Morocco

Official Name: Kingdom of Morocco
National Name: al-Mamlaka al-Maghrebia

Geography 

Capital: Rabat
Major Towns: Casablanca, Rabat, El Jadida, Agadir, Tarfaya, Marrakech
Location (geographical coordinates/latitude and longitude): Rabat: 34°02'N, 6°51'W
Time Zone: UTC
Size (Land and Sea): 446,550 km², Water: negligible
Borders with Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Algeria, Spain, Mauritania
Elevation extremes: Lowest point : Sebkha Tah -55 m, highest point: Jebel Toubkal 4,165 m 
 
Politics  

Morocco is the only African country that is not currently a member of the African Union.
Head of State: King: Mohammed VI, Prime Minister: Driss Jettou.
Form of Government Constitutional monarchy
Independancy (from France): March 2, 1956 , from Spain: April 7, 1956
Currency: Moroccan Dirham
 
Industry 

Main industries: Morocco's largest industry is the mining of phosphates. Its second largest source of income is from nationals living abroad who transfer money to relatives living in Morocco. The country's third largest source of revenue is tourism.
Other industries: Food processing, leather goods, textiles, construction
Natural resources: phosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, fish, salt
Agriculture: barley, wheat, citrus, wine, vegetables, olives; livestock
 
Population and People  

Population: 33,757,175 (2007 est.); 33,241,259 (2005 est.)
Population density per sq mi: 196
Growth rate: 1.5% (2007 est.)
Birth rate: 21.6.69 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.62 children born/woman (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 38.9/1000
Religion: Muslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2%
Languages: Arabic, French, Spanish, Berber
Ethnic groups / Tribes: Arab-Berber 99.1%, other 0.7%, Jewish 0.2%
Age structure: 0-14 years: 31% (male 5,339,730/female 5,140,482); 15-64 years: 63.9% (male 10,750,240/female 10,815,470); 65 years and over: 5.1% (male 740,686/female 970,567) (2007 est.)
Life expectancy: 71.2
Literacy: Total population: 43.7%, male: 56.6%, female: 31% (1995 est.)