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PEOPLE

Language
The official language is Arabic. French and Spanish are also spoken, as is Berber with local variations.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2009	32.0 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009)
2007	31.1 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	30.8 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	30.5 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	30.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	29.8 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	29.5 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	29.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	28.8 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
42.6 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)

Ethnic groups
Arab 70 percent, Berber 30 percent
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Mainly Sunni Muslim (99 percent). There are Christian and Jewish minorities.
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	60.0 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	59.3 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	58.7 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	58.0 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	57.3 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	56.6 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	55.9 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	55.1 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1963
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
86 (2007)
Source: UNESCO

Percentage of population under 15

2005	30.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	31.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	31.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	31.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	32.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	34.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

USEFUL INFORMATION

Time zone
GMT

Climate description
Mediterranean climate along the northern coast and interior mountains but cooler along the Atlantic coast. Snowfall in the High Atlas and inland at lower levels summers are hot, while winter and spring days are chilly. Hot summers and mild winters in the Saharan region.

Currency
Dirham

Telephone dialling code
(+) 212

Driving (left/right)
Right

STANDARD OF LIVING

Average life expectancy

2005	70.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	70.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	69.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	68.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	68.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	67.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	68.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	67.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	67.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	66.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	66.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	65.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	72.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	72.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	71.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	70.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	69.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	69.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2007	32 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	34 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	36 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	38 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	36 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	39 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	39 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	41 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2007	34 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	37 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	40 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	43 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	39 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	43 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	44 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	46 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	63 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004	63 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003	40 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	40 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	40 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	40 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Maternal mortality

2005	240 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	220 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	126	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	123	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	124	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	125	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	126	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	123	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)

2000-2007	10 percent	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2000-2006	10 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
1996-2005	10 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
1996-2004	9 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
1995-2003	9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	No data available percent

Percentage of undernourished population

2003-2005	<5 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2008
2002-2004average	6 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	6 percent	FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water

2006	83 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	81 percent	UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002	80 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	80 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Population with access to improved sanitation

2006	72 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	73 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002	61 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	68 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Literacy - average

2004	52.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	50.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	50.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	49.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	48.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male

2004	65.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	63.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	63.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	62.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	61.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	39.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	38.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	38.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	37.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	36.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2008	95 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	77 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	41 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	44 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	43 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	41 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	38 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	41 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	49 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Cellular telephone subscribers

2008	722 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	642 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	519 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	406 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	310 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	247 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	210 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	164 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	81 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Internet users

2008	326 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	211 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	199 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	146 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	113 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	33 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	23 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	14 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	7 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)

2008	80 (joint)	Transparency International 2008
2007	72 (joint)	Transparency International 2007
2006	79 (joint)	Transparency International
2005	78 (joint)	Transparency International
2004	77 (joint)	Transparency International
2003	70 (joint)	Transparency International
2002	52 (joint)	Transparency International
2001	Not ranked
2000	37 (joint)	Transparency International

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

ECONOMY & AID

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day

1990-2005	2.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	2.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	<2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1990-2002	<2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2001	<2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2007	2290 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	2170 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	2000 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	1780 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	1500 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	1330 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	1350 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	1340 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2007	75.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	65.6 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	59.5 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	56.9 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	49.8 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	40.4 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	37.7 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	37.0 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Annual GDP growth

2006	8.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	2.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	5.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	6.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	3.3 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	7.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	1.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation

2007	3.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	1.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	1.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	1.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	0.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	1.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	0.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	-0.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
2.6 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
30.9 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

HEALTH

Physicians

2000-2004	51 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	51 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	49 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	49 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)

2007	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2006	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2005	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2004	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2003	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008

Malaria
Very limited risk due to P.vivax which may exist from May to October in certain rural areas of Chefchaouen Province.
Source: WHO

TB cases

2007	92 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2006	94 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2005	97 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2004	100 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2003	103 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2002	106 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2001	109 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2000	112 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009

CONFLICT & MIGRATION

Number of refugees originating here

2008	3533	UNHCR
2007	4039	UNHCR
2006	4710	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	2920	UNHCR
2004	1319	UNHCR
2003	1291	UNHCR
2002	1269	UNHCR
2001	363	UNHCR
2000	392	UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here

2008	766	UNHCR
2007	786	UNHCR
2006	503	UNHCR
2005	219	UNHCR
2004	2121	UNHCR
2003	2121	UNHCR
2002	2127	UNHCR
2001	2091	UNHCR
2000	2105	UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

	No data available

No data available

Landmine casualties per year

2007	1	Landmine Monitor Report 2008
2006	1	Landmine Monitor Report 2008
2004	No data available	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
No
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military

2005	4.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	4.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	4.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	4.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	4.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	4.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	6.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2002-2004	6.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2000-2002	6.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1999-2001	5.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1998-2000	5.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	1.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004	1.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	1.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	2.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	1.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003