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Population:
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31,689,265 (July 2003 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 33.2% (male 5,360,666; female 5,162,168)
15-64 years: 62% (male 9,766,222; female 9,876,647) 65 years and over: 4.8% (male 676,357; female 847,205) (2003 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 23 years
male: 22.5 years female: 23.5 years (2002) |
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Population growth rate:
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1.64% (2003 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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23.26 births/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Death rate:
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5.78 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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-1.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2003 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 44.87 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 40.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.) male: 48.76 deaths/1,000 live births |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 70.04 years
male: 67.77 years female: 72.41 years (2003 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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2.89 children born/woman (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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13,000 (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
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Nationality:
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noun: Moroccan(s)
adjective: Moroccan |
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Ethnic groups:
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Arab-Berber 99.1%, other 0.7%, Jewish 0.2% |
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Religions:
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Muslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2% |
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Languages:
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Arabic (official), Berber dialects, French often the language of business, government, and diplomacy |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 51.7% male: 64.1% female: 39.4% (2003 est.) |
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