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| Map of Tunisia |
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Type of government
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Republic |
Country member of the League Arab |
Member of the International Service of the French-speaking world |
Official language : Arab |
National holiday: March 20th |
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Expenses of health per head (2001) |
134 $ |
Number of doctors for 1000 inhabitants (1997) |
0,7 |
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| History of Tunisia |
| 1535 |
Domination of Tunisia by Spain |
| 1574 |
Annexation of Tunisia by Ottoman empire |
| 1861 |
First Tunisian constitution |
| 1881 |
Tunisia becomes a French protectorate |
| 1956 |
Independence of Tunisia |
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| Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, president of Tunisia since November 3rd, 1987 (reelected in 2003) |
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| Borders of Tunisia |
| Algeria |
965,0 Km |
| Libya |
459,0 Km |
| Total |
1 424,0 Km |
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Capital |
Tunis - 1 900 000 inhabitants (2003) |
Area |
162 155 km2 |
 Altitude |
-17 à 1 544 meters |
Coasts |
1 148 kilometers |
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 Population
(2008) |
10 383 577 |
 Population
(1950) |
3 500 000 |
 Population of less than 15 years (2008) |
23,2 % |
Population of more than 64 years (2008) |
7,1 % |
Life expectancy in birth (2008) |
75,56 years |
Density of population (2008) |
64,0 h./km2 |
Urban population (2005) |
65,3 % |
Median age (2008) |
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28,8 years |
Rate of fecundity (2008) |
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1,73 |
Birthrate (2008) |
15,50 ‰ |
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Birthrate (1970) |
39,0 ‰ |
Mortality rate (2008) |
5,17 ‰ |
 Rate of natural increase (2008) |
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1,03 % |
Infantile mortality rate (2008) |
23,43 ‰ |
Rate of migration (2008) |
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- 0,44 ‰ |
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GDP in million dollars common US (2006) |
30 298 |
GDP per head in dollars US stocks PPA (2007) |
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7 500 $ |
Growth rate (2006) |
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5,2 % |
Growth rate industrial production (2007) |
4,1 % |
Part in the worldwide importation (2006) |
0,12 % |
Part in worldwide export (2006) |
0,10 % |
Military expenditures in % GDP (2005) |
1,4 % |
Expenses of education in % GDP (2002) |
8,1 % |
Consumption of electricity (Kwh per head) (2004) |
1 157 |
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Currency |
Dinar tunisien |
TND |
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Indication of Human Development - IDH (2004) |
0,760 |
Rate of literacy tuition 15 years and + (2004) |
74,3 % |
Unemployment rate (2006) |
13,9 % |
Coefficient of Gini (2005) |
0,40 |
Number of homicides for 100 000 inhabitants (2000) |
1,2 |
Indication of freedom of the press (2006) |
53,7 |
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Agricultural workforce (2004) |
23,14 % |
| Part of the agricultural GDP in the GDP total (2004) |
12,0 % |
Production of cereals in thousand tons (2004) |
2 155 |
Production of meat in thousand tons (2004) |
245 |
 Arable lands (% appeared area) |
17,0 % |
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Internet Domain |
.tn |
Telephone indicative |
+216 |
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Number of lines of fixed telephones for 1000 inhabitants (2006) |
124 |
Number of mobile phones for 1000 inhabitants (2006) |
714 |
 Users of Internet for 1000 inhabitants
(2006) |
127 |
Number of television sets for 1000 inhabitants (2001) |
207 |
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Number of French recorded in Tunisia (2007) |
15 931 |
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