Morocco People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 23,667,000(July 1986), average annual growth rate 2.4%

Nationality: noun—Moroccan(s); adjective—Moroccan

Ethnic divisions: 99 1% Arab-Berber, 0.7%

non-Moroccan, 0.2% Jewish

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

Language: Arabic (official); several Berber dialects; French is language of business, government, diplomacy, and postprimary education

Infant mortality rate: 117/1,000(1978)

Life expectancy: 54

Literacy: 28%

Labor force: 7.5 million (19851; 50% agricul lure, 20% services, 15% industry, 9% other; at least 20% of urban labor unemployed

Organized labor: about 5% of the labor force, mainly in the Union of Moroccan Workers (UMT) and the Demccratic Confederation of Labor (CDT)

NOTE: The information regarding Morocco on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Morocco 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Morocco 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.