Morocco May 29, 2011 | Posted by Owner | Filed under Morocco, Country Information Morocco God, Nation, King General Population: 31,968,361 (2011) Land Area: 446,550 sq km Natural Resources: Phosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, fish, salt Capital: Rabat Political System: Constitutional Monarchy State Leader: King Mohamed VI (1999) Head of Government: Abbas El Fassi (2007) Languages: Arabic, Berber dialects, French Currency: Moroccan Dirham (MAD) Major Religions: Muslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2% Major Ethnicities: Arab-Berber 99.1%, Other 0.7%, Jewish 0.2% Life Expectancy: 75.9 years (2011) Economy GDP Official Exchange Rate: 91.7 billion (2010) GDP Purchasing Power Parity: 153.8 billion (2010) GDP Per Capita (PPP) : 4,900 (2010) GDP Growth Rate: 4.2% (2010) GDP Structure: Agriculture 17.1%, Industry 31.6%, Services 51.4% (2010) Labour Force By Occupation: Agriculture 44.6%, Industry 19.8%, Services 35.5% (2006) Industries: Phosphate rock mining and processing, food processing, leather goods, textiles, construction, tourism Agriculture Products: Barley, wheat, citrus, wine, vegetables, olives; livestock Human Development Index: 0.567 (114th) Tourism Revenue: 4.541 billion (2004) Unemployment Rate: 9.8% (2010) Military Army Size: 200 800 (2004) Budget: 5% of GDP (2003) Current Situation Morocco is located in North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria, Mauritania and Spain. The main employer in Morocco is the agricultural sector, however the economy is modernizing with sectors like the telecom and tourism growing steadily. Photo Gallery Text format Sources : CIA World Factbook: Morocco Wikipedia: Morocco http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/profiles/MAR.html