• A girl carries bread received from a volunteer as people in vehicles wait for the road to be cleared from debris in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake near the village of Tallat n'Yakoub, Morocco September 12, 2023. (gulfnews.com)
  • Women walk on the rubble of homes in Imoulas village in the Taroudant province, one of the most devastated in quake-hit Morocco, on September 11, 2023. (gulfnews.com)
  • NOTE: The information regarding Morocco on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. (theodora.com)
  • No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Morocco 2023 information contained here. (theodora.com)
  • All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Morocco 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page. (theodora.com)
  • A man stands next to a damaged hotel after the earthquake in Moulay Brahim village, near the epicentre of the earthquake, outside Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. (wnct.com)
  • Sept. 8, 2023: In Morocco, a magnitude 6.8 temblor kills more than 2,100 people. (wnct.com)
  • The EBRD forecasts assume that a ceasefire is brokered within a couple of months, followed soon after by the start of a major reconstruction effort in Ukraine which will bring GDP by end-2023 back close to, but still below, pre-war levels. (ebrd.com)
  • Mission members attending a meeting with Rabat Regional Health Directorate Cairo, 5 December 2022 - The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean conducted a technical mission to Morocco to support the country to operationalize the integrated surveillance framework for influenza and other respiratory viruses of epidemic and pandemic potential. (who.int)
  • Rabat University Hospital is a major sentinel site for severe acute respiratory infection (SARI). (who.int)
  • The data is collected by arranged interviews with focus groups consisting of university students in Rabat, Morocco, in order to investigate the trends and the extent of the occurrence of French in speech situations where intra- sentential code-switching between colloquial Moroccan Arabic and French is present. (lu.se)
  • ABSTRACT We determined the prevalence of adverse drug events (ADEs) in a general teaching hospital in Rabat, Morocco. (who.int)
  • 1Moroccan Pharmacovigilance Centre, Rabat, Morocco (Correspondence to R. Benkirane: r_benkirane@ yahoo.fr). (who.int)
  • 3Ibn Sina Hospital, Rabat, Morocco. (who.int)
  • The earthquake shook most of Morocco and caused injury and death in other provinces, including Marrakech, Taroudant and Chichaoua. (gulfnews.com)
  • Boussaa S , Guernaoui S , Pesson B , Boumezzough A . Seasonal fluctuations of phlebotomine sand fly populations (Diptera: Psychodidae) in the urban area of Marrakech, Morocco. (cdc.gov)
  • A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing more than 800 people and damaging buildings from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakech. (wnct.com)
  • Christian Monnerat and Laurent Juillerat "The Antoine Senglet collection: a major contribution to the knowledge of the odonates of Morocco from the 1960s (Odonata)," Odonatologica 51(1-2), 41-62, (1 June 2022). (bioone.org)
  • This situation, he notes, is "caused by the multiple failed attempts at rapprochement between Paris and Algiers and by the repeated attacks against Morocco in the French press in the wake of the +Qatargate+ affair, in December 2022" . (moroccolatestnews.com)
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  • In Morocco, there is a convergence between Africa and Eurasia or Iberia, the Spanish part, and overlapping faults. (gulfnews.com)
  • The vote leaves Morocco reeling from a fifth failure in a World Cup hosting vote, with the continent's sole tournament coming in 2010 in South Africa. (dawn.com)
  • The World Economic Forum placed Morocco as the most competitive economy in North Africa, in its African Competitiveness Report 2014-2015. (wikipedia.org)
  • The prospect of a breakup is worrying for Paris, VA says, adding that Morocco, thanks to its religious and cultural soft power, is a strategic partner in West Africa. (moroccolatestnews.com)
  • For the columnist, it is essential to distinguish those whose intentions represent a danger for France's social model from those which advocate a moderate vision of religion, deeming "the support of Morocco and the UAE is a necessity in France as well as in North Africa and the Middle East. (northafricapost.com)
  • Which Major Bodies of Water Surround Africa? (worldatlas.com)
  • Morocco and Tanzania are the two countries in Africa with an investment grade. (moroccoembassy.co.za)
  • Morocco is the world's third-largest producer of phosphates (after the United States and China), and the price fluctuations of phosphates on the international market greatly influence Morocco's economy. (wikipedia.org)
  • Morocco's health ministry has disclosed that the country would shut doors of its major cities to people starting from midnight in an attempt to curtail hikes in Covid-19 infections in the country. (newyorkparrot.com)
  • Climate change represents a major risk to Morocco's development but also offers opportunities. (imf.org)
  • Did you know Morocco used to celebrate an event called the "Rose Festival '' To know more click this https://www.incredible-facts.com/ This festival says a lot about Morocco's value for horticulture It is said they have thousands of flowers in their Nation. (purdue-edu.com)
  • Northern Morocco experiences earthquakes more often, including tremors of magnitude 6.4 in 2004 and magnitude 6.3 in 2016. (gulfnews.com)
  • The Morocco-Nigeria BIT , signed in 2016 and awaiting ratification, is perhaps the prime example of this, containing progressive provisions supported by an element of enforceability. (business-humanrights.org)
  • All patients presented with obstructive jaundice due to pancreatic head carcinoma and treated in University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco, from January 2013 to November 2016 were enrolled in this study. (scirp.org)
  • In 2016, Morocco joined Oman in being verified as eliminating blinding trachoma as a public health problem. (cdc.gov)
  • The death toll from the 6.8 magnitude quake that struck in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco late on Friday stood close to 3,000 on Tuesday, with more than 5,000 people injured. (gulfnews.com)
  • It is worth noting that Morocco last year hosted the 22nd Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22) in Marrakesh. (eurasiareview.com)
  • This study aimed to evaluate our experience in Morocco on treating patients, by surgical biliary bypass or endoscopic stenting, presented by obstructive jaundice from advanced cancer head pancreas and to compare the patient's outcome in terms of post procedure mortality, morbidity, assess cost effectiveness, re-hos- pitalization and overall survival in these patients. (scirp.org)
  • The major morbidity associated with roseola is seizures (6-15%) during the febrile phase of the illness. (medscape.com)
  • Malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Mozambique. (bvsalud.org)
  • In 2021, Morocco ranked 123rd out of 191 countries in the world on the Human Development Index (HDI), behind Algeria (91st) and Tunisia (97th). (wikipedia.org)
  • Morocco adopted a law in 2021 provisionally authorising the legal uses of cannabis for medical, cosmetic and industrial uses. (co.ke)
  • Morocco bans travel to and from major cities to curb coronavirus. (euroweeklynews.com)
  • Morocco has banned all travel to and from some of its major cities to try to stem a spike in the number of coronavirus cases. (euroweeklynews.com)
  • Logistical challenges currently prevent Morocco from integrating surveillance for multiple respiratory pathogens, such as influenza, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), respiratory syncytial viruses (RSV) and other high-risk pathogens of epidemic and pandemic potential, as additional materials and technical support are needed to facilitate implementation of the Ministry's integrated surveillance plan. (who.int)
  • Companies of focus are Al-Fakher and Al-Nakhla (currently two of the largest companies globally), and countries of focus include Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. (who.int)
  • In a column granted to the French magazine Valeurs Actuelles, the journalist Pierre d'Herbès, specialist in defense issues, gave a lucid overview of the question of the malaise between France, Morocco and Algeria. (moroccolatestnews.com)
  • The journalist wonders if France is ready to risk a divorce with Morocco, a former and Francophile partner, for an uncertain marriage with Algeria, which feeds a stubborn resentment against its former colonizer. (moroccolatestnews.com)
  • These measures proved ineffective, and under the pressure of rebellion in Algeria and disorders in Morocco, the French were compelled (1955) to restore Sidi Muhammad. (factmonster.com)
  • AMIZMIZ, Morocco, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Rescuers dug through rubble for survivors in collapsed houses in remote mountain villages of Morocco on Saturday, in the wake of the country's deadliest earthquake for more than six decades, which killed more than 1,000 people and left many homeless. (salvationprosperity.net)
  • Morocco is now well past the 72-hour window when rescues are considered most likely, yet survivors are in some cases found well beyond that period. (yahoo.com)
  • The latest FOR508 update represents a major upgrade to the courseware with a complete replacement of every hands-on exercise in the course. (sans.org)
  • As the country continues to feel the economic impacts of the pandemic, Morocco is more likely to see a 5% shrink in economy this year, and about 7.5% budget deficit in its gross domestic product. (newyorkparrot.com)
  • Through the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Framework , the WHO country office in Morocco has already supported the procurement of testing kits for the regional laboratories for influenza, SARS-CoV-2 and RSV, and laboratory training will be conducted soon to support implementation of the integrated surveillance plan. (who.int)
  • Firefighters from Kent Fire and Rescue Service have told of the "devastation" they have witnessed in Morocco as they helped a dog from the rubble on Wednesday. (yahoo.com)
  • According to a 2020 report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Morocco is the world's biggest producer of cannabis resin, or hashish. (co.ke)
  • In the Arab world, Morocco has the second-largest non-oil GDP, behind Egypt, as of 2017. (wikipedia.org)
  • The 2017 Climate Change Performance Index ranked Morocco alongside France, Sweden, and the UK in the top ten most climatically conscious countries, and number one in the developing world, based on criteria including CO2 emissions, renewable energy development, efficiency, and climate policy. (eurasiareview.com)
  • Guernaoui S , Boumezzough A , Pesson B , Pichon G . Entomological investigations in Chichaoua: an emerging epidemic focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Morocco. (cdc.gov)
  • The RSF will help Morocco boost investment in renewable energy, increase energy efficiency, strengthen resilience against natural disasters, green its financial sector, and tackle water scarcity. (imf.org)
  • Added to this is the vote, in January, in the European Parliament, of a resolution pointing out attacks on freedom of the press in Morocco, a trigger for a diplomatic crisis. (moroccolatestnews.com)
  • Morocco, however, still depends to an inordinate degree on agriculture, which accounts for around 14% of GDP but employs 40-45% of the Moroccan population. (wikipedia.org)
  • The high cost of imports, especially of petroleum imports, is a major problem. (wikipedia.org)
  • Why did the quake in Morocco kill so many people? (gulfnews.com)
  • The earthquake that struck Morocco late Friday has killed more than 2,100 people, with the death toll expected to increase as rescuers reach hard-hit remote mountain areas. (wnct.com)
  • Drought and water scarcity have become a major source of macroeconomic volatility, with particularly adverse impacts on agriculture, while the fallout from the recent earthquake points to the potential implications of natural disasters, including from climate change. (imf.org)
  • Malaria is the major cause of illness in Cameroon, responsible for 40 percent of medical consultations. (bvsalud.org)
  • I learnt about multiple diseases that go under the name of NCDs, those diseases have a major risk factor which was a bad lifestyle and bad habits. (who.int)
  • The arrangement will support Morocco' transition to a greener economy and help strengthen its preparedness and resilience against natural disasters, including from climate change. (imf.org)
  • I want to thank Maria Persson, supervisor for this study, for her guidance and supervision throughout this process, as well as assigning me as a representative of Lund University to conduct field work in Morocco. (lu.se)
  • The mission was conducted jointly with laboratory and epidemiology staff from the WHO country office in Morocco, WHO headquarters and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (who.int)
  • This is a chart of the trend of gross domestic product of Morocco at market prices estimated by the International Monetary Fund with figures in millions of Moroccan dirhams. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved today an 18-months arrangement for Morocco under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) in an amount equivalent to SDR 1 billion (about US$ 1.32 billion, equivalent to 112 percent of quota). (imf.org)
  • Morocco issued on Thursday 21 November an international bond worth 1 billion Euros, the finance ministry said, noting the success of the sovereign notes sales as demand hit €5.3 billion. (moroccoembassy.co.za)
  • The bond has a maturity of 12 years and an interest rate of 1.5% as Morocco tapped the international market at a very propitious time benefiting for a sound macro-economic framework. (moroccoembassy.co.za)
  • In a new article, scientists from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and clinicians from four oncology centres in Morocco report that the time interval to confirm a diagnosis of cancer for patients in Morocco was, on average, almost twice as long as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and several high-income countries. (who.int)
  • The author of the column thus considers that France and Morocco are therefore on the eve of a major, serious and unprecedented rupture, without citing one of the main reasons which aggravate the situation, namely the ambiguity and the double language from Paris about the Sahara while Morocco has asked its allies to be clear about its sovereignty. (moroccolatestnews.com)
  • Morocco is one of France's major allies in the fight against radical Islam, a fight where France must be pragmatic and surround itself with friendly countries, states General Dominique Trinquand. (northafricapost.com)
  • In a column published Thursday by Marianne.net, General Dominique Trinquand, former head of the military mission to the UN, believes that Morocco and the UAE, which are both fighting Islamism, must be France's privileged allies in this fight. (northafricapost.com)
  • The RSF arrangement will help Morocco address climate vulnerabilities, bolster its resilience against climate change, and seize the opportunities from decarbonization. (imf.org)
  • At the same time, thanks to its particularly generous endowment in renewable resources, Morocco is well-placed to reap the benefits of the global decarbonization agenda. (imf.org)
  • I want to thank The Birgit Rausing Language Programme, for a generous scholarship to make the required field work in Morocco possible. (lu.se)
  • France and Morocco are on the eve of a "major, serious and unprecedented rupture", indicates the French magazine Valeurs Actuelles, tracing the origins of the grievances against Paris. (moroccolatestnews.com)
  • During World War II, French Morocco remained officially loyal to the Vichy government after the fall of France in 1940. (factmonster.com)
  • The researchers recruited more than 800 patients with cancer from four major oncology centres in Morocco and recorded the duration of different steps along the health-care pathway: the time intervals between the recognition of symptoms by patients, their first medical consultation, referral to biopsy and sampling, diagnosis of cancer, and initiation of treatment. (who.int)
  • Over the years, Morocco implemented a series of development plans, enacted economic reforms, and encountered various challenges that have influenced its economic trajectory. (wikipedia.org)
  • Since 1993, in line with many Western world changes, Morocco has followed a policy of privatisation of certain economic sectors which used to be in the hands of the government. (wikipedia.org)
  • Morocco has become a major player in African economic affairs, and is the 5th largest African economy by GDP (PPP). (wikipedia.org)
  • Deploying this potential represents an opportunity for Morocco to put economic growth on a stronger and more resilient path. (imf.org)
  • 1045 beds and approximately 15 000 adult have major consequences including hos- inpatients are admitted per year. (who.int)
  • Francisco Franco's successful revolt against the republican government of Spain began in Spanish Morocco in 1936. (factmonster.com)
  • In his new role, Ratner will continue to spearhead the promotion of Greater Miami and Miami Beach as a top destination for major sporting events, conferences and conventions as well as supporting the Miami-Dade Office of Film and Entertainment (FilMiami) and various municipal partnerships. (eturbonews.com)
  • That quake prompted changes in construction rules in Morocco, but many buildings, especially rural homes, are not built to withstand such tremors. (gulfnews.com)
  • An optimistic promise of delivering $14 billion in revenue helped sway voters, along with the lack of major construction work required on the 16 planned stadiums, all of which already exist. (dawn.com)
  • The soccer showpiece will return to the US for the first time since 1994 after gaining 134 votes, while Morocco got 65 at the FIFA Congress in Moscow on Wednesday. (dawn.com)