Morocco Information: National holidays, Population
Morocco, officially known as the Kingdom of Morocco, is the most westerly of the North African countries. It is one of three countries besides Spain and France to have both Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines, separated from the rest of the continent by the towering Atlas Mountains and the Sahara desert.
Morocco Government
Country name:
Conventional long form: Kingdom of Morocco
Conventional short form: Morocco
Local long form: Al-Mamlakah al-Magribiyah
Local short form: Al-Maghrib
King : Mohammed VI of Morocco
Government type:
Constitutional Monarchy
Capital:
Name: Rabat
Geographic coordinates:
32.0000° N, 6.0000° W
Time difference:
Standard Time Zone in Morocco is GMT. Morocco is the same time as London, United Kingdom
Independence:
In 1956, France and Spain recognized the independence and sovereignty of Morocco.
National holidays:
- Independence Day: 18 November
- Throne Day: 30 July
- Revolution Day: 20 August
- Green March Day: 6 November
Constitution:
The first Constitution of Morocco was adopted in 1962 and in 1959, the enactment of the Dahir, legislation text governing public freedoms and freedom of expression. A referendum on constitutional reforms was held in Morocco on 1 July 2011.
Flag description:
Morocco flag is of a red field with a black-bordered green pentagram. Red has considerable historic significance in Morocco, proclaiming the descent of the royal Alaouite family from the Prophet Muhammad via Fatima. Red is also the color that was used by the Sherifs of Mecca and the Imams of Yemen.
National anthem:
Name: "Allah, al-Watan, al-Malik" (God, Homeland, Kind )
Lyrics/music: Ali Squalli Houssaini
Population:
2013 estimate 32,878,400
Country comparison to the world: 38
Age structure:
0-14 years: 27.4% (male 4,500,299/female 4,366,656)
15-24 years: 18.3% (male 2,943,080/female 2,974,999)
25-54 years: 41.4% (male 6,479,101/female 6,909,215)
55-64 years: 6.6% (male 1,070,995/female 1,070,631)
Median age:
Total: 27.3 years
Male: 26,7 years
Female: 27.8 years (2021 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.054% (2012 est.)
Birth rate:
18.97 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Death rate:
4.76 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Net migration rate:
-3.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Urbanization:
Urban population: 57.4% of total population (2011)
Rate of urbanization: 2.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
Casablanca 2,936,874; Fes 944,376 (2004)
Sex ratio:
At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
Under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female
Total population: 1.97 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
Total: 26.49 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 31.16 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 21.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
Total population: 74.47 years
Total fertility rate:
2.19 children born/woman (2011 est.)
HIV/aids - adult prevalence rate:
0.1% (2009 est.)
HIV/aids - deaths:
1,200 (2009 est.)
Nationality:
Noun: Moroccan(s)
Adjective: Moroccan
Ethnic groups:
Arabs 30%, Berber 70% (2006 census)
Religions:
Muslim (mostly Sunni) 99%, Jewish and Cristians 1%
Languages:
Arabic , Tamazirt. French widely understood by educated classes.
Literacy:
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 56.1%
Male: 68.9%
Female: 43.9% (2009 est.)
Education expenditures:
25.71% of GDP (2008)
Morocco Economy
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$166.12 billion (2011 est.)
$158.5 billion (2010 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate):
$97.17 billion (2012 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
4.9% (2011 est.)
3.7% (2010 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
$5,300 (2012 est.)
$5,200 (2011 est.)
$5,000 (2010 est.)
Note: data are in 2012 US dollars
GDP - composition by sector:
Agriculture: 14.7%
Industry: 32.8%
Services: 52.6% (2012est.)
Labour force - by occupation:
Agriculture: 44.6%
Industry: 19.8%
Services: 35.5% (2006 est.)
Unemployment rate:
8.8% (2012 est.)
8.9% (2011 est.)
Population below poverty line:
15% (2007 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
Lowest 10%: 2.7%
Highest 10%: 33.2% (2007)
Investment (gross fixed):
31.2% of GDP (2012 est.)
Public debt:
71.7% of GDP (2012 est.)
64.7% of GDP (2011 est.)
Central bank discount rate:
6.5% (31 December 2010)
3.31% (31 December 2009)
Stock of broad money:
$107.2 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$102.4 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Stock of domestic credit:
$104.9 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$104.9 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
Market value of publicly traded shares:
$60.09 billion (31 December 2011)
$69.15 billion (31 December 2010)
$62.91 billion (31 December 2009)
Agriculture - products:
barley, wheat, citrus fruits, grapes, vegetables, olives; livestock;
Industries:
Textiles, food processing, tourism, pharmaceuticals, hydrocarbons, construction, cement, metals.
Industrial production growth rate:
4.4% (2010 est.)
Electricity - production:
19.49 billion KwH (2008 est.)
Oil - production:
3,938 bbl/day (2010 est.)
Oil - consumption:
209,000 bbl/day (2010 est.)
Oil - exports:
89,300 bbl/day (2009 est.)
Oil - imports:
25,090 bbl/day (2009 est.)
Oil - proved reserves:
680,000 bbl (1 January 2011 est.)
Natural gas - production:
60 million cu m (2009 est.)
Natural gas - consumption:
560 million cu m (2009 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves:
1.444 billion cu m (1 January 2011 est.)
Current account balance:
$8,508 million (2012 est.)
$-8.337 billion (2011 est.)
Exports:
$25.34 billion (2010 est.)
$23.09 billion (2009 est.)
Exports - commodities:
clothing and textiles, electric components, inorganic chemicals, transistors, crude minerals, fertilizers (including phosphates), petroleum products, citrus fruits, vegetables, fish.
Exports - partners:
France 19.7%, Spain 18.2%, India 6.2%, Brazil 5%, US 4.6% (2011)
Imports - commodities:
crude petroleum, textile fabric, telecommunications equipment, wheat, gas and electricity, transistors, plastics.
Imports - partners:
Spain 17%, France 16%, China 12%, Germany 7%, Italy 5%
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$17.75 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$20.64 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
Debt - external:
$29.42 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$28.08 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
$49.93 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$47.78 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
$4.9 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
$4.272 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Communications
Telephones - main lines in use:
3,749 million(2009)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
31.928 million (2009)
Telephone system:
Composed of open-wire lines, cables, and microwave radio relay links; principal switching centers are Casablanca and Rabat; national network nearly 100% digital using fiber-optic links; improved rural service employs microwave radio relay; Internet available too.
Domestic: Large fixed-line teledensity is roughly 10 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership exceeds 100 per 100 persons.
International: country code :
country code + 212; landing point for the Atlas Offshore, Estepona-Tetouan, Euroafrica, Spain-Morocco, and SEA-ME-WE-3 fiber-optic telecommunications undersea cables that provide connectivity to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; microwave radio relay to Gibraltar, Spain, and Western Sahara; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Algeria; participant in Medarabtel; fiber-optic cable link from Agadir to Algeria and Tunisia.
Internet country code:
.ma
Internet hosts:
277,338 (2012)
Internet users:
55.0 %(2012)
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