Morocco Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Capital Area Kingdom of Morocco Rabat 453,730 sq km 175,186 sq mi PEOPLE Population 34,272,968 (2008 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate 1.50 percent (2008 estimate) Projected population in 2025 42,553,182 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 50,871,553 (2050 estimate) Population density 77 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) 199 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) Urban/rural distribution Share urban 59 percent (2005 estimate) Share rural 41 percent (2005 estimate) Largest cities, with population Casablanca 2,933,684 (2004) Rabat 1,622,860 (2004) Fès 946,815 (2004) M arrakech 823,200 (2007 estimate) Tangier 703,614 (2007 estimate) Ethnic groups Arab, Berber, mixed Arab-Berber O ther 99 percent 1 percent Languages Arabic (official), Derija (Moroccan Arabic), Berber dialects, French Religious affiliations Muslim 98 percent Christian 1 percent Nonreligious and other 1 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Total Female 71.5 years (2008 estimate) 74 years (2008 estimate) Male Infant mortality rate 69.1 years (2008 estimate) 38 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 1,943 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 1,250 people (2002) Literacy rate Total 53.5 percent (2005 estimate) Female 41.5 percent (2005 estimate) Male 65.6 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Number of years of compulsory schooling Number of students per teacher, primary school 6.6 percent (2002-2003) 9 years (2002-2003) 28 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENT Form of government Constitutional monarchy Voting qualifications Universal at age 18 Constitution Armed forces Total number of military personnel Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) 4 September 1992; amended 1996 200,800 (2004) 4.2 percent (2003) ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) $65 billion (2006) GDP per capita (U.S.$) $2,144.60 (2006) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 15.7 percent (2006) I ndustry 27.8 percent (2006) Services 56.5 percent (2006) Employment Number of workers 11,314,809 (2006) Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 45 percent (2006) I ndustry 20 percent (2006) Services 36 percent (2006) Unemployment rate 9.7 percent (2006) National budget (U.S.$) Total revenue $16.45 billion (2006) Total expenditure $16.92 billion (2006) Monetary unit 1 Moroccan dirham (DH), consisting of 100 centimes Major trade partners for exports France, Spain, United Kingdom, Italy, and Germany Major trade partners for imports France, Spain, United Kingdom, Italy, and Germany ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Electricity from thermal sources Electricity from hydroelectric sources Electricity from nuclear sources Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources Number of radios per 1,000 people 94.21 percent (2003 estimate) 4.74 percent (2003 estimate) 0 percent (2003 estimate) 1.05 percent (2003 estimate) 247 (1997) Number of telephones per 1,000 people 45 (2005) Number of televisions per 1,000 people 156 (2000 estimate) Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people 1.2 (2003) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people 28 (2000) Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people 45 (2002) Paved road as a share of total roads 57 percent (2004) SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
