Morocco - Canada

Morocco
Official Title: Kingdom of Morocco
General Information:
Capital
Rabat
Total Area
Currency
National Holiday
446,300 km²
1 CAN$=7.34352 Dirham (MAD) (2016 - Annual average)
30 July, Ascension of the Throne
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Population (million) 33.503
Language(s)
Arabic (official); Berber languages; French, Spanish
Political Information:
Type of State
Monarchy
Type of Government
Bicameral Parliament: House of Representatives (elected), Chamber of Counsellors (elected
by an electoral college, and renewed every three years).
Bilateral Product trade
Canada - Morocco
800
700
Balance
600
Head of State
His Majesty King
Mohammed VI
Millions
500
Head of Government
Abdelilah Benkirane
Can.
Exports
400
300
Can.
Import s
Tot al
Trade
200
100
0
Ministers: (from October 7th 2016)
Foreign Affairs & Coop.: Salaheddine Mezouar
Economy & Finance: Mohamed Boussaid
Industry, Trade & Investment: Moulay Hafid El Alamy
Main Political Parties
Rassemblement national des indépendants; Union constitutionnelle; Mouvement populaire;
Alliance nationale; Parti de l'authenticité et de la modernité (PAM); Union socialiste des forces
populaires; Parti Istiqlal; Parti du progrès et du socialisme; Gauche socialiste unifiée. Parti de
la justice et du développement(PJD). The country's largest Islamist movement is the banned
al-Adl wal-Ihsane (Justice and Charity)
- 100
- 200
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Statistics Canada
Canadian Imports
from: Morocco
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Elections: Last:
n/a October 7, 2016 (legislative) the monarch is hereditary. Head of the
Government is assigned by the King.
Pr eci o us
M et al s/ st o nes
C hemi cal Pr o d .
2015
F o o d Pr o d .
Statistics Canada
Economic Information: (2015)
IMF/Statistics Canada
Morocco
$128.97
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Canada
$1,987.87
$3,849.36
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$55,487.60
GDP Growth rate: (%)
4.51
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1.08
V eg . Pr o d .
Inflation: (%)
1.55
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9.71
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1.11
V ehicles and Eq ui p .
GDP: (billion)
GDP per capita:
Unemployment: (%)
Canadian Exports
to: Morocco
6.89
Product Trade and Investment: (2015)
Canadian Exports:
$306,247,919
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Canadian Imports :
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$410,878,842
Foreign Direct Investment in Canada
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Canadian Direct Investment to Morocco
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$8 (million)
Representation:
Foreign Representation in Canada
Ambassador Designate, S.E. Mohammed Lotfi Aouad
M ach. M ech. Elec.
Pr o d .
A nimal & Pr o d .
Statistics Canada
Pap er Pr o d .
B ase M et al Pr o d .
2015
Sp eci ali z ed I nst .
Statistics Canada
Sources:
Statistics/Industry Canada
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/tdo-dcd.nsf/eng/Home
IMF
http://www.imf.org/external/ns/cs.aspx?id=28
Canadian Representation Abroad
Ambassador Nathalie Dubé (Morocco)
January 2017
www.international.gc.ca
HTML version: http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/morocco-maroc/bilateral_relations_bilaterales/fs-morocco-maroc-fd.aspx?lang=eng
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