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Name: Kingdom of Morocco

Government: Constitutional Monarchy

Ruler: King Mohammed VI

Capital: Rabat

Geographic Location: Northwest Africa; borders Algeria & Mauritania

Geography: Mountains, Desert, Beaches, Forests, Oases, Canyons, Plains, Valleys, Plateaus

Bodies of Water: Atlantic Ocean; Gibraltar Strait; Mediterranean Sea

Population: 32 million

Literacy Rate: 52%

Currency: Moroccan Dirham

Annual Per Capita GNP: $1400

Unemployment Rate: 10.5%

Arable Land: 20%

Agriculture: wheat, barley, wine, fruit, vegetables, livestock

Natural Resources: phosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, fish, salt

Industries: textiles, tourism, leather goods, food processing, phosphate mining & processing, construction

Climate: Mild & humid along coast; Hot & dry inland and in south; Cold, snowy winters in mountains

Largest Cities: Casablanca(3.3 million); Rabat(1.6 million)

Average Winter Temperature: 18°F

Average Summer Temperature: 95°F

Time Difference: GMT/UTC

Telephone Country Code: 212

Area: 172,000 sq miles

Languages: Arabic, Berber, French, Spanish,

Ethnicity: Arab, Berber, Andalusian, Sub-Saharan African

Religion: Sunni Muslim(99.8%); Christian(1%); Jewish(0.2%)