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Country
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Morocco |
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Leader
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President: Idriss Deby
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King: King Mohammed VI
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Population
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10,975,648
| 32,309,239
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Life Expectancy
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48.690 years
| 76.110 years
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Capital City
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| Rabat
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Largest city
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| N'Djamena (population: 721,081) | Casablanca (population: 3,144,910) |
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Human Development Index
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0.389
| 0.646
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| GDP per capita |
| $5,100 US
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Literacy Rate
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25.7%
| 52.3%
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Corruption Perception Index
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1.6
| 3.5
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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5.2%
| 6.2%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
| 8.900%
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Death Penalty
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Legal
| Abolished in practice
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Political System
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republic
| constitutional monarchy
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Independence date
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| 2 March 1956 (from France)
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| Religions |
Muslim 53.1%, Catholic 20.1%, Protestant 14.2%, animist 7.3%, other 0.5%, unknown 1.7%, atheist 3.1% (1993 census)
| Muslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2%
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| Languages |
French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in south), more than 120 different languages and dialects
| Arabic (official), Berber dialects, French often the language of business, government, and diplomacy
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| Exports |
| clothing and textiles, electric components, inorganic chemicals, transistors, crude minerals, fertilizers (including phosphates), petroleum products, citrus fruits, vegetables, fish
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| External Debt |
| $28,080,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
| Moroccan dirhams (MAD) per US dollar - 7.526 (2008 est.), 8.3563 (2007), 8.7722 (2006), 8.865 (2005), 8.868 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
| 5.000%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 2
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| Location |
Central Africa, south of Libya
| Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara
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| Area |
1,284,000 km sq
| 446,550 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 1,835 km
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| Climate |
tropical in south, desert in north
| Mediterranean, becoming more extreme in the interior
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