Location:  Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara
Geography:  strategic location along Strait of Gibraltar. Area:  total: 446,550 sq km land: 446,300 sq km water: 250 sq km
Capital:  Rabat. Industries:  phosphate rock mining and processing, food processing, leather goods, textiles, construction, tourism. Languages:  Arabic (official), Berber dialects, French often the language of business, government, and diplomacy. National Holiday:  Throne Day (accession of King MOHAMED VI to the throne), 30 July (1999). Currency (Code):  Moroccan dirham (MAD)

Population:  31,627,428 (July 2010 est.). Labor force:  11.63 million (2010 est.).

GDP (purchasing power parity):
•   $153.8 billion (2010 est.)
•   $147.6 billion (2009 est.)
•   $140.6 billion (2008 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
•   4.2% (2010 est.)
•   4.9% (2009 est.)
•   5.6% (2008 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
•   $4,900 (2010 est.)
•   $4,700 (2009 est.)
•   $4,500 (2008 est.)
Investment (gross fixed):  30.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
Public debt:
•   58.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
•   56.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Exports:
•   $14.49 billion (2010 est.)
•   $13.92 billion (2009 est.)
Imports:
•   $34.19 billion (2010 est.)
•   $30.55 billion (2009 est.)
Military expenditures:  5% of GDP (2003 est.)

Airports:  58
Airports - with paved runways:  32
•   over 3,047 m: 11
•   2,438 to 3,047 m: 7
•   1,524 to 2,437 m: 10
•   914 to 1,523 m: 4 (2010)
Airports - with unpaved runways:  26
•   2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
•   1,524 to 2,437 m: 7
•   914 to 1,523 m: 10
•   Under 914 m: 8 (2010)
Heliports:  1 (2010)
Aircraft Departures:  44,300

Note: figures are in US dollars
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