Tag: Morocco

Morocco is a country located in Northern Africa. With the capital city of Rabat, Morocco has a population of 36,910,571 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. Independent Morocco is strongly influenced by King Hassan II’s long reign, 1961–1999. He ruled with a hard hand, but also skillfully played on the Moroccan nationalist sentiments, including through the invasion of Western Sahara in 1975. A limited reform program was initiated in…

Rabat (Morocco) According to ALLPUBLICLIBRARIES, Rabat is the capital of Morocco. The city was founded in the 12th century on the Atlantic coast at the mouth of the Bou Regreg river. First, for defense purposes, Rabat was surrounded by a clay wall, in which there are 5 gates. In the 17th century, it was divided into two parts by another wall – the old (Medina) and the new. The main…

Health care Vaccinations Vaccination needed receipt required Typhoid & Polio 2 – cholera 3 yellow fever no Eat Drink – malaria 1 no – Overview The medical care cannot be compared to Europe and is problematic, especially in rural areas, in terms of technology, equipment and hygiene. In many cases, especially in rural areas, there is a lack of European-trained doctors who speak English or French. All major cities have…

Population and society Morocco has about 33 million residents, divided into almost 60% of the urban population and 40.3% who live in the rural areas of the country. The growth rate of the Moroccan population from the early 1980s to the mid-1990s was around 2% per year, while in the following decade it recorded a significant slowdown, especially when compared with the levels of the other countries in the area.…