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Background: In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, a series of Moroccan Muslim dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad al-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled foreign invaders and inaugurated a golden age. The Alaouite Dynasty, to which the current Moroccan royal family belongs, dates from the 17th century. In 1860, Spain occupied northern Morocco and ushered in a half-century of trade rivalry among European powers that saw Morocco's sovereignty steadily erode; in 1912, the French imposed a protectorate over the country. A protracted independence struggle with France ended successfully in 1956. The internationalized city of Tangier and most Spanish possessions were turned over to the new country that same year. Sultan MOHAMMED V, the current monarch's grandfather, organized the new state as a constitutional monarchy and in 1957 assumed the title of king. Since Spain's 1976 withdrawal from Western Sahara, Morocco has extended its de facto administrative control to roughly 75% of this territory; however, the UN does not recognize Morocco as the administering power for Western Sahara. The UN since 1991 has monitored a cease-fire, which broke down in late 2020, between Morocco and the Polisario Front - an organization advocating the territory’s independence - and restarted negotiations over the status of the territory in December 2018. On 10 December 2020, the US recognized Morocco's sovereignty over all of Western Sahara.


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Location: Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Mauritania

Geographic coordinates: 28 30 N, 10 00 W

Map reference: Africa

Area
Total: 716,550 km²
Land: 716,300 km²
Water: 250 km²
Comparative: slightly larger than twice the size of California

Land boundaries
Total: 3,523.5 km
Border countries: (3) Algeria 1,941 km; Mauritania 1,564 km; Spain (Ceuta) 8 km; and Spain (Melilla) 10.5 km
Note: an additional 75-meter border segment exists between Morocco and the Spanish exclave of Penon de Velez de la Gomera

Coastline: 2,945 km

Maritime claims
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Contiguous zone: 24 nm
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation

Climate: Mediterranean in the north, becoming more extreme in the interior; in the south, hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew
Note: data does not include former Western Sahara

Terrain: mountainous northern coast (Rif Mountains) and interior (Atlas Mountains) bordered by large plateaus with intermontane valleys, and fertile coastal plains; the south is mostly low, flat desert with large areas of rocky or sandy surfaces 

Elevation
Highest point: Jebel Toubkal 4,165 m
Lowest point: Sebkha Tah -59 m
Mean elevation: 909 m

Natural resources: phosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, fish, salt

Land use
Agricultural land: 67.5% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land arable land: 17.5% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land permanent crops: 2.9% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land permanent pasture: 47.1% (2018 est.)
Forest: 11.5% (2018 est.)
Other: 21% (2018 est.)
Note: does not include the area of the former Western Sahara, which is almost exclusively desert

Irrigated land: 17,645 km² (2019)

Major rivers
By length in km: Draa - 1,100 km

Major watersheds area km²

Total water withdrawal
Municipal: 1.06 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Industrial: 210 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Agricultural: 9.16 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Note: data does not include former Western Sahara

Total renewable water resources: 29 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Note: data does not include former Western Sahara

Natural hazards: in the north, the mountains are geologically unstable and subject to earthquakes; periodic droughts; windstorms; flash floods; landslides; in the south, a hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind can occur during winter and spring; widespread harmattan haze exists 60% of time, often severely restricting visibility

Geography
Note: strategic location along Strait of Gibraltar; the only African nation to have both Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines; the waters off the Atlantic coast are particularly rich fishing areas


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Population
Distribution: the highest population density is found along the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts; a number of densely populated agglomerations are found scattered through the Atlas Mountains as shown in this: 37,067,420 (2023 est.)
Note: includes Western Sahara
Growth rate:
Below poverty line: 4.8% (2013 est.)

Nationality
Noun: Moroccan(s)
Adjective: Moroccan

Ethnic groups: Arab-Amazigh 99%, other 1%
Note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara

Languages: Arabic (official), Tamazight languages (Tamazight (official), Tachelhit, Tarifit), French (often the language of business, government, and diplomacy); note - the proportion of Tamazight speakers is disputed
Major-language samples:

Religions:

Demographic profile: Morocco is undergoing a demographic transition. Its population is growing but at a declining rate, as people live longer and women have fewer children. Infant, child, and maternal mortality rates have been reduced through better health care, nutrition, hygiene, and vaccination coverage, although disparities between urban and rural and rich and poor households persist. Morocco’s shrinking child cohort reflects the decline of its total fertility rate from 5 in mid-1980s to 2.2 in 2010, which is a result of increased female educational attainment, higher contraceptive use, delayed marriage, and the desire for smaller families. Young adults (persons aged 15-29) make up almost 26% of the total population and represent a potential economic asset if they can be gainfully employed. Currently, however, many youths are unemployed because Morocco’s job creation rate has not kept pace with the growth of its working-age population. Most youths who have jobs work in the informal sector with little security or benefits.

Age structure
0-14 years: 26.01% (male 4,919,266/female 4,722,463)
15-64 years: 65.92% (male 12,124,939/female 12,311,552)
65 years and over: 8.06% (2023 est.) (male 1,455,355/female 1,533,845)
Note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara

Dependency ratios
Total dependency ratio: 52.2
Youth dependency ratio: 40.9
Elderly dependency ratio: 11.3
Potential support ratio: 8.9 (2021 est.)
Note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara

Median age
Total: 30.2 years (2023 est.)
Male: 29.8 years
Female: 30.7 years
Note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara

Population growth rate:

Birth rate: 17.1 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara

Death rate: 6.6 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara

Net migration rate: -1.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara

Population distribution: the highest population density is found along the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts; a number of densely populated agglomerations are found scattered through the Atlas Mountains as shown in this

Urbanization
Urban population: 65.1% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization: 1.88% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Note: data does not include former Western Sahara

Major urban areas
Population: 3.893 million Casablanca, 1.959 million RABAT (capital), 1.290 million Fes, 1.314 million Tangier, 1.050 million Marrakech, 979,000 Agadir (2023)

Environment
Current issues: in the north, land degradation/desertification (soil erosion resulting from farming of marginal areas, overgrazing, destruction of vegetation); water and soil pollution due to dumping of industrial wastes into the ocean and inland water sources, and onto the land; in the south, desertification; overgrazing; sparse water and lack of arable land
Current issues note: data does not include former Western Sahara
International agreements party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Marine Dumping-London Protocol, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
International agreements signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification

Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions: 13.44 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions: 61.28 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions: 17.16 megatons (2020 est.)
Note: data does not include former Western Sahara

Sex ratio
At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.95 male(s)/female
Total population: 1 male(s)/female (2023 est.)
Note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara

Mothers mean age at first birth

Maternal mortality ratio: 72 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)
Note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara

Infant mortality rate
Total: 18.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)
Male: 20.9 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 16.4 deaths/1,000 live births
Note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara

Life expectancy at birth
Total population: 74 years (2023 est.)
Male: 72.3 years
Female: 75.7 years
Note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara

Total fertility rate: 2.27 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara

Contraceptive prevalence rate: 70.8% (2018)
Note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara

Drinking water source
Improved urban: 98.3% of population
Improved rural: 79.1% of population
Improved total: 91% of population
Unimproved urban: 1.7% of population
Unimproved rural: 20.9% of population
Unimproved total: 9% of population (2017 est.)
Note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara

Current health expenditure: 6% of GDP (2020)
Note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara

Physicians density: 0.73 physicians/1,000 population (2017)
Note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara

Hospital bed density: 1 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara

Sanitation facility access
Improved urban:
Unimproved urban:
Note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara

Hiv/Aids

Major infectious diseases

Obesity adult prevalence rate: 26.1% (2016)
Note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara

Alcohol consumption
Per capita total: 0.51 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Per capita beer: 0.18 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Per capita wine: 0.24 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Per capita spirits: 0.09 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Per capita other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Tobacco use
Total: 14.5% (2020 est.)
Male: 28.2% (2020 est.)
Female: 0.8% (2020 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight: 2.8% (2019/20)
Note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara

Education expenditures: 6.8% of GDP (2020)
Note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara

Literacy
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 75.9%
Male: 84.8%
Female: 67.4% (2021)
Note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara

School life expectancy primary to tertiary education
Total: 14 years
Male: 14 years
Female: 14 years (2021)
Note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara

Youth unemployment
Rate ages 15 24 total: 27.2% (2021 est.)
Rate ages 15 24 male: 26.7%
Rate ages 15 24 female: 28.7%
Rate ages 15 24 note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara


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Country name
Conventional long form: Kingdom of Morocco
Conventional short form: Morocco
Local long form: Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah
Local short form: Al Maghrib
Former: French Protectorate in Morocco, Spanish Protectorate in Morocco, Ifni, Spanish Sahara, Western Sahara
Etymology: the English name "Morocco" derives from, respectively, the Spanish and Portuguese names "Marruecos" and "Marrocos," which stem from "Marrakesh" the Latin name for the former capital of ancient Morocco; the Arabic name "Al Maghrib" translates as "The West"

Government type: parliamentary constitutional monarchy

Capital
Name: Rabat
Geographic coordinates: 34 01 N, 6 49 W
Time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Etymology: name derives from the Arabic title "Ribat el-Fath," meaning "stronghold of victory," applied to the newly constructed citadel in 1170

Administrative divisions: 12 regions; Beni Mellal-Khenifra, Casablanca-Settat, Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab, Draa-Tafilalet, Fes-Meknes, Guelmim-Oued Noun, Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra, Marrakech-Safi, Oriental, Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, Souss-Massa, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Note: effective 10 December 2020, the US Government recognizes the sovereignty of Morocco over all of the territory of former Western Sahara

Dependent areas

Independence: 2 March 1956 (from France)

National holiday: Throne Day (accession of King MOHAMMED VI to the throne), 30 July (1999)

Constitution
History: several previous; latest drafted 17 June 2011, approved by referendum 1 July 2011; note - sources disagree on whether the 2011 referendum was for a new constitution or for reforms to the previous constitution
Amendments: proposed by the king, by the prime minister, or by members in either chamber of Parliament; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by both chambers and approval in a referendum; the king can opt to submit self-initiated proposals directly to a referendum

Legal system: mixed legal system of civil law based on French civil law and Islamic (sharia) law; judicial review of legislative acts by Constitutional Court

International law organization participation: has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt

Citizenship
Citizenship by birth: no
Citizenship by descent only: the father must be a citizen of Morocco; if the father is unknown or stateless, the mother must be a citizen
Dual citizenship recognized: yes
Residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

Executive branch
Chief of state: King MOHAMMED VI (since 30 July 1999)
Head of government: Prime Minister Aziz AKHANNOUCH (since 7 October 2021)
Cabinet: Council of Ministers chosen by the prime minister in consultation with Parliament and appointed by the monarch; the monarch chooses the ministers of Interior, Foreign Affairs, Islamic Affairs, and National Defense Administration
Elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; prime minister appointed by the monarch from the majority party following legislative elections

Legislative branch
Description:
Elections:
Election results:

Judicial branch
Highest courts: Supreme Court or Court of Cassation (consists of 5-judge panels organized into civil, family matters, commercial, administrative, social, and criminal sections); Constitutional Court (consists of 12 members)
Judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges appointed by the Superior Council of Judicial Power, a 20-member body presided over by the monarch, which includes the Supreme Court president, the prosecutor general, representatives of the appeals and first instance courts (among them 1 woman magistrate), the president of the National Council for Human Rights (CNDH), and 5 "notable persons" appointed by the monarch; judges appointed for life; Constitutional Court members - 6 designated by the monarch and 6 elected by Parliament; court president appointed by the monarch from among the court members; members serve 9-year nonrenewable terms
Subordinate courts: courts of appeal; High Court of Justice; administrative and commercial courts; regional and Sadad courts (for religious, civil and administrative, and penal adjudication); first instance courts

Political parties and leaders:

International organization participation: ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AMU, AU, CAEU, CD, EBRD, FAO, G-11, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OIF, OPCW, OSCE (partner), Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club (associate), PCA, SICA (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNOCI, UNSC (temporary), UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Diplomatic representation
In the us chief of mission: Ambassador Lalla JOUMALA Alaoui (since 24 April 2017)
In the us chancery: 3,508 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20,008
In the us telephone: [1] (202) 462-7,979
In the us FAX: [1] (202) 265-0161
In the us email address and website: washingtonembmorocco@maec.gov.ma
In the us consulate(s) general: New York
From the us chief of mission: Ambassador Puneet TALWAR (since 4 November 2022)
From the us embassy: Km 5.7 Avenue Mohammed VI, Souissi, Rabat 10,170
From the us mailing address: 9,400 Rabat Place, Washington DC 20,521-9,400
From the us telephone: [212] 0537-637-200
From the us FAX: [212] 0537-637-201
From the us email address and website:

Flag description: red with a green pentacle (five-pointed, linear star) known as Sulayman's (Solomon's) seal in the center of the flag; red and green are traditional colors in Arab flags, although the use of red is more commonly associated with the Arab states of the Persian Gulf; the pentacle represents the five pillars of Islam and signifies the association between God and the nation; design dates to 1912

National symbols: pentacle symbol, lion; national colors: red, green

National anthem
Name: "Hymne Cherifien" (Hymn of the Sharif)
Lyrics/music: Ali Squalli HOUSSAINI/Leo MORGAN
Note: music adopted 1956, lyrics adopted 1970

National heritage
Total World Heritage Sites: 9 (all cultural)
Selected World Heritage Site locales:


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Economy overview: lower middle-income North African economy; ongoing recovery from recent drought; rebounding via tourism, manufacturing, and aeronautics industries; major US free trade agreement; developing energy exporter 

Real gdp purchasing power parity:
Note: data are in 2017 dollars

Real gdp growth rate:

Real gdp per capita:
Note: data are in 2017 dollars

Gross national saving

Gdp composition by end use
Household consumption: 58% (2017 est.)
Government consumption: 18.9% (2017 est.)
Investment in fixed capital: 28.4% (2017 est.)
Investment in inventories: 4.2% (2017 est.)
Exports of goods and services: 37.1% (2017 est.)
Imports of goods and services: -46.6% (2017 est.)

Gdp composition by sector of origin
Agriculture: 14% (2017 est.)
Industry: 29.5% (2017 est.)
Services: 56.5% (2017 est.)

Agriculture products: wheat, sugar beet, milk, potatoes, olives, tangerines/mandarins, tomatoes, oranges, barley, onions

Industries: automotive parts, phosphate mining and processing, aerospace, food processing, leather goods, textiles, construction, energy, tourism

Industrial production growth rate: 6.84% (2021 est.)

Labor force: 11.814 million (2021 est.)

Unemployment rate:

Youth unemployment
Rate ages 15 24 total: 27.2% (2021 est.)
Rate ages 15 24 male: 26.7%
Rate ages 15 24 female: 28.7%
Rate ages 15 24 note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara

Population below poverty line: 4.8% (2013 est.)

Gini index
Coefficient distribution of family income: 39.5 (2013 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share
Lowest 10%: 2.7%
Highest 10%: 33.2% (2007)

Distribution of family income gini index

Budget
Revenues: $30.697 billion (2019 est.)
Expenditures: $35.591 billion (2019 est.)
Surplus  or deficit: -3.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Taxes and other revenues: 20.02% (of GDP) (2020 est.)

Public debt:

Revenue
From forest resources: 0.13% of GDP (2018 est.)
From coal: 0% of GDP (2018 est.)

Fiscal year: calendar year

Inflation rate consumer prices:

Central bank discount rate

Commercial bank prime lending rate

Stock of narrow money

Stock of broad money

Stock of domestic credit

Market value of publicly traded shares

Current account balance:

Exports:
Partners: Spain 20%, France 19%, India 5%, Brazil 5%, Italy 5% (2021)
Commodities: cars, fertilizers, insulated wiring, phosphoric acid, clothing and apparel (2021)

Imports:
Partners: Spain 19%, France 11%, China 9%, United States 7%, Germany 5%, Turkey 5%, Italy 5% (2019)
Commodities: refined petroleum, cars and vehicle parts, natural gas, wheat, coal (2021)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

Debt external:

Stock of direct foreign investment at home

Stock of direct foreign investment abroad

Exchange rates:


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Electricity
Access electrification-total population: 100% (2021)
Installed generating capacity: 14.187 million kW (2020 est.)
Consumption: 29,447,883,000 kWh (2019 est.)
Exports: 624 million kWh (2020 est.)
Imports: 856 million kWh (2020 est.)
Transmission/distribution losses: 6.703 billion kWh (2019 est.)
Generation sources fossil fuels: 81.6% of total installed capacity (2020 est.)
Generation sources nuclear: 0% of total installed capacity (2020 est.)
Generation sources solar: 1.1% of total installed capacity (2020 est.)
Generation sources wind: 13% of total installed capacity (2020 est.)
Generation sources hydroelectricity: 4.4% of total installed capacity (2020 est.)
Generation sources tide and wave: 0% of total installed capacity (2020 est.)
Generation sources geothermal: 0% of total installed capacity (2020 est.)
Generation sources biomass and waste: 0% of total installed capacity (2020 est.)

Coal
Production: 0 metric tons (2020 est.)
Consumption: 9.321 million metric tons (2020 est.)
Exports: 0 metric tons (2020 est.)
Imports: 9.321 million metric tons (2020 est.)
Proven reserves: 14 million metric tons (2019 est.)

Petroleum
Total petroleum production: 0 bbl/day (2021 est.)
Refined petroleum consumption: 307,500 bbl/day (2019 est.)
Crude oil and lease condensate exports: 0 bbl/day (2018 est.)
Crude oil and lease condensate imports: 0 bbl/day (2018 est.)
Crude oil estimated reserves: 700,000 barrels (2021 est.)

Crude oil

Refined petroleum
Products production: 66,230 bbl/day (2017 est.)
Products exports: 9,504 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Products imports: 229,300 bbl/day (2015 est.)

Natural gas
Production: 105.678 million cubic meters (2019 est.)
Consumption: 1,051,658,000 cubic meters (2019 est.)
Exports: 0 cubic meters (2021 est.)
Imports: 950.765 million cubic meters (2019 est.)
Proven reserves: 1.444 billion cubic meters (2021 est.)

Carbon dioxide emissions: 60.2 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 est.)
From coal and metallurgical coke: 20.267 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 est.)
From petroleum and other liquids: 37.834 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 est.)
From consumed natural gas: 2.099 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 est.)

Energy consumption per capita: 24.59 million Btu/person (2019 est.)


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Telephones
Fixed lines total subscriptions: 2,645,109 (2022 est.)
Fixed lines subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 7 (2021 est.)
Mobile cellular total subscriptions: 52.012 million (2021 est.)
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 139 (2021 est.)

Telephone system

Broadcast media: 2 TV broadcast networks with state-run Radio-Television Marocaine (RTM) operating one network and the state partially owning the other; foreign TV broadcasts are available via satellite dish; 3 radio broadcast networks with RTM operating one; the government-owned network includes 10 regional radio channels in addition to its national service (2019)

Internet
Country code: .ma
Users total: 32.56 million (2021 est.)
Users percent of population: 88% (2021 est.)

Broadband fixed subscriptions
Total: 2,102,434 (2020 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 6 (2020 est.)


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Military expenditures:

Military and security forces: Royal Armed Forces (FAR): Royal Moroccan Army (includes the Moroccan Royal Guard), Royal Moroccan Navy (includes Coast Guard, marines), Royal Moroccan Air Force; Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie (2023)
Note 1:

Military service age and obligation: 19-25 years of age for 12-month compulsory and voluntary military service for men and women (conscription abolished 2006 and reintroduced in 2019) (2023)

Space program
Overview: has a small space program largely focused on the acquisition of remote sensing (RS) satellites; designs, jointly builds RS microsatellites and exploits imagery applications; has relations with a variety of space agencies and commercial space industries, including those of Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia, the European Space Agency and some individual member states (particularly France, Germany, Italy, and the UK), Russia, and the US; also a member of the Arab Space Cooperation Group, established by the UAE in 2019 (2023)
Overview note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in space programs

Terrorist groups
Terrorist groups: Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS)
Note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix T


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National air transport system
Number of registered air carriers: 3 (2020)
Inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 76
Annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 8,132,917 (2018)
Annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 97.71 million (2018) mt-km

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix: CN

Airports: 62 (2021)
With paved runways: 36
With paved runways civil airports: 7
With paved runways military airports: 5
With paved runways joint use (civil-military) airports: 4
With paved runways other airports: 20
With paved runways note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)
With unpaved runways: 26
With unpaved runways note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control

Heliports: 1 (2021)

Pipelines: 944 km gas, 270 km oil, 175 km refined products (2013)

Railways
Total: 2,067 km (2014)
Standard gauge: 2,067 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge (1,022 km electrified)

Roadways
Total: 57,300 km (2018)

Waterways

Merchant marine
Total: 93 (2022)
By type: container ship 6, general cargo 5, oil tanker 2, other 80

Ports and terminals
Major seaports: Ad Dakhla, Agadir, Casablanca, Jorf Lasfar, Laayoune (El Aaiun), Mohammedia, Safi, Tangier
Container ports teus: Tangier (7,173,870) (2021)
Lng terminals import: Jorf Lasfar (planned)


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Disputes international: Morocco-Algeria: Algeria's border with Morocco remains an irritant to bilateral relations, each nation accusing the other of harboring militants and arms smuggling

Refugees and internally displaced persons
Refugees country of origin: 5,250 (Syria) (mid-year 2022)

Illicit drugs: one of the world’s largest cannabis-producing country with Europe as the main  market; hashish is smuggled to South America and the Caribbean where it is exchanged for cocaine which is distributed in Europe; MDMA (ecstasy), originating in Belgium and the Netherlands is smuggled into northern Morocco for sale on the domestic market