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Capital: Rabat
Area size (Land only): 446300 sq. km Slightly smaller than Spain
Time zone: GMT
Currency: Dirham
Area code: (+) 212
Driving: Right
Climate description: Mediterranean climate along the northern coast and interior mountains but cooler along the Atlantic coast. Snowfall in the High Atlas and inland at lower levels summers are hot, while winter and spring days are chilly. Hot summers and mild winters in the Saharan region.
 

People
Standard of living
Economy & aid
Health
Disasters, conflict & migration
Language
The official language is Arabic. French and Spanish are also spoken, as is Berber with local variations.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population
2009 32.0 million U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009)
2007 31.1 million U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006 30.8 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2005 30.5 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2004 30.2 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2003 29.8 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2002 29.5 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2001 29.2 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2000 28.8 million U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
42.6 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)

Ethnic groups
Arab 70 percent, Berber 30 percent
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Mainly Sunni Muslim (99 percent). There are Christian and Jewish minorities.
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population
2007 60.0 percent U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006 59.3 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2005 58.7 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2004 58.0 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2003 57.3 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2002 56.6 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2001 55.9 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2000 55.1 percent U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1963
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
86 (2007)
Source: UNESCO

Percentage of population under 15
2005 30.3 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 31.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 31.9 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 31.8 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 32.2 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 34.7 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002


Average life expectancy
2005 70.4 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 70.0 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 69.7 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 68.5 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 68.1 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 67.6 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male
2005 68.3 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 67.8 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 67.5 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 66.6 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 66.2 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 65.8 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female
2005 72.7 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 72.2 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 71.9 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 70.3 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 69.9 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 69.5 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality
2007 32 per 1,000 live births U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006 34 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005 36 per 1,000 live births U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004 38 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003 36 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 39 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 39 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 41 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five
2007 34 per 1,000 live births U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006 37 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005 40 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004 43 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003 39 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 43 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 44 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 46 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel
1997-2005 63 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004 63 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003 40 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002 40 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001 40 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000 40 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Maternal mortality
2005 240 per 100,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000 220 per 100,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)
2005 126 UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 123 UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 124 UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 125 UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 126 UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 123 UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)
2000-2007 10 percent U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2000-2006 10 percent UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
1996-2005 10 percent UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
1996-2004 9 percent UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
1995-2003 9 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002 9 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001 9 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000 No data available percent

Percentage of undernourished population
2003-2005 <5 percent U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2008
2002-2004average 6 percent U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average 6 percent FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.
Population with access to improved water
2006 83 percent UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004 81 percent UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002 80 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000 80 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Population with access to improved sanitation
2006 72 percent UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004 73 percent UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002 61 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000 68 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Literacy - average
2004 52.3 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 50.7 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 50.7 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 49.8 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 48.9 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male
2004 65.7 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 63.3 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 63.3 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 62.6 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 61.8 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female
2004 39.6 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 38.3 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 38.3 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 37.2 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 36.1 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones
2008 95 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2007 77 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2006 41 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2005 44 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2004 43 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2003 41 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2002 38 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2001 41 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2000 49 per 1,000 people ITU 2009

Cellular telephone subscribers
2008 722 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2007 642 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2006 519 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2005 406 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2004 310 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2003 247 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2002 210 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2001 164 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2000 81 per 1,000 people ITU 2009

Internet users
2008 326 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2007 211 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2006 199 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2005 146 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2004 113 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2003 33 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2002 23 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2001 14 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2000 7 per 1,000 people ITU 2009

Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)
2008 80 (joint) Transparency International 2008
2007 72 (joint) Transparency International 2007
2006 79 (joint) Transparency International
2005 78 (joint) Transparency International
2004 77 (joint) Transparency International
2003 70 (joint) Transparency International
2002 52 (joint) Transparency International
2001 Not ranked
2000 37 (joint) Transparency International

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

International humanitarian aid flows
Access the Financial Tracking Service, a global real-time database which records all reported humanitarian aid - including that for NGOs, the Red Cross/Crescent Movement, bilateral aid, in-kind aid and private donations - searchable by country.
Source: Financial Tracking Service, ReliefWeb

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day
1990-2005 2.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004 2.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003 <2 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1990-2002 <2 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2001 <2 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

GNI per capita, Atlas method
2007 2290 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006 2170 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005 2000 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004 1780 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003 1500 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002 1330 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001 1350 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000 1340 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.
GDP
2007 75.1 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006 65.6 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005 59.5 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004 56.9 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003 49.8 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002 40.4 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001 37.7 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000 37.0 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Annual GDP growth
2006 8.0  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005 2.4  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004 5.2  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003 6.1  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002 3.3  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001 7.6  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000 1.8  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation
2007 3.8 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006 1.5 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005 1.5 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004 1.0 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003 0.7 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002 1.1 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001 0.8 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000 -0.6 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
2.6 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
30.9 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Physicians
2000-2004 51 per 100,000 people UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004 51 per 100,000 people UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003 49 per 100,000 people UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002 49 per 100,000 people UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)
2007 0.1 percent U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2006 0.1 percent U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2005 0.1 percent U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2004 0.1 percent U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2003 0.1 percent U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008

Malaria
Very limited risk due to P.vivax which may exist from May to October in certain rural areas of Chefchaouen Province.
Source: WHO

TB cases
2007 92 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2006 94 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2005 97 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2004 100 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2003 103 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2002 106 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2001 109 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2000 112 per 100,000 people WHO 2009

Chronology of natural disasters
Access EM-DAT, a database of natural disasters from 1900 to the present - death tolls and numbers of affected people - searchable by country.
Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium

Number of refugees originating here
2008 3533 UNHCR
2007 4039 UNHCR
2006 4710 Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005 2920 UNHCR
2004 1319 UNHCR
2003 1291 UNHCR
2002 1269 UNHCR
2001 363 UNHCR
2000 392 UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here
2008 766 UNHCR
2007 786 UNHCR
2006 503 UNHCR
2005 219 UNHCR
2004 2121 UNHCR
2003 2121 UNHCR
2002 2127 UNHCR
2001 2091 UNHCR
2000 2105 UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate
No data available

Landmine casualties per year
2007 1 Landmine Monitor Report 2008
2006 1 Landmine Monitor Report 2008
2004 No data available Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003 0 Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
No
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military
2005 4.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 4.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 4.2 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 4.3 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 4.1 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 4.2 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of GDP spent on education
2002-2005 6.7 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2002-2004 6.3 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2000-2002 6.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1999-2001 5.1 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1998-2000 5.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health
2004 1.7 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004 1.7 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002 1.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001 2.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000 1.3 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003


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