Morocco
Long Name: Kingdom of Morocco
Location: Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara
Area: 172,413 sq. mi. (446,550 sq. km)
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
Population: 34,343,220 Population Growth Rate: 1.505%
Birth Rate (per 1,000): 21.31
Death Rate (per 1,000): 5.49
Life Expectancy: 71.52 years
Ethnic Groups: Arab-Berber 99.1%, other 0.7%, Jewish 0.2%
Religion: Muslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2%
Languages: Arabic (official), Berber dialects, French often the language of business, government, and diplomacy
Literacy: 52.3%
Government Type: constitutional monarchy
Capital: Rabat
Independence: 2 March 1956 (from France)
GDP Per Capita: $3,700
Occupations: agriculture 40%, industry 15%, services 45%
Currency: Moroccan dirham (MAD)
Mozambique
Long Name: Republic of Mozambique
Location: Southeastern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania
Area: 309,494 sq. mi. (801,590 sq. km)
Climate: tropical to subtropical
Terrain: mostly coastal lowlands, uplands in center, high plateaus in northwest, mountains in west
Population: 21,284,700 Population Growth Rate: 1.792%
Birth Rate (per 1,000): 38.21
Death Rate (per 1,000): 20.29
Life Expectancy: 41.04 years
Ethnic Groups: African 99.66% (Makhuwa, Tsonga, Lomwe, Sena, and others), Europeans 0.06%, Euro-Africans 0.2%, Indians 0.08%
Religion: Catholic 23.8%, Muslim 17.8%, Zionist Christian 17.5%, other 17.8%, none 23.1%
Languages: Emakhuwa 26.1%,
Xichangana 11.3%, Portuguese 8.8% (official; spoken by 27% of population as a second language), Elomwe 7.6%, Cisena 6.8%, Echuwabo 5.8%, other Mozambican languages 32%, other foreign languages 0.3%, unspecified 1.3% Literacy: 47.8%
Government Type: republic Capital: Maputo
Independence: 25 June 1975 (from Portugal)
GDP Per Capita: $800
Occupations: agriculture 81% , industry 6%, services 13%
Currency: metical (MZM)
Myanmar
Long Name: Union of Myanmar
Location: Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand
Area: 261,969 sq. mi. (678,500 sq. km)
Climate: tropical monsoon; cloudy, rainy, hot, humid summers (southwest monsoon, June to September); less cloudy, scant rainfall, mild temperatures, lower humidity during winter (northeast monsoon, December to April)
Terrain: central lowlands ringed by steep, rugged highlands
Population: 47,758,180
Population Growth Rate: 0.8%
Birth Rate (per 1,000): 17.23
Death Rate (per 1,000): 9.23
Life Expectancy: 62.94 years
Ethnic Groups: Burman 68%, Shan 9%, Karen 7%, Rakhine 4%, Chinese 3%, Indian 2%, Mon 2%, other 5%
Religion: Buddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, animist 1%, other 2%
Languages: Burmese, minority ethnic groups have their own languages
Literacy: 89.9%
Government Type: military junta Capital: Rangoon
Independence: 4 January 1948 (from United Kingdom)
GDP Per Capita: $1,900
Occupations: agriculture 70%, industry 7%, services 23%
Currency: kyat (MMK)
Namibia
Long Name: Republic of Namibia
Location: Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa
Area: 318,694 sq. mi. (825,418 sq. km)
Climate: desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic
Terrain: mostly high plateau; Namib Desert along coast; Kalahari Desert in east
Population: 2,088,669
Population Growth Rate: 0.947%
Birth Rate (per 1,000): 23.19
Death Rate (per 1,000): 14.07
Life Expectancy: 49.89 years
Ethnic Groups: black 87.5%, white 6%, mixed 6.5% (about 50% of the population belong to the Ovambo tribe and 9% to the Kavangos tribe; other ethnic groups include Herero 7%, Damara 7%, Nama 5%, Caprivian 4%, Bushmen 3%, Baster 2%, Tswana 0.5%)
Religion: Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20%
Languages: English 7% (official), Afrikaans common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population, German 32%, indigenous languages 1% (includes Oshivambo, Herero, Nama)
Literacy: 85%
Government Type: republic
Capital: Windhoek
Independence: 21 March 1990 (from South African mandate)
GDP Per Capita: $5,200
Occupations: agriculture 47%, industry 20%, services 33%
Currency: Namibian dollar (NAD); South African rand (ZAR)
