| Kingdom of Morocco ⵜⴰⴳⴻⵍⴷⵉⵜ ⵏ ⴻⵍⵎⴻⵖⵔⵉⴱ(Berber)
Tāgeldit n Elmeġrib(Berber)
المملكة المغربية(Arabic)
al-Māmlakah al-Māġribiyah(Arabic) |
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Motto: الله، الوطن، الملك (Arabic)
Allāh, al-Waṭan, al-Malik
ⴰⴽⵓⵛ, ⴰⵎⵓⵔ, ⴰⴳⴻⵍⵍⵉⴷ (Tamazight)
Akuc, Amur, Agellid
"God, Homeland, King" |
Anthem:
النشيد الوطني المغربي
"Cherifian Anthem"
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The dark red area shows the internationally recognized territory of Morocco. The striped area is the disputed territory of Western Sahara; Morocco administers most of this territory (in light red) as its Southern Provinces. |
| Capital | Rabat
34°02′N6°51′W / 34.033°N 6.85°W / 34.033; -6.85 |
| Largest city | Casablanca |
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| Official language(s) | Arabic[1]
Berber[2][a] |
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| Native languages | Berber, Moroccan Arabic, Hassaniya. [b] |
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| Ethnic groups | 99% Berbers and North African Arabs
0.9% Other
0.1% Jews[3] |
| Demonym | Moroccan |
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| Government | Unitaryparliamentaryconstitutional Monarchy |
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| - | King | Mohammed VI |
| - | Prime Minister | Abdelillah Benkirane |
| Legislature | Parliament |
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| - | Upper house | Assembly of Councillors |
| - | Lower house | Assembly of Representatives |
| Independence |
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| - | from France | March 2, 1956 |
| - | from Spain | April 7, 1956 |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 446,550 km2 [c] or 710,850 km²[c](58th/40th)
172,487 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 250 km² (0,056%) |
| Population |
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| - | 2012 estimate | 32,545,170[4] (38th) |
| - | Density | 71.6/km2 (122nd)
185.5/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $162.617 billion[5] |
| - | Per capita | $5,052[5] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $99.241 billion[5] |
| - | Per capita | $3,083[5] |
| HDI (2011) |  0.582 (medium) (130th) |
| Currency | Moroccan dirham (MAD) |
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| Time zone | WET(UTC+0) |
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| - | Summer (DST) | WEST (UTC+1) |
| Drives on the | right |
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| ISO 3166 code | MA |
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| Internet TLD | .ma |
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| Calling code | +212 |
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| a. ^French is also used in official government documents and by the business community, although it has no official status. b. ^ see also Languages of Morocco. c. ^ 446,550 km2 (172,410 sq mi) excludes all disputed territories.
710,850 km2 (274,460 sq mi) Includes Moroccan-administered territory of Western Sahara which is claimed by the Polisario Front as the Sahrawi Republic |
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