Official Title: Kingdom of Morocco
Capital: Rabat
Main Sea/Air ports:
Ports: Agadir, Tangier (passengers), Casablanca (freight), Jorf Lasfar,
Kenitra, Mohammedia, Nador, Safi
Airports: Inezgane International Airport (Agadir), Mohammed V Airport
(Casablanca), Sais International Airport (Fez), Salé International
Airport (Rabat), Boukhalef Souafel International Airport (Tangier),
Marrakech International Airport
Area: 458,730 sq. km (710,850 including Western Sahara)
Population: 28.7 million (2000 est.)
Head of State: King Mohammed VI
Official Language: Arabic
Other Languages: French, Spanish, Berber, English
Currency: Dirham (Dh = 100 Centimes)
Time Zone: GMT
National/Religious Holidays: National:
1 May, 23 May (Féte Nationale), 9 July (Youth Day), 14 August (Oued
Al-Dahab), 20 August, 6 November, 18 November (Independence)
Religious:
Lailat Al-Mi'raj, Orthodox Easter Sunday, Eid Al-Fitr, Eid Al-Adha,
Islamic New Year, The Prophet's Birthday
Working Hours: Business: Winter: Mon-Fri 0800-1200, 1400-1800/2000;
Summer: Mon-Fri 0800-1500/1600; Ramadan: Mon-Fri 0900-1500/1600
Government: Winter: Mon-Fri 0800-1200, 1430-1800; Summer: Mon-Sat
0800-1600; Ramadan: Mon-Sat 0900-1500
Banking: Winter: Mon-Fri 0800-1130, 1400-1830; Summer: Mon-Fri
0800-1600; Ramadan: Mon-Fri 0900-1530
GDP: $34.2 billion (2000 est.)
Main Exports: Foodstuffs (citrus fruit, vegetables, canned fish, fresh
fish, crustaceans and molluscs, canned fruit and vegetables),
beverages and tobacco, energy and lubricants, raw animal and vegetable
products, raw mineral products (phosphates), semi-finished products
(phosphoric acid, natural and chemical fertilisers), Capital goods and
consumer goods.
Main Imports: Foodstuffs, beverages and tobacco, energy and
lubricants, raw products (vegetable oil and oilseeds, timber, textile
fibres and cotton, sulphur), semi-finished products (chemicals,
fertilisers, dyes and disinfectants, artificial plastic materials,
iron and steel), capital goods, consumer goods (cotton yarn and
fabrics).
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