007 est.)
People living with HIV/AIDS: 19,000 (2006 est.); 21,000 (2007 est.)
Literacy - definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total Population: 52.3%
Male: 65.7%
Female: 39.6% (2004 census)
Refugees and Internally Displaced People: N/A
ECONOMY
Unemployment rate: 7.7% (2006 est.); 9.1% (2009 est.)
Labour force by Occupation: agriculture: 40%; industry: 15%; services: 45% (2003 est.)
Agricultural Products: barley, wheat, citrus, wine, vegetables, olives; livestock
Industries: phosphate rock mining and processing, food processing, leather goods, textiles, construction, tourism
Exports - Commodities: clothing, fish, inorganic chemicals, transistors, crude minerals, fertilizers (including phosphates), petroleum products, fruits, vegetables
Exports - Partners:
France 21.1%, Spain 20.2%, UK 4.8%, Italy 4.6%, India 4% (2006)
Spain 22.02%, France 20.22%, India 4.91%, Italy 4% (2009)
Imports - Commodities: crude petroleum, textile fabric, telecommunications equipment, wheat, gas and electricity, transistors, plastics
Imports - Partners:
France 17.6%, Spain 13.5%, Saudi Arabia 6.9%, China 6.9%, Italy 6.4%, Germany 6% (2006)
France 16.95%, Spain 14.72%, China 7.1%, Italy 6.76%, Germany 6.28%, US 5.66%, Saudi Arabia 5.11% (2009)
ENVIRONMENT
Environment - Current issues: land degradation/desertification (soil erosion resulting from farming of marginal areas, overgrazing, destruction of vegetation); water supplies contaminated by raw sewage; siltation of reservoirs; oil pollution of coastal waters
Natural hazards: northern mountains geologically unstable and subject to earthquakes; periodic droughts
Source: CIA World Factbook
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