STATISTICS: MOROCCO

Morocco Official name: Al-Mamlakah al-Maghribiyah (Kingdom of Morocco). Form of government: constitutional monarchy with two legislative houses (House of Councillors ; House of Representatives ). Chief of state and head of government: King assisted by Prime Minister. Capital: Rabat. Official language: Arabic. Official religion: Islam. Monetary unit: 1 Moroccan dirham (DH) = 100 Moroccan francs; valuation (Sept. 25, 1998) 1 U.S.$ = DH 9.28; 1 = DH 15.80. Demography Area{1}: 274,460 sq mi, 710,850 sq km. Population (1998): 28,060,000{1}. Density (1998): persons per sq mi 102.2, persons per sq km 39.5. Urban-rural (1996): urban 48.9%; rural 51.1%. Sex distribution (1996): male 50.06%; female 49.94%. Age breakdown (1995): under 15, 36.1%; 15-29, 29.8%, 30-44, 18.9%; 45-59, 9.0%; 60-74, 5.0%; 75 and over, 1.2%. Population projection{1}: (2000) 29,157,000; (2010) 34,426,000. Ethnolinguistic composition (1995): Arabic 65%; Berber 33%; other 2%. Religious affiliation (1995): Muslim (mostly Sunni) 99.8%; Christian 0.1%; other (mostly Jewish) 0.1%. Major urban areas (1994): Casablanca 2,941,000; Rabat-Sal 1,386,000; Fs 510,000. Vital statistics Birth rate per 1,000 population (1995): 27.9 (world avg. 25.0). Death rate per 1,000 population (1995): 6.0 (world avg. 9.3). Natural increase rate per 1,000 population (1995): 21.9 (world avg. 15.7). Life expectancy at birth (1995): male 67.0 years; female 71.0 years. Major causes of death (1989){2}: childhood diseases 22.9%; circulatory diseases 15.4%; accidents 7.3%; infectious and parasitic diseases 6.3%; cancers 5.6%. National economy Budget. Revenue (1995): DH 87,172,000,000 (current account taxes 69.8%, of which value-added taxes 5.5%; capital revenue 22.6%; customs and stamp duties 7.5%). Expenditures (1995): DH 82,015,000,000 (current expenditure 76.0%, of which administrative expenses 52.2%, debt payment 20.5%; capital expenditure 24.0%). Public debt (external, outstanding; 1996): U.S.$20,774,000,000. Tourism (1995): receipts U.S.$1,163,000,000; expenditures U.S.$302,000,000. Production (metric tons except as noted). Agriculture, forestry, fishing (1997): sugar beets 2,595,000, wheat 2,316,500, barley 1,324,000, potatoes 1,145,000, sugar cane 900,000, tomatoes 895,000, oranges 794,800; livestock (number of live animals) 16,500,000 sheep, 5,500,000 goats, 2,550,000 cattle, 115,000,000 chickens; roundwood (1996) 2,371,000 cu m; fish catch (1995) 846,201. Mining and quarrying (value of production in DH '000,000; 1994): phosphate rock 3,600.0; zinc 276.9; lead 234.1; copper 140.6. Manufacturing (value added in DH '000,000; 1994) food 10,159; chemical products 5,951; textiles 4,108. Construction (authorized, urban areas; 1994): residential 7,069,557 sq m, nonresidential 998,424 sq m. Energy production (consumption): electricity (kW-hr; 1994) 10,773,000,000 (11,693,000,000); coal (metric tons; 1994) 650,000 (2,200,000); crude petroleum (barrels; 1994) 60,800 (50,030,800); petroleum products (metric tons; 1994) 5,659,000 (6,792,000); natural gas (cu m; 1994) 25,100,000 (25,100,000). Population economically active (1994): total 8,694,000; activity rate 32.8% (participation rates : over age 15, 52.4%; unemployed 16.0%). Gross national product (1996): U.S,$34,936,000,000 (U.S.$1,290 per capita). Household income and expenditure. Average household size (1994) 5.9; expenditure (1994){3}: food 45.2%, housing 12.5%, transportation 7.6%. Foreign trade{4} Imports (1995): DH 72,869,000,000 (capital goods 22.3%; food, beverages, and tobacco 16.0%; energy products 13.8%; consumer goods 11.0%). Major import sources: France 21.8%; Spain 8.5%; U.S. 6.5%; Germany 6.3%. Exports (1995): DH 40,240,000,000 (food 30.8%; consumer goods 23.7%; minerals 10.0%). Major export destinations: France 29.7%; Spain 9.4%; Japan 7.7%; India 5.4%; Italy 5.2%. Transport Transport. Railroads (1994): route length 1,768 km; passenger-km 1,884,000,000; metric ton-km cargo 4,740,000,000. Roads (1995): total length 60,513 km (paved 50%). Vehicles (1995): passenger cars 1,030,000; trucks and buses 273,100. Air transport (1996){5}: passenger-km 4,665,440,000; metric ton-km cargo 57,030,000; airports (1997) 11. Education and health Educational attainment (1982). Percentage of population age 25 and over having: no formal education 47.8%; some primary education 47.8%; some secondary 3.8%; higher 0.6%. Literacy (1995): total population over age 15 literate 43.7%; males literate 56.6%; females literate 31.0%. Health (1994): physicians 8,838 (1 per 2,923 persons); hospital beds 26,407 (1 per 978 persons); infant mortality rate (1995) 45.8. Food (1995): daily per capita caloric intake 3,157 (vegetable products 93%, animal products 7%); 130% of FAO recommended minimum requirement. Military Total active duty personnel (1997): 196,300 (army 89.1%, navy 4.0%, air force 6.9%). Military expenditure as percentage of GDP (1995): 4.3% (world 2.8%); per capita expenditure U.S.$47. {1} Includes Western Sahara, annexure of Morocco whose future political status will be decided by a UN-sponsored referendum scheduled for 1999; Western Sahara area: 97,344 sq mi, 252,120 sq km; Western Sahara population (1998 est.) 288,000. {2} Registered deaths of urban population only. {3} Weights of consumer price index components. {4} Import figures are f.o.b. in balance of trade and c.i.f. for commodities and trading partners. {5} Royal Air Maroc only.