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Communications of Morocco

Telephones - main lines in use:1.266 million (2006)
Telephones - mobile cellular:16.005 million (2006)
Telephone system:general assessment: modern system with all important capabilities; however, density is low with only 4 main lines available for each 100 persons
domestic: good system composed of open-wire lines, cables, and microwave radio relay links; Internet available but expensive; principal switching centers are Casablanca and Rabat; national network nearly 100% digital using fiber-optic links; improved rural service employs microwave radio relay
international: country code - 212; 7 submarine cables; 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 (1998)
Radio broadcast stations:AM 27, FM 25, shortwave 6 (1998)
Radios:6.64 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations:35 (plus 66 repeaters) (1995)
Televisions:3.1 million (1997)
Internet country code:.ma
Internet hosts:3,218 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):8 (2000)
Internet users:4.6 million (2005)

Morocco Quickstats

  • Population: 33,757,175 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 446,550 sq km
  • Density: 70 /km² (122nd)
  • GDP (total): $152.5 billion (54th)
  • GDP (per capita): $152.5 billion (54th)
  • Literacy: 52.3%

Languages of Morocco

Useful to know

  • Currency: Moroccan dirham (MAD)
  • Dial code: +212

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Morocco Internet

  • Usage: 4,600,000
  • Penetration: 15.1 %
  • Top Domain: .mo

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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