The Kingdom of Morocco is strategically situated, with both Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines. It is the most westerly of the North African countries known as the Maghreb. The country's official language is Arabic, with Berber, French, and Spanish widely spoken.

Leader: King Mohammed VI
Capital city: Rabat

Economic profile

Monetary unit: Dirham
GDP per capita: $4 800 per capita

GDP composition by sector:

Agriculture: 17.1% (2010) (CIA)

Industry: 31.6% (2010) (CIA)

Services: 51.4% (2010) (CIA)
GDP growth rate: 3.2% (2010) (CIA)
Budget:
Government revenue, excluding grants: $23.42-billion (2010) (CIA)
Government expenditure: $27.08-billion (2010) (CIA)
Consumer price inflation: 3.2% (2010) (CIA)
Industries: Phosphate rock mining and processing, food processing, leather goods, textiles, construction, and tourism
Exports of goods and services: $14.49-billion (2010) (CIA)
Imports of goods and services: $34.19-billion (2010) (CIA)
Export commodities: Clothing, fish, inorganic chemicals, transistors, crude minerals, fertilizers (including phosphates), petroleum products, fruits, and vegetables
Import commodities: Crude petroleum, textile fabric, telecommunications equipment, wheat, gas and electricity, transistors, and plastics
Trade balance: $-7.922-billion (2010) (CIA)
Reserves: $24.57-bn (2010) (CIA)
Total investment: 30.2% of GDP (2008) (CIA)
Market capitalisation of listed companies: 86.1% of GDP (2006) (World Bank)

Social profile

Population: 31.99-million (2011) (World Bank)
Population growth: 1.2% (2011) (World Bank)
Life expectancy at birth: 71.6 years (2011) (World Bank)
Adult literacy: 56% (2009) (World Bank)
School enrolment primary: 107% (2008) (World Bank)
School enrolment secondary: 56% (2009) (World Bank)
School enrolment tertiary: 13% (2009) (World Bank)
Unemployment: 9.8% (2010) (CIA)