Morocco.
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Capital - Rabat
Language - Arabic (official), Berber dialects, French often the language of business, government, and diplomacy
Population - 33,757,175 (July 2007 est.)
Geography - total: 446,550 sq km
Area-comparative - slightly larger than California
Climate - Mediterranean, becoming more extreme in the interior
Religion - Muslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2%
Ethnic Groups - Arab-Berber 99.1%, other 0.7%, Jewish 0.2%
Life expectations - total population: 71.22 years
male: 68.88 years
female: 73.67 years (2007 est.)
Literacy - definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 51.7%
male: 64.1%
female: 39.4% (2003 est.)
Government type - constitutional monarchy
Exports - $11.72 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Export Commodities - clothing, fish, inorganic chemicals, transistors, crude minerals, fertilizers (including phosphates), petroleum products, fruits, vegetables
GDP per capita - 4,400 (2006 est.)
Natural Ressources - phosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, fish, salt
Natural Hazards - northern mountains geologically unstable and subject to earthquakes; periodic droughts
