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 | MOROCCOgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): al-Maghrib |
| country code ISO: MA //; - FIPS: MO |
| location: Northwest Africa |
| time zone: +0 UT |
| surface (land) area: 458730 sq.km = 177117 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 36° N / South: 27° N / East: 1° W / West: 13° W |
| borders (land): Algeria, Western Sahara, [Mauritania] |
| borders (coastline): Atlantic Ocean |
| climate: several zones, from subtropical to arid tropical, with variations according to altitude |
| Government |
| independent since: 1956-03-02 |
| type of government: constitutional monarchy |
| capital: Rabat |
| administrative division: region (7) into province (40) + préfecture (22) |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1994): 25821,571, or: 26073,717 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 30367,293; or: 28705,000 / -; 2001: 28990,000 |
| population density: 63 per sq.km = 164 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 2,6% //; - doubling time: ca 25 years |
| birth rate: 24 - 28 per 1000 |
| death rate: 6 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 4 children per female |
| maternal mortality: 300 per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 46 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 69 years (male: 67; female: 72) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 40% //; - 15-59 years: 54% //; - 60+ years: 6% |
| urbanisation: 55% //; - urbanisation growth: 5% |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 26% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Arab 65%; Berber 33%; other less than 1% |
| languages: Arabic (official); Berber dialects, French |
| religious affiliation: Muslim (most of them Sunnî) 98,7%; Christian 1%; Jewish |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 2923 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 82% |
| people per physician: 2923 |
| people per hospital bed: 978 |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 61% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 36% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 10% |
| adult literacy: 50% (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Dirham = 100 francs |
| annual inflation rate: 3% |
| population below poverty line: 19% [source CA: 36%] |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 3300 per capita |
| GNI USD 1180 per capita //; - [ppp: 3450] |
| GDP growth: 0,6% |
| income: USD 1030 per capita |
| import: USD 8552 per capita //; - export: USD 4728 per capita |
| trade: USD 434 per capita //; - or 57% of GDP |
| trade partners: FR DE ES US IT IQ NL |
| human development index: 0,596 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 112 |
| female labour force: 35% |
| unemployment: 22% |
| tourism: 4 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 21% //; - grass land: 47% //; - wooded area: 20% //; - arid land and desert: ca 10% |
| agriculture: labour force: 46% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 19% |
| agricultural products: sugar beet & cane, wheat, potatoes, oranges, tomatoes, barley, olives, cane, wine grapes |
| livestock (million): asses: 1 / cattle: 2,7 / goats: 5,1 / horses: 0,15 / mules: 0,5 / pigs: 0,01 / poultry: 135 / sheep: 17,3 |
| fish catch: 785843 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 25% //; - part of industry in GDP: 31% |
| industrial products: food processing, chemicals, textiles, pottery & china, clothing, leather goods |
| mining products: phosphates, coal, iron, barytes, lead, copper, zinc, manganese |
| CO2 emission per capita: 1,2 |
| services: labour force: 29% //; - part of services in GDP: 50% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 352 |
| electricity use (per capita): 430 |
| annual water use (per capita): 499 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 57221, or 60513 km //; - of which paved: 56, or 50% //; - of which are motorways: 100 km |
| vehicles: 39 per 1000 |
| railways: 1893, or 1907 km //; - railways passenger/km: 1531 |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km |
| ownership telephone: 43 - 53 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 194 - 243 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 93 - 145 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 13 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: |
| personal computers: 12 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Jebel Toubkal 4165 m, Jebel M'Goun 4107, Jebel Tignousti 3825, Ari n'Ayachi 3747 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): none, or unknown; there are possibly a few tiny ones, nameless on maps |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): a few small artificial lakes |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: Moulouya, Sebou, Oum er Rbia, Tensift, Drâa, Bouregreg, Tensift, Ziz, Loukkos |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: none, or unknown |
| deserts: Sahara |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| surface area including Western Sahara: 698670 sq.km = 269757 sq.mi |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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