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MOROCCO

MOROCCO ( 1) BASIC FACTS Independence: 2 March 1956, former French and Spanish protectorates Leader: King Mohammed VI, born 1963, inaugurated in July 1999 Capital: Rabat (international airport) Other major city: Casablanca (main seaport and international airport) 2 2 Area: 458 730 km (725 000 km is Western Sahara is included) Population: 29,9 mn (2000) Population growth: 1,5% Urbanisation: 55,5% (2000) ... Languages: Arabic (official), French, Spanish, Berber dialects HOI rank: 112 (2001) Life expectancy at birth: 67 years (2000) Adult literacy rate: 50% (2000) Gross enrolment ratio (all educational levels): 52% ( 1999) GNP: $29 545 mn GNP/capita: $1 110 ( 1995) GOP (average annual growth rate): 1,2% ( 1990-95) Foreign debt: $22 147 mn (1995); as %of GNP: 75% Development aid: $494 mn (1995); as %of GNP: 2% Currency: Dirham Comments: One of the few African countries with a relatively balanced economy: an important agricultural sector, a mining industry based on phosphates, fairly diverse manufacturing industries and sophisticated commercial services alongside the public and private sector. Tourism is a major foreign exchange earner. The King wields executive power in the multi-party system. Morocco left the OAU in November 1984 in protest against OAU recognition of the Saharan Arab http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Human Rights Law in Africa Online Brill

MOROCCO

Human Rights Law in Africa Online , Volume 5 (1): 7 – Jan 1, 2004
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Copyright © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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( 1) BASIC FACTS Independence: 2 March 1956, former French and Spanish protectorates Leader: King Mohammed VI, born 1963, inaugurated in July 1999 Capital: Rabat (international airport) Other major city: Casablanca (main seaport and international airport) 2 2 Area: 458 730 km (725 000 km is Western Sahara is included) Population: 29,9 mn (2000) Population growth: 1,5% Urbanisation: 55,5% (2000) ... Languages: Arabic (official), French, Spanish, Berber dialects HOI rank: 112 (2001) Life expectancy at birth: 67 years (2000) Adult literacy rate: 50% (2000) Gross enrolment ratio (all educational levels): 52% ( 1999) GNP: $29 545 mn GNP/capita: $1 110 ( 1995) GOP (average annual growth rate): 1,2% ( 1990-95) Foreign debt: $22 147 mn (1995); as %of GNP: 75% Development aid: $494 mn (1995); as %of GNP: 2% Currency: Dirham Comments: One of the few African countries with a relatively balanced economy: an important agricultural sector, a mining industry based on phosphates, fairly diverse manufacturing industries and sophisticated commercial services alongside the public and private sector. Tourism is a major foreign exchange earner. The King wields executive power in the multi-party system. Morocco left the OAU in November 1984 in protest against OAU recognition of the Saharan Arab

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