33 Countries of Origin’ Profiles

MOROCCO 2 © Driving Direction and Maps Language Arabic (official), Berber languages (Tamazight (official), Tachelhit, Tarifit), French (often the language of business, government, and diplomacy). Literacy Rate 69% (2012) 4 GPI 0.74 5 Ethnic Groups Arab-Berber 99%, other 1% Religion/Beliefs Muslim 99% (official; virtually all Sunni, <0.1% Shia), other 1% (includes Christian, Jewish, and Baha'i); note - Jewish about 6,000 (2010 est.) Moroccans are tolerant of the small percentage of Christians and Jews living in the country, believing they worship the same God. Political Situation 4 Percentage of the population aged 15 years and over who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on his/her everyday life. Data by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://tellmaps.com/uis/literacy/#!/tellmap/-1003531175 ) 5 The gender parity index (GPI) of the adult literacy rate is the ratio of the female to male literacy rates of the population aged 15 years and over. A GPI value between 0.97 and 1.03 is usually interpreted to indicate gender parity. Data by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://tellmaps.com/uis/literacy/#!/tellmap/-1003531175/3) 5 http://www.everyculture.com/Ma-Ni/The-United-Kingdom-of-Morocco.html