Marocco

Kingdom of Morocco

GEOGRAPHY:
Location:----------------- Northern Africa
Area:
Total area:--- 446,550 sq. km
Land area:--- 446,300 sq. km
Capital city:------------- Rabat
Natural Resources:---------------- Phosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead,
zinc, fish, salt

PEOPLE:
Population:---------------- 29,114,497
Literacy rate:-------------- 43.7% of total population, (Males:56.6%,
Females:31%)
Languages:------------------ Arabic (official), berber dialects, french the
language of business, government, and diplomacy
Religious:----------------- 98.7%- Muslim, 1.1%-Christian, 0.2%-Jewish

VITAL STATISTICS:
Birth rate:------------- 26.83 (per 1,000 population)(1997)
Death rate:------------- 5.58 (per 1,000 population)
Infant Mortality rate:------------ 40.7 (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Fertility rate:--------------- 3.47 (per woman)
Life Expectancy at birth:
Total population:--- 70.08 (Males:68.04, Females:72.21)

GOVERNMENT:
Type of Government:-------------- Constitutional Monarchy
Independence:-------------- March 2, 1956 (from Italy)
President:-------------- King Hassan II
Prime Minister:------------ Abderrahmane Youssoufi

ECONOMY:
GDP:--------------- purchasing power parity - $97.6 billion (1996)
GDP real growth rate:--- 9%
GDP per capita:--- $3,000
Inflation rate (consumer prices):------------- 5%
National budget:
Revenues:--- $10.4 billion
Expenditures:--- $10.75 billion
External Debt:-------------- $23.4 billion
Currency:--------------- 1 Moroccan dirhan = 100 centimes
Labor force:--------------- 7.4 million (1995)
Unemployment rate:---------------- 20%
Agriculture:---------------- Barley, olives, citrus, vegetables, livestock, wine,
wheat
Industries:--------------- Phosphates rock mining processing, food
processing, leather goods, textiles, constructions, tourism.
Exports:---------------- $7.7 billion
Commodities:--- food & beverages, semiprocessed foods, consumer
goods, phosphates
Imports:---------------- $9.8 billion
Commodities:--- Capital goods, semiprocessed goods, raw materials, fuel
& lubricants, food & beverages, consumer goods.

DEFENCE:
Defence Expenditures:--------------- Exchange rate conversion - $1.38
billion, 4.1% of GDP

Geography:Morocco is located in northwest Africa just south of Spain.