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MoroccoPopulation: 29 114 497 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 36% (male 5 398 692; female 5 200 660) 15-64 years: 59% (male 8 525 344; female 8 682 277) 65 years and over: 5% (male 606 203; female 701 321) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 1.89% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 26.37 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 6.24 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: -1.28 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 52.99 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 68.51 years male: 66.49 years female: 70.64 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 3.35 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Moroccan(s) adjective: Moroccan Ethnic groups: Arab-Berber 99.1% other 0.7% Jewish 0.2% The majority- about 60% are indigenous Berbers with the minority being Arabic. However, the Arabs are the ruling class. Religions: Muslim 98.7% Christian 1.1% Jewish 0.2% Languages: Arabic is the official language. There are several Berber dialects among the Berbers. There is a movement underway to make Berber a united, written language. French is often the language of business government and diplomacy. People working with tourists speaks several other languages. Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 43.7% male: 56.6% female: 31% (1995 est.)
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