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World Gazetteer Results for Zoumi:
NameZoumi
Alternate NamesZūmī
Original Namesزومي
Geographical TypeLocality
Population3892
CountryMorocco
Administrative DivisionTangier-Tétouan
2nd Administrative DivisionChefchaouen
Dictionary Results for Morocco:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
Morocco
    n 1: a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa
         with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence
         from France in 1956 [syn: Morocco, Kingdom of Morocco,
         Maroc, Marruecos, Al-Magrib]
    2: a soft pebble-grained leather made from goatskin; used for
       shoes and book bindings etc.

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Morocco \Mo*roc"co\, n. [Named from Morocco, the country. Cf.
   Morris the dance.]
   A fine kind of leather, prepared commonly from goatskin
   (though an inferior kind is made of sheepskin), and tanned
   with sumac and dyed of various colors; -- said to have been
   first made by the Moors.
   [1913 Webster]

3. CIA World Factbook 2002
Morocco

   Introduction Morocco
   --------------------
                            Background: Morocco's long struggle for
                                        independence from France ended in
                                        1956. The internationalized city of
                                        Tangier was turned over to the new
                                        country that same year. Morocco
                                        virtually annexed Western Sahara
                                        during the late 1970s, but final
                                        resolution on the status of the
                                        territory remains unresolved.
                                        Gradual political reforms in the
                                        1990s resulted in the establishment
                                        of a bicameral legislature in 1997.
  
   Geography Morocco
   -----------------
                              Location: Northern Africa, bordering the North
                                        Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean
                                        Sea, between Algeria and Western
                                        Sahara
                Geographic coordinates: 32 00 N, 5 00 W
                        Map references: Africa
                                  Area: total: 446,550 sq km
                                        land: 446,300 sq km
                                        water: 250 sq km
                    Area - comparative: slightly larger than California
                       Land boundaries: total: 2,017.9 km
                                        border countries: Algeria 1,559 km,
                                        Western Sahara 443 km, Spain (Ceuta)
                                        6.3 km, Spain (Melilla) 9.6 km
                             Coastline: 1,835 km
                       Maritime claims: contiguous zone: 24 NM
                                        territorial sea: 12 NM
                                        continental shelf: 200-m depth or to
                                        the depth of exploitation
                                        exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
                               Climate: Mediterranean, becoming more extreme
                                        in the interior
                               Terrain: northern coast and interior are
                                        mountainous with large areas of
                                        bordering plateaus, intermontane
                                        valleys, and rich coastal plains
                    Elevation extremes: lowest point: Sebkha Tah -55 m
                                        highest point: Jbel Toubkal 4,165 m
                     Natural resources: phosphates, iron ore, manganese,
                                        lead, zinc, fish, salt
                              Land use: arable land: 20.12%
                                        permanent crops: 2.05%
                                        other: 77.83% (1998 est.)
                        Irrigated land: 12,910 sq km (1998 est.)
                       Natural hazards: northern mountains geologically
                                        unstable and subject to earthquakes;
                                        periodic droughts
          Environment - current issues: land degradation/desertification
                                        (soil erosion resulting from farming
                                        of marginal areas, overgrazing,
                                        destruction of vegetation); water
                                        supplies contaminated by raw sewage;
                                        siltation of reservoirs; oil
                                        pollution of coastal waters
            Environment - international party to: Biodiversity, Climate
                            agreements: Change, Desertification, Endangered
                                        Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine
                                        Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone
                                        Layer Protection, Ship Pollution,
                                        Wetlands, Whaling
                                        signed, but not ratified:
                                        Environmental Modification, Law of
                                        the Sea
                      Geography - note: strategic location along Strait of
                                        Gibraltar
  
   People Morocco
   --------------
                            Population: 31,167,783 (July 2002 est.)
                         Age structure: 0-14 years: 33.8% (male 5,364,948;
                                        female 5,166,666)
                                        15-64 years: 61.5% (male 9,518,503;
                                        female 9,640,292)
                                        65 years and over: 4.7% (male
                                        661,054; female 816,320) (2002 est.)
                Population growth rate: 1.68% (2002 est.)
                            Birth rate: 23.69 births/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                            Death rate: 5.86 deaths/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                    Net migration rate: -1.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population
                                        (2002 est.)
                             Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
                                        under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
                                        15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
                                        65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/
                                        female
                                        total population: 1 male(s)/female
                                        (2002 est.)
                 Infant mortality rate: 46.49 deaths/1,000 live births (2002
                                        est.)
              Life expectancy at birth: total population: 69.73 years
                                        female: 72.08 years (2002 est.)
                                        male: 67.49 years
                  Total fertility rate: 2.97 children born/woman (2002 est.)
      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.03% (1999 est.)
     HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/ NA
                                  AIDS:
                     HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA
                           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: 43.7%
                                        male: 56.6%
                                        female: 31% (1995 est.)
  
   Government Morocco
   ------------------
                          Country name: conventional long form: Kingdom of
                                        Morocco
                                        conventional short form: Morocco
                                        local short form: Al Maghrib
                                        local long form: Al Mamlakah al
                                        Maghribiyah
                       Government type: constitutional monarchy
                               Capital: Rabat
              Administrative divisions: 37 provinces and 2 wilayas*; Agadir,
                                        Al Hoceima, Azilal, Beni Mellal, Ben
                                        Slimane, Boulemane, Casablanca*,
                                        Chaouen, El Jadida, El Kelaa des
                                        Sraghna, Er Rachidia, Essaouira,
                                        Fes, Figuig, Guelmim, Ifrane,
                                        Kenitra, Khemisset, Khenifra,
                                        Khouribga, Laayoune, Larache,
                                        Marrakech, Meknes, Nador,
                                        Ouarzazate, Oujda, Rabat-Sale*,
                                        Safi, Settat, Sidi Kacem, Tanger,
                                        Tan-Tan, Taounate, Taroudannt, Tata,
                                        Taza, Tetouan, Tiznit
                                        note: three additional provinces of
                                        Ad Dakhla (Oued Eddahab), Boujdour,
                                        and Es Smara as well as parts of
                                        Tan-Tan and Laayoune fall within
                                        Moroccan-claimed Western Sahara;
                                        decentralization/regionalization law
                                        passed by the legislature in March
                                        1997 created many new provinces/
                                        regions; specific details and scope
                                        of the reorganization not yet
                                        available
                          Independence: 2 March 1956 (from France)
                      National holiday: Throne Day (accession of King
                                        MOHAMED VI to the throne), 30 July
                                        (1999)
                          Constitution: 10 March 1972, revised 4 September
                                        1992, amended (to create bicameral
                                        legislature) September 1996
                          Legal system: based on Islamic law and French and
                                        Spanish civil law system; judicial
                                        review of legislative acts in
                                        Constitutional Chamber of Supreme
                                        Court
                              Suffrage: 21 years of age; universal
                      Executive branch: chief of state: King MOHAMED VI
                                        (since 23 July 1999)
                                        head of government: Prime Minister
                                        Abderrahmane YOUSSOUFI (since 14
                                        March 1998)
                                        cabinet: Council of Ministers
                                        appointed by the monarch
                                        elections: none; the monarch is
                                        hereditary; prime minister appointed
                                        by the monarch following legislative
                                        elections
                    Legislative branch: bicameral Parliament consists of an
                                        upper house or Chamber of Counselors
                                        (270 seats; members elected
                                        indirectly by local councils,
                                        professional organizations, and
                                        labor syndicates for nine-year
                                        terms; one-third of the members are
                                        renewed every three years) and a
                                        lower house or Chamber of
                                        Representatives (325 seats; members
                                        elected by popular vote for five-
                                        year terms)
                                        elections: Chamber of Counselors -
                                        last held 15 September 2000 (next to
                                        be held NA 2002); Chamber of
                                        Representatives - last held 14
                                        November 1997 (next to be held NA
                                        November 2002)
                                        election results: Chamber of
                                        Counselors - percent of vote by
                                        party - NA%; seats by party - NA;
                                        Chamber of Representatives - percent
                                        of vote by party - NA%; seats by
                                        party - USFP 57, UC 50, RNI 46, MP
                                        40, MDS 32, IP 32, MNP 19, PND 10,
                                        MPCD 9, PPS 9, FFD 9, PSD 5, OADP 4,
                                        PA 2, PDI 1
                       Judicial branch: Supreme Court (judges are appointed
                                        on the recommendation of the Supreme
                                        Council of the Judiciary, presided
                                        over by the monarch)
         Political parties and leaders: Action Party or PA [Muhammad EL
                                        IDRISSI]; Avant Garde Social
                                        Democratic Party or PADS
                                        [Abderrahman BENAMROU]; Citizen's
                                        Forces [Abderrahman LAJOUJI];
                                        Constitutional Union or CU [Mohamed
                                        ABIED (interim)]; Democratic Forces
                                        Front or FFD [Thami EL KHYARI];
                                        Democratic Socialist Party or PSD
                                        [Eissa OUARDIGHI]; Democratic Party
                                        for Independence or PDI [Abd al
                                        Wahid AL MAASH]; Democratic Union or
                                        UD [Bouazza IKKEN]; Istiqlal Party
                                        or IP [Abbas El FASSI]; Moroccan
                                        Liberal Party [Mohamed ZIANE];
                                        National Democratic Party or PND
                                        [Abdallah KADIRI]; National Popular
                                        Movement or MNP [Mahjoubi AHERDANE];
                                        National Rally of Independents or
                                        RNI [Ahmed OSMAN]; Organization of
                                        Democratic and Popular Action or
                                        OADP [Mohamed Ben Said AIT IDDER];
                                        Party of Justice and Development or
                                        PJD (note - formerly the Popular
                                        Constitutional and Democratic
                                        Movement or MPCD) [Dr. Abdelkarim
                                        KHATIB]; Party of the National
                                        Unionist Congress [Abdelmajid
                                        BOUZOUBAA]; Party of Progress and
                                        Socialism or PPS [Ismail ALAOUI];
                                        Party of Reform and Development
                                        [Abderrahman EL KOUHEN]; Popular
                                        Movement or MP [Mohamed LAENSER];
                                        Social Democratic Movement or MDS
                                        [Mahmoud AARSHANE]; Socialist Union
                                        of Popular Forces or USFP
                                        [Abderrahman EL-YOUSSOUFI]
          Political pressure groups and Democratic Confederation of Labor or
                               leaders: CDT [Noubir AMAOUI]; General Union
                                        of Moroccan Workers or UGTM
                                        [Abderrazzak AFILAL]; Moroccan
                                        Employers Association or CGEM
                                        [leader NA]; National Labor Union of
                                        Morocco or UNMT [Abdelslam MAATI];
                                        Union of Moroccan Workers or UMT
                                        [Mahjoub BENSEDDIK]
             International organization ABEDA, ACCT, AfDB, AFESD, AL, AMF,
                         participation: AMU, CCC, EBRD, ECA, FAO, G-77,
                                        IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM,
                                        IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO,
                                        ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM,
                                        ISO, ITU, MONUC, NAM, OAS
                                        (observer), OIC, OPCW, OSCE
                                        (partner), PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO,
                                        UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO,
                                        WMO, WToO, WTrO
   Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador
                                        Abdullah MAAROUFI
                                        consulate(s) general: New York
                                        FAX: [1] (202) 265-0161
                                        telephone: [1] (202) 462-7979
                                        through 7982
                                        chancery: 1601 21st Street NW,
                                        Washington, DC 20009
     Diplomatic representation from the chief of mission: Ambassador Ms.
                                    US: Margaret TUTWILER (since 11 Jul.
                                        2001)
                                        embassy: 2 Avenue de Mohamed El
                                        Fassi, Rabat
                                        mailing address: PSC 74, Box 3, APO
                                        AE 90718
                                        telephone: [212] (37) 76 22 65
                                        FAX: [212] (37) 76 56 61
                                        consulate(s) general: Casablanca
                      Flag description: red with a green pentacle (five-
                                        pointed, linear star) known as
                                        Solomon's seal in the center of the
                                        flag; green is the traditional color
                                        of Islam
  
   Economy Morocco
   ---------------
                    Economy - overview: Morocco faces the problems typical
                                        of developing countries -
                                        restraining government spending,
                                        reducing constraints on private
                                        activity and foreign trade, and
                                        achieving sustainable economic
                                        growth. Following structural
                                        adjustment programs supported by the
                                        IMF, World Bank, and the Paris Club,
                                        the dirham is now fully convertible
                                        for current account transactions,
                                        and reforms of the financial sector
                                        have been implemented. Droughts
                                        depressed activity in the key
                                        agricultural sector and contributed
                                        to a stagnant economy in 1999 and
                                        2000. During that time, however,
                                        Morocco reported large foreign
                                        exchange inflows from the sale of a
                                        mobile telephone license and partial
                                        privatization of the state-owned
                                        telecommunications company.
                                        Favorable rainfall in 2001 led to a
                                        growth of 5%. Formidable long-term
                                        challenges include: servicing the
                                        external debt; preparing the economy
                                        for freer trade with the EU; and
                                        improving education and attracting
                                        foreign investment to boost living
                                        standards and job prospects for
                                        Morocco's youth.
                                   GDP: purchasing power parity - $112
                                        billion (2001 est.)
                GDP - real growth rate: 5% (2001 est.)
                      GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $3,700
                                        (2001 est.)
           GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 15%
                                        industry: 33%
                                        services: 52% (2000 est.)
         Population below poverty line: 19% (1999 est.)
     Household income or consumption by lowest 10%: 2.6%
                      percentage share: highest 10%: 30.9% (1998-99)
   Distribution of family income - Gini 39.5 (1998-99)
                                 index:
      Inflation rate (consumer prices): 1% (2001 est.)
                           Labor force: 11 million (1999)
           Labor force - by occupation: agriculture 50%, services 35%,
                                        industry 15% (1999 est.)
                     Unemployment rate: 23% (1999 est.)
                                Budget: revenues: $13.8 billion
                                        expenditures: $14.6 billion,
                                        including capital expenditures of
                                        $2.1 billion (2001 est.)
                            Industries: phosphate rock mining and
                                        processing, food processing, leather
                                        goods, textiles, construction,
                                        tourism
     Industrial production growth rate: 0.5% (1999 est.)
              Electricity - production: 14.243 billion kWh (2000)
    Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 91.27%
                                        hydro: 8.73%
                                        other: 0% (2000)
                                        nuclear: 0%
             Electricity - consumption: 14.346 billion kWh (2000)
                 Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (2000)
                 Electricity - imports: 1.1 billion kWh (2000)
                Agriculture - products: barley, wheat, citrus, wine,
                                        vegetables, olives; livestock
                               Exports: $8.2 billion (f.o.b., 2001 est.)
                 Exports - commodities: phosphates and fertilizers, food and
                                        beverages, minerals
                    Exports - partners: France 26%, Spain 10%, UK 8%, Italy
                                        6%, Germany 5%, India 5%, US 5%
                                        (2000)
                               Imports: $12.4 billion (f.o.b., 2001 est.)
                 Imports - commodities: semiprocessed goods, machinery and
                                        equipment, food and beverages,
                                        consumer goods, fuel
                    Imports - partners: France 25%, Spain 11%, Germany 6%,
                                        Italy 6%, UK 5%, US 5% (2000)
                       Debt - external: $19 billion (2001 est.)
              Economic aid - recipient: $565.6 million (1995)
                              Currency: Moroccan dirham (MAD)
                         Currency code: MAD
                        Exchange rates: Moroccan dirhams per US dollar -
                                        11.584 (January 2002), 11.303
                                        (2001), 10.626 (2000), 9.804 (1999),
                                        9.604 (1998), 9.527 (1997)
                           Fiscal year: calendar year
  
   Communications Morocco
   ----------------------
        Telephones - main lines in use: 1.391 million (1998)
          Telephones - mobile cellular: 116,645 (1998)
                      Telephone system: general assessment: modern system
                                        with all important capabilities;
                                        however density is low with only 4.6
                                        main lines available for each 100
                                        persons
                                        domestic: good system composed of
                                        open-wire lines, cables, and
                                        microwave radio relay links;
                                        Internet available but expensive;
                                        principal switching centers are
                                        Casablanca and Rabat; national
                                        network nearly 100% digital using
                                        fiber-optic links; improved rural
                                        service employs microwave radio
                                        relay
                                        international: 7 submarine cables;
                                        satellite earth stations - 2
                                        Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1
                                        Arabsat; microwave radio relay to
                                        Gibraltar, Spain, and Western
                                        Sahara; coaxial cable and microwave
                                        radio relay to Algeria; participant
                                        in Medarabtel; fiber-optic cable
                                        link from Agadir to Algeria and
                                        Tunisia (1998)
              Radio broadcast stations: AM 27, FM 25, shortwave 6 (1998)
                                Radios: 6.64 million (1997)
         Television broadcast stations: 35 (plus 66 repeaters) (1995)
                           Televisions: 3.1 million (1997)
                 Internet country code: .ma
     Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 8 (2000)
                        Internet users: 220,000 (2001)
  
   Transportation Morocco
   ----------------------
                              Railways: total: 1,907 km
                                        standard gauge: 1,907 km 1.435-
                                        m gauge (1,003 km electrified; 540
                                        km double-tracked) (2001)
                              Highways: total: 57,847 km
                                        paved: 30,254 km (including 327 km
                                        of expressways)
                                        unpaved: 27,593 km (1998)
                             Waterways: none
                             Pipelines: crude oil 362 km; petroleum products
                                        491 km (abandoned); natural gas 241
                                        km
                     Ports and harbors: Agadir, El Jadida, Casablanca, El
                                        Jorf Lasfar, Kenitra, Mohammedia,
                                        Nador, Rabat, Safi, Tangier; also
                                        Spanish-controlled Ceuta and Melilla
                       Merchant marine: total: 41 ships (1,000 GRT or over)
                                        totaling 227,364 GRT/277,306 DWT
                                        ships by type: cargo 10, chemical
                                        tanker 6, container 6, petroleum
                                        tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 8, roll
                                        on/roll off 8, short-sea passenger 1
  
                                        note: includes some foreign-owned
                                        ships registered here as a flag of
                                        convenience: Germany 1, Hong Kong 1,
                                        Netherlands 2, Norway 2 (2002 est.)
                              Airports: 67 (2001)
         Airports - with paved runways: total: 26
                                        over 3,047 m: 9
                                        2,438 to 3,047 m: 6
                                        914 to 1,523 m: 1
                                        under 914 m: 1 (2001)
                                        1,524 to 2,437 m: 9
       Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 41
                                        2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
                                        1,524 to 2,437 m: 10
                                        under 914 m: 11 (2001)
                                        914 to 1,523 m: 19
                             Heliports: 1 (2001)
  
   Military Morocco
   ----------------
                      Military branches: Royal Armed Forces (includes Army,
                                         Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie,
                                         Auxiliary Forces
       Military manpower - military age: 18 years of age (2002 est.)
       Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 8,393,772 (2002
                                         est.)
    Military manpower - fit for military males age 15-49: 5,289,283 (2002
                                service: est.)
   Military manpower - reaching military males: 348,380 (2002 est.)
                           age annually:
          Military expenditures - dollar $1.4 billion (FY99/00)
                                 figure:
      Military expenditures - percent of 4% (FY99/00)
                                    GDP:
  
   Transnational Issues Morocco
   ----------------------------
              Disputes - international: claims and administers Western
                                        Sahara, but sovereignty remains
                                        unresolved; UN-administered cease-
                                        fire has remained in effect since
                                        September 1991, but attempts to hold
                                        a referendum have failed and parties
                                        reject other proposals; Spain
                                        controls three small possessions off
                                        the coast of Morocco - the islands
                                        of Penon de Alhucemas, Penon de
                                        Velez de la Gomera, and Islas
                                        Chafarinas and two autonomous
                                        communities on the coast of Morrocco
                                        - Ceuta and Mellila; Morocco
                                        rejected Spain's unilateral
                                        designation of a median line from
                                        the Canary Islands in 2002 to
                                        explore undersea resources and to
                                        interdict illegal refugees from
                                        Africa
                         Illicit drugs: illicit producer of hashish;
                                        trafficking increasing for both
                                        domestic and international drug
                                        markets; shipments of hashish mostly
                                        directed to Western Europe; transit
                                        point for cocaine from South America
                                        destined for Western Europe
  
                                       



4. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Morocco, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana
   Population (2000):    1127
   Housing Units (2000): 508
   Land area (2000):     0.578851 sq. miles (1.499216 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.578851 sq. miles (1.499216 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            51138
   Located within:       Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
   Location:             40.945650 N, 87.454193 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     47963
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Morocco, IN
    Morocco


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