MOROCCO

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Morocco People

Country Name: Kingdom of Morocco

Capital City: Rabat

Population: 33,241,259 (July 2006)

Population Growth: 1.55% (2006)

Currency: Moroccan dirham (MAD)

Languages: Arabic (official)

Area: 446,550 sq km

Inflation Rate: 2.8% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 7.7% (2006)

Domain extension: .ma

PEOPLE OF MOROCCO

Age Structure 0-14 years:

31% (male 5,339,730/female 5,140,482)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

63.9% (male 10,750,240/female 10,815,470)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

5.1% (male 740,686/female 970,567) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

24.3 years

Median Age - male:

23.8 years

Median Age - female:

24.8 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

1.528% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

21.64 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

5.54 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

-0.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.05 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.039 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

0.994 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.763 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

0.994 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

71.22 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

68.88 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

73.67 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, and hepatitis A;vectorborne diseases: may be a significant risk in some locations during the transmission season (typically April through November) (2007)

Nationality:

Moroccan(s)

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 often the language of business, government, and diplomacy