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Countries at the Crossroads 2006

Country Reports  |  Overview Essay  |  Acknowledgments  |  Expert Advisory Committee  |  Survey Methodology  |  Introduction to Country Reports  |  Tables and Charts  |  Recommendations Progress Report

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Country Report - Morocco

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Capital: Rabat

Population: 30,700,000

GDP: 1310

Scores:

Accountability and Public Voice: 3.30

Civil Liberties: 3.67

Rule of Law: 3.04

Anticorruption and Transparency: 2.14

(Scores are based on a scale of 0 to 7, with 0 representing weakest and 7 representing strongest performance.)

Author

John Damis is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Middle East Studies Center at Portland State University. He is the author of numerous publications on the politics and international relations of North Africa, including the Western Sahara.

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