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| Kingdom of Morocco
المملكة المغربية (Arabic)
ⵜⴰⴳⵍⴷⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵍⵎⴰⵖⵔⵉⴱ (Berber) |
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Motto: الله، الوطن، الملك (Arabic)
Allāh, al-Waṭan, al-Malik
Akuc, Amur, Agellid (Berber)
"God, Homeland, King" |
Anthem:
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| Capital |
Rabat
 34°02′N 6°51′W |
| Largest city |
Casablanca |
| Official language(s) |
Arabic,[1] Amazigh[2][a] |
| Native languages |
Moroccan Arabic, Tachelhit, Central Atlas Tamazight Tarifit, Hassaniya. [b] |
| Ethnic groups |
99.1% Arab-Berber
0.7% Other
0.2% Jews [3] |
| Demonym |
Moroccan |
| Government |
Unitary parliamentary democracy and Constitutional Monarchy |
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King |
Mohammed VI |
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Prime Minister |
Abbas El Fassi |
| Legislature |
Parliament |
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Upper House |
Assembly of Councillors |
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Lower House |
Assembly of Representatives |
| Monarchy |
110 BC |
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Kingdom of Mauretania |
110 BC – 40 AD |
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Alaouite dynasty |
1666–modern day |
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Independence from France |
March 2, 1956 |
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Independence 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 |
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Water (%) |
250 km² (0,056%) |
| Population |
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2011 estimate |
32,208,557[4] (38th) |
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2004 census |
29,680,069[5] |
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Density |
71.6/km2 (122nd)
185.5/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) |
2011 estimate |
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Total |
$163.181 billion[6] |
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Per capita |
$5,069.783[6] |
| GDP (nominal) |
2011 estimate |
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Total |
$101.767 billion[6] |
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Per capita |
$3,161.728[6] |
| HDI (2010) |
 0.567 (medium) (114th) |
| Currency |
Moroccan dirham (MAD) |
| Time zone |
WET (UTC+0) |
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Summer (DST) |
WEST (UTC+1) |
| Drives on the |
right |
| ISO 3166 code |
MA |
| Internet TLD |
.ma |
| Calling code |
+212 |
| 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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