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Country
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Morocco | 
Thailand |
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Leader
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King: King Mohammed VI
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Head of state: King Bhumibol Adulyadej
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Population
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32,649,130
| 67,448,120
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Life Expectancy
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76.310 years
| 74.050 years
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Capital City
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Rabat
| Bangkok
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Largest city
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| Casablanca (population: 3,144,910) | Bangkok (population: 5,104,480) |
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Human Development Index
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0.646
| 0.786
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| GDP per capita |
$5,300 US
| $10,000 US
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Literacy Rate
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52.3%
| 92.6%
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Corruption Perception Index
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3.5
| 3.5
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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6.2%
| 12.7%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Chaleo Yoovidhya ($3.7bn US)
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| Unemployment Rate |
8.800%
| 0.600%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
| Legal
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Political System
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constitutional monarchy
| constitutional monarchy
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Independence date
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2 March 1956 (from France)
| 1238 (traditional founding date; never colonized)
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| Religions |
Muslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2%
| Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1% (2000 census)
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| Languages |
Arabic (official), Berber dialects, French often the language of business, government, and diplomacy
| Thai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects
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| Exports |
clothing and textiles, electric components, inorganic chemicals, transistors, crude minerals, fertilizers (including phosphates), petroleum products, citrus fruits, vegetables, fish
| textiles and footwear, fishery products, rice, rubber, jewelry, automobiles, computers and electrical appliances
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| External Debt |
$29,420,000,000 $
| $126,400,000,000 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)
| baht per US dollar - 33.37 (2008 est.), 34.52 (2007), 37.882 (2006), 40.22 (2005), 40.222 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
4.800%
| 1.800%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
2
| 4
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| Location |
Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara
| Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma
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| Area |
446,550 km sq
| 513,120 km sq
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| Coastline |
1,835 km
| 3,219 km
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| Climate |
Mediterranean, becoming more extreme in the interior
| tropical; rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May to September); dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March); southern isthmus always hot and humid
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