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People of Morocco

Population:33,757,175 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 31% (male 5,339,730/female 5,140,482)
15-64 years: 63.9% (male 10,750,240/female 10,815,470)
65 years and over: 5.1% (male 740,686/female 970,567) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 24.3 years
male: 23.8 years
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
under 15 years: 1.039 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.994 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.763 male(s)/female
total population: 0.994 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 38.85 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 42.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 34.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 71.22 years
male: 68.88 years
female: 73.67 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:2.62 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:0.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:15,000 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:NA
Major infectious diseases:degree of risk: intermediate
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:noun: Moroccan(s)
adjective: Moroccan
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
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 52.3%
male: 65.7%
female: 39.6% (2004 census)

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

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  • 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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