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  1.                                          MOROCCO 
  2.              
  3.                                            CN 
  4.  
  5.         OFFICIAL NAME:Kingdom of Morocco.
  6.         LOCATION:northwest coast of Africa.
  7.         LAT/LONG:32N/5W
  8.         CONTINENT:Africa.
  9.         ZONES-ITU:37  CQ:33
  10.         TIME:UTC.
  11.         AREA:172,413 Sq.M.  446,550 Sq.Km.
  12.         POPULATION:23,361,495  DENSITY:135/Sq.M.  (52/Sq.Km.)  AAGR:2.49%
  13.         LIFE EXPECTANCY:54
  14.         LITERACY RATE:28%
  15.         TYPE OF GOVERNMENT:constitutional monarchy.
  16.         CAPITAL:Rabat
  17.         LANGUAGES:Arabic is official; several Berber dialects; French used for 
  18.         business, government, diplomacy, and post-primary education.
  19.         RELIGIONS:98.7% Muslim, 1.1% Christian, 0.2% Jewish.
  20.         CURRENCY:dirham.
  21.         GDP:$11.9 billion  (about $510 per capita)  
  22.         AVERAGE ANNUAL REAL GROWTH:4.7% (1986 est.).
  23.         MAJOR INDUSTRIES:mining and mineral processing (phosphates, iron, 
  24.         manganese, lead, zinc, and others), food processing, textiles, 
  25.         construction, tourism.
  26.         AGRICULTURE:not self-sufficient in food; cereal farming and livestock 
  27.         raising predominate; wheat, barley, citrus fruits, wine, vegetables, 
  28.         olives.
  29.         EXPORTS:24% phosphates, 76% other.  ($2.2 billion).
  30.         TELECOMMUNICATIONS:270,100 telephones; 14 AM, 6 FM, 47 TV stations; 
  31.         2 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT stations.
  32.         COMMERCIAL POWER:115/200V; 50Hz.
  33.         NATIONAL HOLIDAY:18 November (Independence Day); 3 March (National 
  34.         Day)
  35.         MISC:Morocco has a Mediterranean climate, becoming more extreme in the 
  36.         interior. The terrain is mostly mountains with rich coastal plains. 18%
  37.         of the land is arable. The northern mountains are geologically unstable
  38.         and subject to earthquakes. Morocco has a strategic location along the 
  39.         Strait of Gibraltar. No mobile or handheld amateur radio operations are
  40.         permitted. Uses metric system.
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  42.         (FOR US OPS-3rd party:no  ROA:no)
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