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Country
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Morocco | 
Peru |
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Leader
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King: King Mohammed VI
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President: Ollanta Humala
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Population
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32,649,130
| 29,849,303
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Life Expectancy
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76.310 years
| 72.980 years
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Capital City
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Rabat
| Lima
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Largest city
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| Casablanca (population: 3,144,910) | Lima (population: 7,737,000) |
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Human Development Index
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0.646
| 0.788
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| GDP per capita |
$5,300 US
| $10,700 US
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Literacy Rate
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52.3%
| 87.7%
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Corruption Perception Index
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3.5
| 3.6
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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6.2%
| 29.2%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
8.800%
| 7.700%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
| Abolished except for special circumstances
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Political System
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constitutional monarchy
| constitutional republic
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Independence date
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2 March 1956 (from France)
| 28 July 1821 (from Spain)
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| Religions |
Muslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2%
| Roman Catholic 81%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.4%, other Christian 0.7%, other 0.6%, unspecified or none 16.3% (2003 est.)
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| Languages |
Arabic (official), Berber dialects, French often the language of business, government, and diplomacy
| Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, and a large number of minor Amazonian languages
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| Exports |
clothing and textiles, electric components, inorganic chemicals, transistors, crude minerals, fertilizers (including phosphates), petroleum products, citrus fruits, vegetables, fish
| copper, gold, zinc, crude petroleum and petroleum products, coffee, potatoes, asparagus, textiles, fishmeal
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| External Debt |
$29,420,000,000 $
| $38,910,000,000 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)
| nuevo sol (PEN) per US dollar - 2.9322 (2008 est.), 3.1731 (2007), 3.2742 (2006), 3.2958 (2005), 3.4132 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
4.800%
| 1.000%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
2
| 0
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| Location |
Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara
| Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador
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| Area |
446,550 km sq
| 1,285,216 km sq
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| Coastline |
1,835 km
| 2,414 km
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| Climate |
Mediterranean, becoming more extreme in the interior
| varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes
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