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المملكة
المغربية Al-Mamlaka al-Maghribiyya
Kingdom
of
Morocco
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Motto: "Allāh,
al Waţan, al
Malik" (transliteration) |
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| Capital | Rabat 34°02′N
6°51′W
/ 34.033,
-6.85 |
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| Largest city | Casablanca | |
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| Official languages | Arabic,[1] others commonly used unofficially. | |
| Ethnic groups | 99.1% Arab-Berber, 0.7% other, 0.2% Jewish | |
| Demonym | Moroccan | |
| Government | Constitutional monarchy | |
| - | King | Mohammed VI |
| - | Prime Minister | Abbas El Fassi |
| Unification | 1554 | |
| - | Unified by Saadi dynasty | 1554 |
| - | Alaouite dynasty (present) | 1666 |
| - | Independence from France | March 2, 1956 |
| - | Independence from Spain | April 7, 1956 |
| Area | ||
| - | Total |
446,550* km² (57th) 172,414 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 250km² |
| Population | ||
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| - | 2007 estimate | 33,757,175 (37th) |
| - | Density |
70/km² (122nd) 181/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2006 estimate | |
| - | Total | $152.5 billion (54th) |
| - | Per capita | $4,600 (109th) |
| HDI (2007) | ▲ 0.646 (medium) (126th) | |
| Currency | Moroccan
dirham (MAD) |
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| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) | |
| - | Summer (DST) | WEST (UTC+1) |
| Internet TLD | .ma | |
| Calling code | +212 | |
| *All data excludes Western Sahara, much of which is under Moroccan de facto administrative control. | ||
| 1 | French is widely used in the government in official texts, and in the business community, though neither instance is 'official.' Moroccan Arabic, an Arabic vernacular is the most common native language. Amazigh or Berber languages are also widely spoken. | |