Tunisia

Republic of Tunisia

الجمهورية التونسية
al-Jumhūriyyah at-Tūnisiyyah


Flag	Coat of arms

Motto: حرية، نظام، عدالة
"Ḥurriyyah, Niẓām, ‘Adālah"
"Liberty, Order, Justice"^[1]

Anthem: "Humat al-Hima"
"Defenders of the Homeland"

Capital
(and largest city) Tunis
36°50′N10°9′E / 36.833°N 10.15°E / 36.833; 10.15

Official language(s) Arabic^[2]

Demonym

Tunisian

Government Unitary republic^[2]

- President Moncef Marzouki

- Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali

Legislature Constituent Assembly

Independence

- from France March 20, 1956

Area

- Total 163,610 km² (92nd)
63,170 sq mi

- Water (%) 5.0

Population

- 2012 estimate 10,732,900^[3] (77th)

- Density 63/km² (133rd)
163/sq mi

GDP (PPP) 2011 estimate

- Total $100.979 billion^[4]

- Per capita $9,477^[4]

GDP (nominal) 2011 estimate

- Total $46.360 Bllion^[4]

- Per capita $4,351^[4]

Gini (2000) 39.8 (medium)

HDI (2011) 0.698^[5] (high) (94th)

Currency Tunisian dinar (TND)

Time zone CET(UTC+1)

- Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+1)

Drives on the right

ISO 3166 code

Internet TLD .tn.تونس‎^[6]

Calling code 216

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Contents

Introduction

Geography

Demographics

Government

Economy

Energy

Telecommunications

Transportation

Military

Transnational Issues

Environment

Health

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