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Country Brief: Morocco
TweetNovember 20, 2005
The
“Mutual respect and friendship” characterize U.S.-Moroccan relations. Secretary of State Colin Powell’s visit to
Concerns that
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[3] Parts of Tan-Tan and Laayoune fall within Moroccan-claimed
[4] A system of government in which a monarch is guided by a constitution whereby his/her rights, duties, and responsibilities are spelled out in written law or by custom.
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[6] From $550 to $1,190.
[7] From 55 years in 1970 to 68 years in 2001.
[8] From 6.3 children per woman to 2.8 children per woman.
[9] From 47% in 1970 to 90% in 2002. World Development Indicators database, The World Bank Group – Morocco Data profile.
[10] This size does not include the disputed areas in
[11] Fact Book.
[12] Dept. of State.
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[15] Fact Book.
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[17] Dept. of State.
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[21] Morocco is currently involved in ABEDA, ACCT, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AMU, EBRD, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, LAS, MONUC, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OSCE (partner), PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UPU, WCL, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WtrO.
[22] Out of this number, 32,547 km (including 481 km of expressways) are paved highways, and 25,160 km are unpaved highways.
[23] Agadir, El Jadida,
[24] In 2003, 25 of these airports were paved. Fact Book.
[25] Low density consisting of 4.2 main lines for each 100 persons.
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[30] Employment remains overly dependent on the agriculture sector, which is extremely vulnerable to inconsistent rainfall. Droughts depressed activity in the key agricultural sector and contributed to a stagnant economy in 2002.