Morocco

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INFORMATION

Capital: Rabat

Government: Constitutional Monarchy

Current King: King Mohammed VI

Current Prime Minister: Aziz Akhannouch

Economy:

  • Key sectors: agriculture, tourism, phosphates, textiles, apparel, and subcomponents.
  • Stable; marked by steady growth, low inflation, and generally declining government debt.

Population: 36,561,813 (July 2021 est.)

Land Size: 710,850 sq km (274,461 sq miles)

Major Ethnic Groups:

  • Arab-Berber: 99%
  • Other: 1%
 Religions:

  • Muslim (official): 99%
  • Christian: 1%
  • Jewish: ~6,000

Language(s):

  • Arabic (official)
  • Amazigh (Berber; official)
  • French (often the language of business, government, and diplomacy)

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RECENT NEWS

  • Sat - Apr 13, 2024: U.S. Security Cooperation With Morocco - AllAfrica News: Morocco
    [State Department] Morocco is a vital U.S. partner on a wide range of regional security issues, with a shared goal of a stable, secure, and prosperous Middle East and North Africa. The United States works closely with Morocco to promote regional stability, counter terrorism, strengthen trade and investment ties, and support Morocco's development and reform efforts.
  • Thu - Apr 11, 2024: French National Arrested in Marrakech On International Warrants for Murder, Drug Trafficking - AllAfrica News: Morocco
    [MAP] Marrakech -- Members of the Marrakech police prefecture arrested on Wednesday, on the basis of precise information provided by the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance, a 35-year-old French national who was the subject of international arrest warrants issued by the French judicial authorities for cases linked to deliberate homicide and international drug trafficking, a security source said.
  • Tue - Apr 9, 2024: Al Quds - Bayt Mal Al Quds Agency's Major Humanitarian Operation Wraps Up At End of Ramadan - AllAfrica News: Morocco
    [MAP] The major humanitarian operation launched by the Bayt Mal Al Quds Asharif Agency, in accordance with the High Instructions of HM King Mohammed VI, may God assist Him, Chairman of the Al Quds Committee, on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan 1445 H, came to an end on Monday evening in the Holy City.
  • Mon - Apr 8, 2024: Growth Forecast At 2.7 Percent for Q2-2024 (HCP) - AllAfrica News: Morocco
    [MAP] Rabat -- National economic growth should reach 2.7% in the second quarter of 2024, in annual variation, instead of +2.3% a year earlier, according to the High Commission for Planning (HCP).
  • Mon - Apr 8, 2024: Lower House Opens Friday 2nd Session of 2023-2024 Legislative Year - AllAfrica News: Morocco
    [MAP] Rabat -- The House of Representatives will hold a plenary session next Friday, devoted to the opening of the second session of the 2023-2024 legislative year and the election of the speaker of the lower house for the remainder of the legislature (2021-2026).