Saturday, July 4, 2009

Tunisia







Tunisia (Arabic: تونس‎ Tūnis), officially the Tunisian Republic (الجمهورية التونسية‎ al-Jumhūriyya at-Tūnisiyya), is a country located in North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and Libya to the southeast. It is also located southwest of the island of Sicily and south of Sardinia. It is the northernmost country on the African continent, and the smallest of the nations situated along the Atlas mountain range. Around forty percent of the country is composed of the Sahara desert, with much of the remainder consisting of particularly fertile soil and a 1300 km coastline. Both played a prominent role in ancient times, first with the famous Phoenician city of Carthage, then as the Africa Province which became known as the bread basket of the Roman Empire, and then as the Maghreb region of various medieval Islamic states. Tunisia ranks high among Arab and African nations in reports released by The World Economic Forum.







Capital(and largest city)
Tunis36°50′N 10°9′E / 36.833°N 10.15°E / 36.833; 10.15
Official languages
Arabic[2] (de jure)French (de facto)
Demonym
Tunisian
Government
Republic[2]
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President
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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Prime Minister
Mohamed Ghannouchi
Independence
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from France
March 20, 1956
Area
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Total
163,610 km2 (92nd)63,170 sq mi
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Water (%)
5.0
Population
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July 1, 2008 estimate
10,327,800[3] (79th)
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2004 census
9,910,872[3]
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Density
63/km2 (133rd (2005))163/sq mi
GDP (PPP)
2008 estimate
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Total
$82.226 billion[4]
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Per capita
$7,962[4]
GDP (nominal)
2008 estimate
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Total
$40.348 billion[4]
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Per capita
$3,907[4]
Gini (2000)
39.8 (medium)
HDI (2007)
▲ 0.766 (medium) (91st)
Currency
Tunisian dinar (TND)
Time zone
CET (UTC+1)
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Summer (DST)
not observed (UTC+1)
Drives on the
right
Internet TLD
.tn
Calling code
216






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