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Country
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Morocco | 
Armenia |
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Leader
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King: King Mohammed VI
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President: Serge Sarkisian
|
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Population
|
32,309,239
| 2,970,495
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
76.110 years
| 73.490 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Rabat
| Yerevan
|
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Largest city
|
| Casablanca (population: 3,144,910) | Yerevan (population: 1,093,480) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.646
| 0.777
|
| GDP per capita |
$5,100 US
| $5,500 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
52.3%
| 99.4%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
|
3.5
| 2.9
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
6.2%
| 8.4%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
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| Unemployment Rate |
8.900%
| 5.900%
|
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Death Penalty
|
Abolished in practice
| Abolished
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Political System
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constitutional monarchy
| republic
|
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Independence date
|
2 March 1956 (from France)
| 21 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
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| Religions |
Muslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2%
| Armenian Apostolic 94.7%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi (monotheist with elements of nature worship) 1.3%
|
| Languages |
Arabic (official), Berber dialects, French often the language of business, government, and diplomacy
| Armenian 97.7%, Yezidi 1%, Russian 0.9%, other 0.4% (2001 census)
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| Exports |
clothing and textiles, electric components, inorganic chemicals, transistors, crude minerals, fertilizers (including phosphates), petroleum products, citrus fruits, vegetables, fish
| pig iron, unwrought copper, nonferrous metals, diamonds, mineral products, foodstuffs, energy
|
| External Debt |
$28,080,000,000 $
| $7,336,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
Moroccan dirhams (MAD) per US dollar - 7.526 (2008 est.), 8.3563 (2007), 8.7722 (2006), 8.865 (2005), 8.868 (2004)
| drams (AMD) per US dollar - 303.93 (2008 est.), 344.06 (2007), 414.69 (2006), 457.69 (2005), 533.45 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
5.000%
| 2.800%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
2
| 6
|
| Location |
Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara
| Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey
|
| Area |
446,550 km sq
| 29,743 km sq
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| Coastline |
1,835 km
| 0 km
|
| Climate |
Mediterranean, becoming more extreme in the interior
| highland continental, hot summers, cold winters
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