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Morocco
32.0N 5.0W · 24 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
RESTORATION OF INDEPENDENCE · 2 MARCH 1956
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1956 – present · Independence and the Modern Kingdom
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2 March 1956 · Restoration of independence 2 REFS
6 November 1975 · The Green March 2 REFS
1631 – 1956 · The Alaouite Dynasty and the Protectorates
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1666 · Alaouite dynasty unifies Morocco 2 REFS
30 March 1912 · Treaty of Fez establishes the protectorates 2 REFS
1269 – 1659 · Marinids, Saadians and the Three Kings
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4 August 1578 · Battle of the Three Kings 2 REFS
1591 · Saadian conquest of Songhai 2 REFS
1040 – 1269 · The Berber Empires: Almoravids and Almohads
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c. 1070 · Almoravids found Marrakesh 2 REFS
1086 · Almoravids enter al-Andalus 2 REFS
c. 700 – 1040 CE · Islam and the Idrisid Dynasty
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c. 788 · Idris I and the founding of the dynasty 2 REFS
c. 859 · Foundation of the Qarawiyyin 2 REFS
c. 300 BCE – 5th century CE · Amazigh Mauretania and Roman Volubilis
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c. 3rd century BCE · Kingdom of Mauretania and Volubilis 2 REFS
c. 40–44 CE · Roman annexation of Mauretania 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
- Capital
- Rabat
- Population
- 34 m
- Area
- 446,550 km²
- Region
- Northern Africa
- Languages
- Arabic, Berber
- Currency
- Moroccan dirham (د.م.)
- Demonym
- Moroccan
- UN member
- Yes
Territory
Includes the Sahara region — the Southern Provinces — administered by Morocco. Its final status remains the subject of a UN-led political process. · UN MINURSO
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Economy
GDP
$182 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$4,672’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
4.6%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
0.7%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
93.1%’25 WB-WDI
Society
Population
38 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
75.5 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
63.1%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
2.2’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
64.3%’14 WB-WDI
Governance
Voice & accountability
44.1’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
58.4’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
54.8’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
54.4’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
50.6’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
37.4’24 WB-WGI
Health
Health spending
6.1%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
0.74’21 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
15.7’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
98.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Safe drinking water
80.0%’24 WB-WHO
Education
Adult literacy
64.3%’14 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
6.0%’23 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
116.6%’24 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
90.0%’24 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
48.2%’24 WB-UNESCO
Technology
R&D spending
0.7%’10 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
1,083’16 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
91.2%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
153’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
5.4%’23 WB-WDI
Geography
Land area
446,300 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
12.9%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
66.7%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
1.8’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
10.9%’21 WB-WDI
Resources
Resource rents
0.4%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.3%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.1%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
100.0%’24 WB-WDI
Phosphate rock
36 Mt’25 USGS-MCS
Military
Military burden
3.5%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$5.5 B’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
246,000’20 WB-SIPRI
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The record · what changed here
- GDP — 2025 observation published ($182 B), superseding 2024 ($161 B) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- GDP per capita — 2025 observation published ($4,672), superseding 2024 ($4,153) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- GDP growth — 2025 observation published (4.6%), superseding 2024 (3.8%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Inflation — 2025 observation published (0.7%), superseding 2024 (1.0%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Trade openness — 2025 observation published (93.1%), superseding 2024 (92.2%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Electricity access — 2024 observation published (100.0%), superseding 2023 (100.0%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Population — 2025 observation published (38 m), superseding 2024 (38 m) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Urban population — 2025 observation published (63.1%), superseding 2024 (62.8%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14