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GeographyLocation: Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara
Area: Land boundaries: total 2,002 km, Algeria 1,559 km, Western Sahara 443 km Coastline: 1,835 km
PeoplePopulation: 29,168,848 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 2.09% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 27.93 births/1,000 population Death rate: 5.97 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: -1.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 45.8 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 3.69 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: 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:
age 15 and over can read and write (1990)
Government
Names:
Type: constitutional monarchy Capital: Rabat Independence: 2 March 1956 (from France) Constitution: 10 March 1972, revised 4 September 1992
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $87.5 billion National product real growth rate: 8% National product per capita: $3,060 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 5.4% Unemployment rate: 16%
Electricity:
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