Morocco

Kingdom of Morocco المملكة المغربية  (Arabic) al-Mamlakat al-Maġribiyah ⵜⴰⴳⵍⴷⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ  (Berber) Tagldit N Lmaġrib
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  الله، الوطن، الملك  (Arabic) Allāh, al-Waṭan, al-Malik ⴰⴽⵓⵛ, ⴰⵎⵓⵔ, ⴰⴳⵍⵍⵉⴷ  (Tamazight) Akuc, Amur, Agllid "God, Homeland, King"
Anthem:  النشيد الوطني المغربي  (Arabic) Cherifian Anthem
Dark red: Internationally recognized territory of Morocco. Lighter striped red: Western Sahara, a non-decolonized territory claimed by Morocco as its Southern Provinces.
Capital	Rabat
Largest city	Casablanca
Official languages	Arabic[1] Berber[1][a]
Native languages[c]	Arabic dialects[e] Berber dialects[d] Tamazight (official), Tachelhit, Tarifit),
Ethnic groups	>99% Berbers- Arabs 1% Other
Demonym(s)	Moroccan
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy[2]
• King	Mohammed VI
• Prime Minister	Saadeddine Othmani
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	House of Councillors
• Lower house	House of Representatives
Independence
• from France	March 2, 1956
• from Spain	April 7, 1956
Area
• Total	446,550 km2 (172,410 sq mi)[f] or 710,850 km2 [f]  (58th or 40th)
• Water (%)	0.056 (250 km2)
Population
• 2013 estimate	32,878,400 (38th)
• Density	73.1/km2 (189.3/sq mi) (122nd)
GDP (PPP)	2013 estimate
• Total	$181.9 billion[3] (56th)
• Per capita	$5,537[3] (114th)
GDP (nominal)	2013 estimate
• Total	$107.1 billion[3] (59th)
• Per capita	$3,260[3] (117th)
Gini (2007)	40.9[4] medium
HDI (2013)	0.591 medium · 130th
Currency	Moroccan dirham (MAD)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (GMT)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+212
ISO 3166 code	MA
Internet TLD	.ma, المغرب.
^ French is also used in official government documents and by the business community, although it has no official status.[5] ^ 13.5% fluent, 19.5% partially fluent.[6] ^ See Languages of Morocco. ^ Primarily Riffian, Shilha and Central Tamazight. ^ Primarily Darija and Hassaniya. ^ The area 446,550 km2 (172,410 sq mi) excludes all disputed territories, while 710,850 km2 (274,460 sq mi) includes the Moroccan-administered parts of Western Sahara (claimed as the Sahrawi Republic by the Polisario Front).

Kingdom of Morocco (Berber: Tagldit n Murakuc, Arabic: المملكة المغربية) is a country in North Africa.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Moroccan Constitution" (PDF). sgg.gov.ma. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
2. ↑ "Constitution of the Kingdom of Morocco, I-1" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-18. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} "Morocco". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
4. ↑ World Bank GINI index
5. ↑ "Morocco Archived 2007-06-12 at the Wayback Machine." () CIA World Factbook. Retrieved on 13 October 2012. "French (often the language of business, government, and diplomacy)"
6. ↑ "La Francophonie dans le monde Archived 2012-12-24 at the Wayback Machine." () Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie. p. 16. Retrieved on 15 October 2012.