Morocco (Kingdom of Morocco)

Morocco Kingdom of Morocco
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	121st best
Capital	Rabat
Land Area	446 300km21
Location	Africa, Mediterranean
Population	32.6m (2011)2
Life Expectancy	74.31yrs (2017)3
GNI	$7 195 (2017)4
ISO3166-1 Codes	MA, MAR, 5045
Internet Domain	.ma6
Currency	Dirham (MAD)7
Telephone	+2128

1. Overview
2. Morocco National and Social Development
3. Population and Demographics
4. Gender Equality
5. Religion and Beliefs
6. The Internet
7. Public Health Issues
8. Politics and Freedom
9. More Charts and Comparisons to Other Countries
10. Links

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1. Overview

“In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, a series of Moroccan Muslim dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad AL-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled foreign invaders and inaugurated a golden age. The Alaouite dynasty, to which the current Moroccan royal family belongs, dates from the 17th century. In 1860, Spain occupied northern Morocco and ushered in a half century of trade rivalry among European powers that saw Morocco's sovereignty steadily erode; in 1912, the French imposed a protectorate over the country. A protracted independence struggle with France ended successfully in 1956. The internationalized city of Tangier and most Spanish possessions were turned over to the new country that same year. Sultan MOHAMMED V, the current monarch's grandfather, organized the new state as a constitutional monarchy and in 1957 assumed the title of king. Although Morocco is not the UN-recognized Administering Power for the Western Sahara, it exercises de facto administrative control there. The UN assists with direct negotiations between Morocco and the Polisario Front, but the status of the territory remains unresolved. Gradual political reforms in the 1990s resulted in the establishment of a bicameral legislature, which first met in 1997. Morocco enjoys a moderately free press, but the government has taken action against journalists who they perceive to be challenging the monarchy, Islam, or the status of Western Sahara. Influenced by protests elsewhere in the region, in February 2011 thousands of Moroccans began weekly rallies in multiple cities across the country to demand greater democracy and end to government corruption. Overall the response of Moroccan security forces was subdued compared to the violence elsewhere in the region. King MOHAMMED VI responded quickly with a reform program that included a new constitution and early elections. The constitution was passed by popular referendum in July 2011; some new powers were extended to parliament and the prime minister, but ultimate authority remains in the hands of the monarch. In early elections in November 2012, the Justice and Development Party - a moderate Islamist party, won the largest number of seats, becoming the first Islamist party to lead the Moroccan Government. In January 2012, Morocco assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2012-13 term.”

CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“Morocco is an exotic gateway to Africa; its mountains, desert and coast are populated by Berbers and nomads, and its ancient medina lanes lead to souqs and riads. From Saharan dunes to the peaks of the High Atlas, Morocco could have been tailor-made for travellers. Lyrical landscapes carpet this sublime slice of North Africa like the richly coloured and patterned rugs you´ll lust after in the souqs. The mountains offer simple, breathtaking pleasures: night skies glistening in the thin air, or views over a fluffy cloudbank. On lower ground there are rugged coastlines, waterfalls and caves in forested hills, and the mighty desert. The varied terrain may inform your dreams, but it shapes the very lives of Morocco´s Berbers, Arabs and Saharawis.

The trick to travelling in Morocco is to leave enough time to watch the world go by with the locals when there´s so much else to fit in: hiking up North Africa´s highest peak, camel trekking, shopping in the souqs, getting lost in the medina, and sweating in the hammam. Between the activities, you can sleep in the famous riads, relax on panoramic terraces and grand squares, and mop up tajines flavoured with saffron and argan.”

"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Morocco National and Social Development

UN HDI (2016)11
Pos.		Lower is better Rank11
1	Norway	1
2	Australia	2
3	Switzerland	2
	...
120	Kyrgyzstan	120
121	Iraq	121
122	Cape Verde	122
123	Morocco	123
124	Nicaragua	124
125	Guatemala	125
126	Namibia	125
127	Guyana	127
	World Avg	94.3
q=188.

Social & Moral Development Index12
Pos.		Higher is better Points12
1	Iceland	83.5
2	Denmark	82.2
3	Sweden	81.9
	...
118	Tunisia	49.5
119	Vanuatu	49.4
120	Venezuela	49.4
121	Morocco	49.2
122	Lebanon	49.2
123	Botswana	49.1
124	Kenya	48.8
125	Indonesia	48.8
	World Avg	53.7
q=198.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: What is the Best Country in the World? An Index of Morality, Conscience and Good Life.

3. Population and Demographics

Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)13
Pos.		Lower is better Per 10013
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3	Chad	04.7
	...
101	Venezuela	15.6
102	Kazakhstan	15.6
103	Ecuador	16.0
104	Morocco	16.1
105	Suriname	16.2
106	Grenada	16.2
107	Brunei	16.2
108	El Salvador	17.3
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Emigrants (2010)14
Pos.		%14
1	Dominica	104.8
2	Palestine	68.4
3	Samoa	67.3
	...
71	San Marino	9.9
72	Burkina Faso	9.7
73	Slovakia	9.6
74	Morocco	9.3
75	Sri Lanka	9.1
76	Somalia	8.7
77	Kuwait	8.5
78	Ecuador	8.3
	World Avg	11.5
q=192.

Fertility Rate (2013)15
Pos.		2.0 is best15
1	Korea, N.	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
	...
30	Grenada	2.18
31	Costa Rica	1.81
32	Qatar	2.20
33	Morocco	2.20
34	Brazil	1.80
35	Guyana	2.21
36	Netherlands	1.79
37	Vietnam	1.77
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Immigrants (2010)14
Pos.		%14
1	Qatar	86.5
2	Monaco	71.6
3	UAE	70.0
	...
184	Madagascar	0.2
185	Myanmar (Burma)	0.2
186	Korea, N.	0.2
187	Morocco	0.2
188	Cuba	0.1
189	Peru	0.1
190	Vietnam	0.1
191	Indonesia	0.1
	World Avg	9.2
q=192.

Life Expectancy (2015)16
Pos.		Higher is better Years16
1	Hong Kong	84.16
2	Japan	83.68
3	Italy	83.34
	...
83	Venezuela	74.39
84	Latvia	74.34
85	Bulgaria	74.32
86	Morocco	74.31
87	Colombia	74.23
88	Jordan	74.18
89	St Kitts & Nevis	73.98
90	Samoa	73.67
	World Avg	71.27
q=190.

Population (2012)17
Pos.		The Overpopulation of the Earth17
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.3b
3	USA	315.8m
	...
37	Canada	34.7m
38	Iraq	33.7m
39	Afghanistan	33.4m
40	Morocco	32.6m
41	Nepal	31.0m
42	Venezuela	29.9m
43	Peru	29.7m
44	Malaysia	29.3m
	World Avg	36.0m
q=195.

Morocco's population is predicted to rise to 37.5 million by 2030. These millions of extra people will all need space to live, food to eat, energy to consume, and will increase the burden on the planet's resources. This country has a fertility rate of 2.20. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population is growing, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity, i.e., the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate, which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1.

• The Overpopulation of the Earth
• Abortion, Birth Control and Contraception

4. Gender Equality

Gender Inequality (2015)18
Pos.		Lower is better18
1	Switzerland	0.04
2	Denmark	0.04
3	Netherlands	0.04
	...
110	Bhutan	0.48
111	Jordan	0.48
112	Cambodia	0.48
113	Morocco	0.49
114	Guatemala	0.49
115	Nepal	0.50
116	Ethiopia	0.50
117	Guyana	0.51
	World Avg	0.36
q=159.

Year Women Can Vote19
Pos.		Lower is better Year19
1	New Zealand	1893
2	Australia	1902
3	Finland	1906
	...
136	Uganda	1962
137	Monaco	1962
138	Algeria	1962
139	Morocco	1963
140	Iran	1963
141	Kenya	1963
142	Fiji	1963
143	Afghanistan	1963
	World Avg	1930
q=189.

Gender inequality is not a necessary part of early human development. Although a separation of roles is almost universal due to different strengths between the genders, this does not have to mean that women are subdued, and, such patriarchialism is not universal in ancient history. Those cultures and peoples who shed, or never developed, the idea that mankind ought to dominate womankind, are better cultures and peoples than those who, even today, cling violently to those mores.

Morocco is an unequal country, with male rights dominating those of women.

See:

• "Religion Versus Womankind" by Vexen Crabtree (2007)

5. Religion and Beliefs

#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism

Religiosity (2009)20
Pos.		Lower is better %20
1	Estonia	16
2	Sweden	17
3	Denmark	19
	...
100	Afghanistan	97
101	Comoros	97
102	Egypt	97
103	Morocco	97
104	Thailand	97
105	Mauritania	98
106	Djibouti	98
107	Somaliland	98
	World Avg	75.1
q=114.

Disbelief In God (2007)21
Pos.		Higher is better21
1	Vietnam	81
2	Japan	65
3	Sweden	64
	...
130	Malawi	0
131	Chad	0
132	Nepal	0
133	Morocco	0
134	Mauritania	0
135	Mali	0
136	Senegal	0
137	Oman	0
	World Avg	9.9
q=137.

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below₂₂:

Christian	0.1%
Muslim	99%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	0.1%
Jew	0.1%
Unaffiliated	0.1%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Muslim 99% (official), Christian 1%, Jewish about 6,000₂₃.

Links:

• A List of All Religions and Belief Systems
• Secularisation Theory: Will Modern Society Reject Religion? What is Secularism?

6. The Internet

#internet

Internet Users (2016)24
Pos.		Higher is better24
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
83	Romania	58%
84	Venezuela	58%
85	Seychelles	58%
86	Morocco	58%
87	Colombia	57%
88	Costa Rica	56%
89	Kazakhstan	56%
90	US Virgin Islands	54%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IPv6 Uptake (2017)25
Pos.		Higher is better Ratio25
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
130	Namibia	0.0
131	Tonga	0.0
132	Myanmar (Burma)	0.0
133	Morocco	0.0
134	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	0.0
135	Honduras	0.0
136	Syria	0.0
137	Nicaragua	0.0
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

Internet access has become an essential research tool. It facilitates an endless list of life improvements, from the ability to network and socialize without constraint, to access to a seemingly infinite repository of technical and procedural information on pretty much any task. The universal availability of data has sped up industrial development and personal learning at the national and personal level. Individuals can read any topic they wish regardless of the locality of expert teachers, and, entire nations can develop their technology and understanding of the world simply because they are now exposed to advanced societies and moral discourses online. Like every communications medium, the Internet has issues and causes a small range of problems, but these are insignificant compared to the advantages of having an online populace.

7. Public Health Issues

Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)18
Pos.		Lower is better Per 100018
1	Korea, N.	0.5
2	Korea, S.	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
	...
83	UAE	29.7
84	Grenada	30.5
85	Trinidad & Tobago	31.5
86	Morocco	31.7
87	Botswana	32.3
88	Romania	34.6
89	Bulgaria	37.7
90	Tajikistan	38.1
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Alcohol Consumption (2010)26
Pos.		Lower is better Per Capita26
1	Libya	0.1
2	Pakistan	0.1
3	Kuwait	0.1
	...
19	Myanmar (Burma)	0.7
20	Bhutan	0.7
21	Oman	0.9
22	Morocco	0.9
23	Brunei	0.9
24	Iran	1.0
25	Algeria	1.0
26	Eritrea	1.1
	World Avg	6.2
q=191.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)27
Pos.		Higher is better Avg %27
1	Hungary	99.0
2	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
21	Mauritius	97.6
22	Fiji	97.6
23	Kuwait	97.5
24	Morocco	97.5
25	Monaco	97.3
26	Cook Islands	97.3
27	Greece	97.3
28	Turkmenistan	97.2
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

Smoking Rates (2014)28
Pos.		Lower is better28
1	Guinea	15
2	Solomon Islands	26
3	Kiribati	28
	...
100	Equatorial Guinea	649
101	Singapore	652
102	Bangladesh	665
103	Morocco	671
104	New Zealand	680
105	Kyrgyzstan	683
106	Qatar	698
107	UAE	715
	World Avg	819
q=182.

8. Politics and Freedom

Corruption (2012-2016)29
Pos.		Higher is better Avg Score29
1	Denmark	90.8
2	New Zealand	90.6
3	Finland	89.4
	...
90	India	37.6
91	Sri Lanka	37.6
92	Panama	37.4
93	Morocco	37.2
94	Peru	37.0
95	Benin	36.8
96	Colombia	36.6
97	Thailand	36.6
	World Avg	43.05
q=176.

Nominal Commitment to HR (2009)30
Pos.		Higher is better Treaties30
1	Argentina	24
2	Chile	23
3	Costa Rica	23
	...
77	Estonia	17
78	Turkmenistan	17
79	Turkey	17
80	Morocco	17
81	Guinea	17
82	Russia	17
83	Armenia	17
84	Egypt	16
	World Avg	15.1
q=194.

Personal, Civil & Economic Freedom (2014)31
Pos.		Lower is better Rank31
1	Hong Kong	1
2	Switzerland	2
3	New Zealand	3
	...
128	Vietnam	128
129	Azerbaijan	128
130	Sri Lanka	130
131	Morocco	131
132	Niger	132
133	Sierra Leone	133
134	Swaziland	134
135	Gabon	135
	World Avg	79.7
q=159.

Press Freedom (2013)32
Pos.		Lower is better32
1	Finland	638
2	Netherlands	648
3	Norway	652
	...
132	Zimbabwe	3812
133	Jordan	3847
134	Thailand	3860
135	Morocco	3904
136	Ethiopia	3957
137	Tunisia	3993
138	Indonesia	4105
139	India	4122
	World Avg	3249
q=178.

9. More Charts and Comparisons to Other Countries