| Tunisia |
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| Geography | |
| Location: | Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya. |
| Area: | total:
163,610 sq km land: 155,360 sq km water: 8,250 sq km |
| Natural Resources: | petroleum, phosphates, iron ore, lead, zinc, salt |
| Population and Health | |
| Population: | 10,589,025 (July 2010 est.) |
| Age structure: | 0-14
years: 22.2% (male 1,213,664/female 1,137,084) 15-64 years: 70.5% (male 3,759,955/female 3,704,677) 65 years and over: 7.3% (male 358,447/female 415,198) (2010 est.) |
| Population growth rate: | 0.969% (2010 est.) |
| Birth rate: | 15.31 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) |
| Death rate: | 5.24 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) |
| Sex ratio: | at
birth: 1.073 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2010 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: | total:
21.75 deaths/1,000 live births male: 23.94 deaths/1,000 live births female: 19.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: | total
population: 75.99 years male: 74.17 years female: 77.94 years (2010 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: | 1.71 children born/woman (2010 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: | less than 0.1% (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: | 3,700 (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: | fewer than 200 (2007 est.) |
| Literacy: | definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 74.3% male: 83.4% female: 65.3% (2004 census) |
| Economy | |
| GDP (purchasing power parity): | $84.04 billion (2009 est.) |
| GDP (official exchange rate): | $40.04 billion (2009 est.) |
| GDP - real growth rate: | 1.3% (2009 est.) |
| GDP - per capita (PPP): | $8,000 (2009 est.) |
| GDP - composition by sector: | agriculture:
11% industry: 35.3% services: 53.7% (2009 est.) |
| Labor force - by occupation: | agriculture:
18.3% industry: 31.9% services: 49.8% (2009 est.) |
| Population below poverty line: | 3.8% (2005 est.) |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices): | 3.7% (2009 est.) |
| Investment (gross fixed): | 25.9% of GDP (2009 est.) |
| Agriculture - products: | olives, olive oil, grain, tomatoes, citrus fruit, sugar beets, dates, almonds; beef, dairy products |
| Industries: | petroleum, mining (particularly phosphate and iron), tourism, textiles, footwear, agribusiness, beverages |
| Industrial production growth rate: | -1.7% (2009 est.) |
| Exports - commodities: | clothing, semi-finished goods and textiles, agricultural products, mechanical goods, phosphates and chemicals, hydrocarbons |
| Currency (code): | Tunisian Dinar (TND) |
| Others | |
| Nationality: | noun:
Tunisian(s) adjective: Tunisian |
| Religions: |
Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1% |
| Languages: |
Arabic (official ) |
| Country name: | conventional
long form: Tunisian Republic conventional short form: Tunisia |
| Government type: | republic |
| Capital: | name:
Tunis geographic coordinates: 36 48 N, 10 11 EE time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
| Administrative divisions: | 24 governorates; Ariana (Aryanah), Beja (Bajah), Ben Arous (Bin 'Arus), Bizerte (Banzart), Gabes (Qabis), Gafsa (Qafsah), Jendouba (Jundubah), Kairouan (Al Qayrawan), Kasserine (Al Qasrayn), Kebili (Qibili), Kef (Al Kaf), Mahdia (Al Mahdiyah), Manouba (Manubah), Medenine (Madanin), Monastir (Al Munastir), Nabeul (Nabul), Sfax (Safaqis), Sidi Bou Zid (Sidi Bu Zayd), Siliana (Silyanah), Sousse (Susah), Tataouine (Tatawin), Tozeur (Tawzar), Tunis, Zaghouan (Zaghwan) |
| Independence: | 20 March 1956 (from France) |
| Legal system: | based on French civil law system and Islamic law |
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| Source : CIA
The World Factbook |
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