Political leadership
King Mohammed VI (since 23 July 1999)
Prime Minister Saad Eddin Othmani (since 17 March 2017)
Land
Total 446,550 sq km;
Land 446,300 sq km;
Water 250 sq Km; (country comparison to the world: 59)
Boundaries
Total: 2,362.5 km
Border countries
| Algeria |
1,900 km |
Western Sahara |
444 km |
| Spain (Ceuta) |
8 km |
Spain (Melilla) |
10.5 km |
Coastline
1,835 km
Population
35.74 million (2017 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 25.47% 15-64 years: 67.58% 65+ 6.95% (2018 est.)
Population growth rate
1.3% (2017 est.)
Urbanisation
62.5% of total population (2018)
Major cities
Casablanca 3.68 million, RABAT (capital) 1.85 million, Fes 1.18 million, Tangier 1.12 million, Marrakech 976,000, Agadir 888,000 (2018 est.)
Ethnic groups
Arab-Berber 99%, other 1%
Religions
Muslim 99% (official; virtually all Sunni, <0.1% Shia), other 1%. note - Jewish about 6,000 (2010 est.)
Languages
Arabic (official), Berber languages (Tamazight (official), French (often the language of business, government, and diplomacy)
Literacy
(Age 15+ can read and write) total population: 68.5%; male: 78.6%; female: 58.8% (2015 est.)
Real GDP
$119.49 billion (2017); $114.78 billion (2016)
GDP growth
4.10% (2017); 1.22% (2016)
GDP per capita
$3,292.4 (2017 est.); $3,204.9 (2016 est.)
Unemployment rate
9.33% (2017 est.); 9.40% (2016 est.)
Population below poverty line
1% (2013 est.)
Public debt
65.1% of GDP (2017 est.); 64.9% of GDP (2016 est.)
Inflation rate
0.8% (2017 est.)
