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handle is hein.crs/crsaaye0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 98-663 F August 10, 1998 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Morocco: Political and Economic Changes and U.S. Policy Carol Migdalovitz Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary Introduction. Morocco is a moderate, Arab regime strategically located at the juncture of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It is ruled by King Hassan II, whose interests in democratization, economic liberalization, Arab-Israeli peace, and multilateral approaches to international crises coincide with many American policy priorities. Population 3 growth rate Gross Domestic Product growth rate per capita Annual rate of inflation Unemployment rate Exports Imports External Debt .0 million (July 1997 est.) 2.02% (July 1997 est.) $97.6 billion (1996 est.) -2.5% (1997 est.) $1,280 (1997 est.) 2.5% (1997 est.) 16% (1997 est.) $7.7 billion (1996 est.) $9.8 billion (1996 est.) $21 billion (1997 est.) Sources: U.S. Department of State, 1997 Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices and CIA, The World Factbook 1997, both online. Congressional Research Service **** The Library of Congress This report describes the unprecedented strides in democratization and economic liberalization occurring in Morocco, where the first opposition-led government took power in February 1998. The government of this long-term U.S. ally is trying to address endemic economic and social problems while adhering to stringent International Monetary Fund economic guidelines. Active Islamist groups capitalize on societal ills and create a troubling context for the government's efforts. They and others are victims of human rights abuses. The overall human rights situation is deficient; yet the opposition's rise to power is an improvement in an important aspect of the record. Morocco's foreign policy is preoccupied with the Western Sahara, but also focuses on North African affairs, the Arab-Israeli peace process, and Europe. Relations between the United States and Morocco have a long history and are very good. The House supports the referendum on self-determination for the Western Sahara, H.Res.245, November 9, 1997. See also, CRS Report 95-855F, Western Sahara: Background to Referendum. This report will be updated if changes in Morocco warrant. Basic Facts

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