Search results
Results from the Health.Zone Content Network
The main religion in Morocco is Sunni Islam, [2] which is also the state religion of the country. [3] Officially, 99% of the population are Muslim, and virtually all of those are Sunni. [4] [5] [6] The second-largest religion in the country is Christianity, [7] but most Christians in Morocco are foreigners. There is a community of the Baháʼí ...
Internet TLD. .ma. .المغرب. Morocco, [d] officially the Kingdom of Morocco, [e] is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to the east, and the disputed territory of Western Sahara to the south.
Modern Standard Arabic and Standard Moroccan Berber are the official languages of Morocco, while Moroccan Arabic is the national vernacular dialect; Berber languages are spoken in some mountain areas, such as Tarifit, spoken by 1.2 million, Central Atlas Tamazight, spoken by 2.3 million, and Tashelhit, spoken by 3 to 4.7 million.
Demographic features of the population of Morocco include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. The population of Morocco in 2021 is 37.271 million. [2] Moroccans are primarily of Arab and Berber origin.
v. t. e. Islam is the largest religion in Morocco, with more than 99% of the population adhering to it. The largest subset of Muslims in Morocco are Maliki Sunni; other numerous groups include practitioners of Zahirism and non-denominational Muslims. Islam is the nation's state religion. Blasphemy against Islam is a punishable offense.
The Catholic Church in Morocco is part of the worldwide Catholic Church (particularly the Latin Church ), under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. Catholics account less than 1% of the overall population of over 31 million. The country is divided into two archdioceses; Rabat and Tangier . Christianity, originally introduced in the ...
Ethnic group Moroccans المغاربة (al-Maġāriba) Map of the Moroccan diaspora in the world Total population c. 40 million Regions with significant populations Morocco 38,700,000 France 1,314,000 Spain 934,046 Belgium 530,000 Italy 487,249 [10] [11] [12] Israel 472,800 [13] [14] Netherlands 414,186 [15] Germany 240,000 [16] United States 120,402 [17] Canada 103,945 [18] United Arab ...
Religion in Africa (2020 estimate) [1] Christianity (49.3%) Islam (41.5%) Traditional faiths (7.9%) None / Other (1.3%) Religion in Africa is multifaceted and has been a major influence on art, culture and philosophy. Today, the continent's various populations and individuals are mostly adherents of Christianity, Islam, and to a lesser extent ...