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ethnicity: Arab 55%, Berber 44%, Jewish 0.2%, other 0.7%

**** Morocco ’s Jewish minority has significantly decreased and now only numbers 7,000

****Most of the 100,000 foreign residents are French or Spanish.

religion: Muslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2%

languages: Arabic (official), Berber dialects (Tarifit, Tahelhiyt, and Tamazight), and French (the language of business, education and government)

****While Morocco ’s official language is standard Arabic, the country has a distinctive dialect called Moroccan Arabic (spoken by most people)

****Approximately 40% of the population, mostly in rural areas, speak Berber

****English and Spanish are often taught as 3^rd languages

DEMOGRAPHICS

population: 32,725,847

****the fourth most populous Arab country, after Egypt , Sudan , and Algeria

population growth rate: 1.57%

birth rate: 22.29/1000

death rate: 5.64/1000

total fertility rate: 2.73 children born/woman

infant mortality rate: 41.62/1000

life expectancy: men 67, women 72

median age: 23.61

**** Morocco ’s population is very young, with 48% of people aged less than 20

net migration rate: -0.92 migrant(s)/1,000

literacy (age 15 and over can read and write): 51.7%

****male 64.1%, female 39.4%, rural 24.6%, urban 63.1%