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Full name: Morocco

Nationality
noun: morocan

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Area
        total: 446,550 sq km
       land: 446,300 sq km
       water: 250 sq km

Population: 32,725,847 (July 2005 est.)

Ethnic groups
        Arab-Berber 99.1%,
        other 0.7%
        Jewish 0.2%

Capital: Rabat

Largest Cities
        Casablanca
      Tanger
      Agadir
      Marrakech

Official Language
        Arabic (official)
        Berber dialects
        French often the language of business, government, and diplomacy

Religion
        Muslim 98.7%,
    Christian 1.1%,
    Jewish 0.2%

Political system: Constitutional Monarchy

GDP: purchasing power parity - $134.6 billion (2004 est.)

GDP per head: purchasing power parity - $4,200 (2004 est.)

Annual growth: 4.4% (2004 est.)

GDP - composition by sector
        agriculture: 21.2%
       industry: 35.8%
       services: 43% (2004 est.)

Inflation: 2.1% (2004 est.)

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  Geographic Information
  History
  Culture
   Cuisine
   Music
  Famous Personalities

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   Marrakesh

POINTS OF INTEREST
  Cities
   Asilah
   Meknes
   Tangier
   Essaouira
   Agadir
   Casablanca
   Fez
   Rabat
   Marrakesh
  Villages
   Tafraoute
   Merzouga
   Zagora
  Historical Sites
   Cultural Heritage UNESCO Site
   Sights
   Palaces
   Monuments and Mausoleums
   Мosques, Medersas, Holy Buildings
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  Nature
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ACTIVITIES
  Shopping
   Tafraoute
   Zagora
   Essaouira
   Rabat
   Marrakesh
   Agadir
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   Tafraoute
   Meknes
   Tangier
   Zagora
   Essaouira
   Agadir
   Casablanca
   Rabat
   Fez
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   Asilah
   Merzouga
   Meknes
   Tangier
   Zagora
   Essaouira
   Agadir
   Casablanca
   Rabat
   Fez
   Marrakesh
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   Agadir
   Fez
   Meknes
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   Merzouga