Morocco

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المملكة المغربية
Al-Mamlaka al-Maghribiyya
Tagldit n Lmeghrib
Royaume du Maroc
Kingdom of Morocco

Flag of Morocco Coat of arms of Morocco
Flag Coat of arms

Motto
الله، الوطن، الملك (Arabic)
"Allāh, al Waţan, al Malik" (transliteration)
"God, Religion, King"

Anthem
Hymne Chérifien

Location of Morocco

Capital

Largest city
Rabat
34°02′N, 6°51′W
Casablanca

Official languages Arabic (de jure)
French (de facto)

Demonym Moroccan

Government
 - King
 - Prime Minister
Constitutional monarchy
Mohammed VI
Abbas El Fassi

Independence
 - from France
 - from Spain

March 2, 1956
April 7, 1956

Area
 - Total

 - Water (%)

712,598 km²
275,117 sq mi
negligible

Population
 - July 2008 estimate
 - Density
 

34,737,050
48.75/km²
126.26/sq mi

GDP (PPP)
 - Total
 - Per capita
2007 estimate
$125.3 billion
$3,607

GDP (nominal)
 - Total
 - Per capita
2007 estimate
$73.43 billion
$2,114

Gini (2005) 40 (medium)

HDI (2005) 0.646 (medium)

Currency Moroccan dirham (MAD)

Time zone
- Summer (DST)
WET (UTC +0)
WEST (UTC +1)

Internet TLD .ma

Calling code +212
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