Morocco:
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Population	33,757,175 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 31% (male 5,339,730/female 5,140,482) 15-64 years: 63.9% (male 10,750,240/female 10,815,470) 65 years and over: 5.1% (male 740,686/female 970,567) (2007 est.)
Median Age	total: 24.3 years male: 23.8 years female: 24.8 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate	1.528% (2007 est.)
Birth rate	21.64 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate	5.54 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate	-0.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.039 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.994 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.763 male(s)/female total population: 0.994 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 38.85 deaths/1,000 live births male: 42.56 deaths/1,000 live births female: 34.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 71.22 years male: 68.88 years female: 73.67 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate	2.62 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	0.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	15,000 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	NA
Major infectious diseases	degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, and hepatitis A vectorborne diseases: may be a significant risk in some locations during the transmission season (typically April through November) (2007)
Nationality	noun: Moroccan(s) adjective: Moroccan
Ethnic groups	Arab-Berber 99.1%, other 0.7%, Jewish 0.2%
Religions	Muslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2%
Languages	Arabic (official), Berber dialects, French often the language of business, government, and diplomacy
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 52.3% male: 65.7% female: 39.6% (2004 census)