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Most Morocco are Sunni Muslims of Berber people, Arab or mixed Arab-Berber stock. Morocco was inhabited by Berbers since at least 5000 years ago. The Arabs conquered the territory that would become Morocco in the 7th and 11th centuries, at the time under the rule of various late Byzantine Roman princips and indigenous Berber and Romano-Berber principalities, laying the foundation for the emergence of an Arab-Berber culture. A portion of the population is identified as Haratin and Gnaoua, black or highly mixed "race" Moroccans. Morocco's Jewish minority has decreased significantly and numbers about 7,000 (See History of the Jews in Morocco). Most of the 100,000 foreign residents are French people or Spanish people, largely professionals working for European multinationals.

Recent studies make clear no significant genetics differences exist between Arabic and non-Arabic speaking populations, highlighting that in common with most of the Arab World, Arabization was mainly via acculturation of indigenous populations over time.. However, and according to the European Journal of Human Genetics, North-Western Africans were genetically closer to Iberians and to other Europeans than to Sub-Saharan Africans. European Journal of Human Genetics (2000) 8, 360–366.

Languages Classical Arabic language is Morocco's official language (it is the "classical" Arabic of the Qur'an, literature and news media). The country has a distinctive dialect known as Moroccan Arabic.

Approximately 15 million Moroccans speak Berber language — which exists in Morocco in three different dialects (Tarifit, Tashelhit, and Tamazight) — either as a first language or bilingually with the spoken Arabic dialect. French language, which remains Morocco's unofficial third language, is taught at universally and still serves as Morocco's primary language of :Category:Companies of Morocco and Economy of Morocco; it is also widely used in education and government. Morocco is a member of La Francophonie. Amazigh (Berber) activists have struggled for half a century for the recognition of their language as the official language of Morocco in the Moroccan constitution. They also demand that this language should be taught in all Moroccan schools and universities.

About 20,000 Moroccans in the northern part of the country speak Spanish language. English language, while still far behind French language and Spanish in terms of the number of speakers, is rapidly becoming the second foreign language of choice among educated youth, after French. As a result of national education reforms entering into force in late 2002, English will be taught in all public schools from the fourth year on.

Main populated areas Most people live west of the Atlas Mountains, a range that insulates the country from the Sahara Desert. Casablanca is the center of commerce and industry and the leading port; Rabat is the seat of government; Tangier is the gateway to Morocco from Spain and also a major port; "Arab" Fez, Morocco is the cultural and religious center; and "Berber" Marrakech is a major tourist center.

Education Education in Morocco is free and compulsory through primary school (age 15). Nevertheless, many children--particularly girls in rural areas--still do not attend school. The country's illiteracy rate is usually around 50% for most of the country, but reaches as high as 90% among girls in rural regions. In July 2006, Prime minister Driss Jettou announced that illiteracy rate has declined by 39%, while two million people had attended literacy courses during the past four years.

Morocco has about 230,000 students enrolled in 14 public universities. The oldest and in some ways the most prestigious is Mohammed V in Rabat, with faculties of law, sciences, liberal arts, and medicine. University of Karueein, in Fez, has been a center for Islamic studies for more than 1,000 years. Morocco has one private university, Al Akhawayn University, in Ifrane. Al-Akhawayn, founded in 1993 by King Hassan II of Morocco and King Fahd of Saudi Arabia of Saudi Arabia, is an English-Medium of instruction, American-style university comprising about 1,000 students.

Statistics Population 33,241,259 (July 2006 est.)

Berbers 45% (of which Arabized 24%)
Arab 44%
Moors 10%
other 1% (2000) Morocco on worldstatesmen.org

Age structure 0-14 years:31.6% (male 5,343,976; female 5,145,019)

15-64 years:63.4% (male 10,505,018; female 10,580,599)

65 years and over:5% (male 725,116; female 941,531) (2006 est.)

Population growth rate 1.55% (2006 est.)

Birth rate 21.98 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 5.58 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate -0.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Sex ratio 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:0.77 male(s)/female

total population:0.99 male(s)/female (2000 est.)

Infant mortality rate 40.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)

Life expectancy at birth total population:70.94 years

male:68.62 years

female:73.37 years (2006 est.)

Total fertility rate 2.68 children born/woman (2004 est.)

Nationality noun:Moroccan(s)

adjective:Moroccan :Category:Moroccan people

Ethnic groups Arab-Berber 99.1%, other 0.7%, Jewish 0.2% :Category:Ethnic groups in Morocco

Religions Muslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2%. The World Factbook - Morocco :Category:Religion in Morocco

Languages Arabic (official), Spanish, Berber dialects (Morocco does not recognise them as languages but as dialects of a Berber language), French often the language of business, government, and diplomacy. :Category:Languages of Morocco

Literacy definition:age 15 and over can read and write

total population:51.7%

male:64.1%

female:39.4% (1995 est.) :Category:Education in Morocco

, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

External links

Results of the 2004 census

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