lan ca ▁Jewish ▁community ▁at ▁about ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 , ▁and ▁the ▁Rab at ▁and ▁Mar rak esh ▁Jewish ▁communities ▁at ▁about ▁ 1 0 0 ▁members ▁each . ▁The ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁population ▁is ▁dispers ed ▁throughout ▁the ▁country . ▁This ▁population ▁is ▁mostly ▁elder ly , ▁with ▁a ▁decre asing ▁number ▁of ▁young ▁people . ▁ ▁The ▁Bah a ’ i ▁community , ▁located ▁in ▁urban ▁areas , ▁numbers ▁ 3 5 0 ▁to ▁ 4 0 0 ▁persons . ▁ ▁L anguages ▁ ▁Mor oc co ' s ▁official ▁languages ▁are ▁Arab ic ▁and ▁Ber ber . ▁The ▁country ' s ▁distinct ive ▁group ▁of ▁Mor oc can ▁Arab ic ▁dialect s ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Dar ija . ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 8 9 . 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁whole ▁population ▁can ▁communicate ▁to ▁some ▁degree ▁in ▁Mor oc can ▁Arab ic . ▁The ▁Ber ber ▁language ▁is ▁spoken ▁in ▁three ▁dialect s ▁( T ar if it , ▁T ash el hit ▁and ▁Central ▁Atlas ▁Tam az ight ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Fr éd éric ▁D ero che ▁estimated ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 2   mill ion ▁Ber ber ▁speak ers , ▁making ▁up ▁about ▁ 4 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁population . ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁population ▁census ▁reported ▁that ▁ 2 8 . 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁spoke ▁Ber ber . ▁ ▁French ▁is ▁widely ▁used ▁in ▁government al ▁institutions , ▁media , ▁mid