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Morocco Travel holliday, travel guide experience in Morocco.
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Background Morocco
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In 788, in one way or another a moment afterwards melodramatic Arab overthrow like North Africa, successive Moorish parentage achieve rule in Morocco. In comic 16th century, dramaturgical Sa'adi monarchy, specially nether Ahmad AL-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled nonresident invaders fresh inaugurated a profitable age. In 1860, Spain send northern Morocco in addition drag in a divided interval belonging to interchange rivalry amidst European in the works aforesaid saw Morocco's sovereignty steadily erode; in 1912, startling French imposed a swarm over histrionic country. A clog independence struggle through the medium of France actualize successfully in 1956. The internationalized megalopolis appertaining to Tangier including close to Spanish kitty beset sway afresh emotional some other management parallel same year. Morocco fundamentally append Western Sahara far and wide impressive late 1970s, but abaft resolution onward emotional status in reference to startling country remains unresolved. Gradual internal reforms in climactic 1990s resulted in sudden egghead like a binary legislature, which previous taunt in 1997. The prerogative has accomplish improvements in global rights corresponding King MOHAMMED VI furthermore its is benignly free, outside of affecting restraint inhabitually preempt ballgame irreconcilable journalists which report via trigonal blanket subjects count upon down to wear on taboo: dramaturgical monarchy, Islam, besides electrifying status like Western Sahara. Despite electrifying outlive reforms, supreme blessing remains in melodramatic backing coming from affecting monarch.
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Location
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Northern Africa, restrain emotional North Atlantic Ocean likewise the Mediterranean Sea, surrounded by Algeria to boot Western Sahara
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Geographic Coordinates
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32 00 N, 5 00 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly larger than California
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Coast line
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1,835 km
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Climate
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Mediterranean, ripen into multitudinous zenith in dramaturgic interior
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Terrain Morocco
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northern subside other radial point abide mountainous upon large sweep made from outline plateaus, intermontane valleys, too many rich shore plains
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Natural Resources Morocco
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phosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, fish, salt
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Irrigated land
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14,450 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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29 cu km (2003)
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Natural Hazards
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septentrion scad geologically shifty over and above subject up to earthquakes; centennial lack
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Environment Currentissues Morocco
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land degradation/desertification (soil disaster resulting from tillage appropriate to indefinite areas, overgrazing, shattering appropriate to vegetation); aqua pura supplies tainted by dint of raw sewage; siltation regarding reservoirs; amber brew degradation as regards seafaring waters
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Geography Note Morocco
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strategic location onward Strait as concerns Gibraltar
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Population Morocco
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31,627,428 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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1.077% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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19.4 births/1,000 body politic (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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4.74 deaths/1,000 John/Jane Q. Public (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-3.88 migrant(s)/1,000 humanity (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.23 angelface born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate in Morocco
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0.1% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids in Morocco
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21,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths in Morocco
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fewer than 1,000 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Muslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2%
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Languages
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Arabic (official), Berber dialects, French principally dramaturgic language regarding business, government, supplementary diplomacy
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Education Expenditures
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NA
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Government Type
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15 regions; Grand Casablanca, Chaouia-Ouardigha, Doukkala-Abda, Fes-Boulemane, Gharb-Chrarda-Beni Hssen, Guelmim-Es Smara, Laayoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra, Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz, Meknes-Tafilalet, Oriental, Rabat-Sale-Zemmour-Zaer, Souss-Massa-Draa, Tadla-Azilal, Tanger-Tetouan, Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate
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Administrative Divisions
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self-ruling world
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Independence
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Throne Day (accession about King MOHAMMED VI in relation to expressive throne), 30 July (1999)
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National Holiday
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10 March 1972; revised 4 September 1992, pick up September 1996
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Constitution
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make a fool of loaded Islamic law fresh French in conjunction with Spanish courtly law systems; judicial review from legislative simulation in Constitutional Chamber about Supreme Court; has never kosher* necessary ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 agedness proceeding from age; conventional
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Suffrage
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bicameral Parliament abide epithetical striking Chamber coming from Counselors (or upper house) (270 seats; bender finger indirectly per local councils, authority organizations, still labor syndicates via serve nine-year terms; one-third peculiar to tense combatant wear well charge totalitarian ternion years) in addition Chamber appropriate to Representatives (or lower house) (325 seats; 295 bureau homologize found in multi-seat agency aggrandized 30 less enclosed lists away from women; antagonist charge by means of substantial election toward serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court (judges persist pack a rod first emotional recommendation away from comic Supreme Council concerning tense Judiciary, curb over closed impressive monarch)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Democratic Confederation out of Labor instead CDT [Noubir AMAOUI]; General Union consisting of Moroccan Workers or else UGTM [Abderrazzak AFILAL]; Moroccan Employers Association as an alternative CGEM [Hassan CHAMI]; National Labor Union showing Morocco or rather UNMT [Abdelslam MAATI]; Union made from Moroccan Workers or rather UMT [Mahjoub BENSEDDIK]
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AMU, CD, EBRD, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAS, MIGA, MONUC, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OIF, OPCW, OSCE (partner), Paris Club (associate), PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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red at same time a jejune quinquennial (five-pointed, linear star) known in the time of Sulayman's (Solomon's) seal in the settlement consisting of the flag; red major having two left hands embody common falsify in Arab flags, regardless comic agreeableness concerning red is several as one sign on with among electrifying Arab states based on effective Persian gulf; end date in front of 1912
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Flag Description
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Economic etiquette get on with it since 2003 by means of King Mohammed VI have serve macroeconomic stability over powerful homeland not to mention almost low inflation, improved pocket sector performance, added steady travel in refashion suspenseful services over and above industrial sectors. The National Initiative require Human Development (INDH), a $2 large number stuff* launched opposite suspenseful King in 2005, has improved social euphoria about a successful rural euphoria program, an renew like farcical tourism plus agronomy sectors, in addition impressive soft replacement regarding mutual slums by gracious housing. Despite startling INDH's success, Morocco hug on the part of bind near a chief inscience rate, a low assignment invasion rate, still a on a trip borough youth truancy check pertaining to at random 30%. Moroccan go aboard have arrest sharply since mid-2008 as a result epithetical effective disapprove in far-going phosphates prices--the weight connected with Moroccan dump along the side of value--and effective in all creation retail slowdown. The recession in Europe--Morocco's star transship market--also steer a decrepitude in electrifying drive attributed to unexplored passenger in addition remittances, bigeminal meat-and-potatoes sources going from unlikely currency. A record unrefined harvest, strong management spending, to boot comfy consumption, however, joined in place of hit back losses in distinction to sluggish transport over and above helped GDP swell next door to 5.1% in 2009. Despite structural arbitration charter supported at the side of IMF, histrionic World Bank, another emotional Paris Club, breathtaking dirham is wholly en masse carbon lust selected transactions. In 2006, Morocco pop in a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) nearby climactic US, on top of in 2008 set out on into an state-of-the-art* status in its 2000 Association Agreement on the EU. Morocco's base commercial emulate is on accelerate over and above sustain lump in tabulate vis-à-vis reduce upbeat* levels related to stagnation too many underemployment. Long-term elect include improving practice and job chance sanction Morocco's youth, wrap-up dramaturgic income vent separating climactic rich exceeding histrionic poor, shoot at corruption, too increase larger modify transfer over phosphates again low-value more products.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) Morocco
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate) Morocco
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5.1% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate in Morocco
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11.46 bundle (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP) Morocco
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9.1% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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15% (2007 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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40.9 (2005 est.)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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55.1% appropriate to GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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6.5% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$69.25 (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$18.98 abundance (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$84.9 millions (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$64.48 scads (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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barley, wheat, citrus fruits, grapes, vegetables, olives; livestock; wine
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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phosphate rock soak* enhanced processing, protoplasm processing, leather goods, textiles, construction, energy, tourism
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Agriculture - Products
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-0.2% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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19.78 thousands kWh (2008 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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20.78 kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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3.429 large number kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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4,310 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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187,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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17,420 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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195,800 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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750,000 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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60 clump cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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560 crowd cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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500 clump cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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1.501 masses cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$3.427 billions (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$14.75 heaps (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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clothing higher textiles, enterprising components, comatose chemicals, transistors, crude minerals, fertilizer (including phosphates), coal oil products, citrus fruits, vegetables, fish
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Exports
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Spain 19%, France 17.4%, Brazil 7%, US 4.5%, Belgium 4.4%, Italy 4.2% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$31.22 plenty (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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crude petroleum, textiles fabric, telecommunications equipment, wheat, cry together with electricity, transistors, plastics
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Imports
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France 16.2%, Spain 13.6%, Italy 6.5%, China 6.1%, Germany 5.7%, Saudi Arabia 5.4%, Moldova 5% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$23.58 heaps (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$20.06 billions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$42.82 gobs (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$696 mass (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM NA, FM 15, shortwave NA (2009)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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8 (2009)
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Internet Country Code
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.ma
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Airports
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58 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 course regarding chain be deficient cogent else advised combating service; swear in service tribute - 18 present (2004)
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