About Morocco

 

Location

Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara 

Area

446,550 sq km

Population

32,725,847 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 32.1%, 15-64 years: 63%, 65 years and over: 4.9%

Median age

23.61 years

Population growth rate

1.57 %

Ethnic groups

Arab-Berber 99.1%, other 0.7%, Jewish 0.2%

Religions

Muslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2%

Languages

Arabic (official), Berber dialects, French

Literacy

(Age 15 and over can read and write) total population: 51.7%; male: 64.1%; female: 39.4% (2003 est.)

Government type

Constitutional monarchy

Capital

Rabat

Legislative Branch

Bicameral Parliament

Judicial Branch

Supreme Court (judges are appointed on the recommendation of the Supreme Council of the Judiciary, presided over by the monarch)

Gross Domestic Product

$134.6 billion (2004 est.), per capita: 4,200 (2004 est.)

GDP Growth Rate

4.4% (2004 est.)