Tunisia General Presentation

Capital: Tunis

Population

Total Population: 10,996,600

Natural Increase: 1.0%

Density: 71 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 66.6%

Population of main cities: Tunis (638,845); Sfax (272,801); Sousse (221,530); Ettadhamen (142,953); Kairouan (139,070); Binzart (136,917); Gabès (130,984); Gafsa (129,693).

Ethnic Origins: 98% Arabs, 1% Europeans, Jews and others 1%.

Official Language: In Tunisia, Arabic is the official language. The Arabic which all Tunisians speak in their everyday communications is a dialectal variety called Tunisian Arabic.

Other Languages Spoken: 98 % of the population speak Arabic, the rest speak Berber. French is also spoken by a large majority of Tunisians.

Business Language(s): English is not very common. French is the language used in trade, and for some administrative texts. German and Italian are spoke by many people in Tunisia.

Religion: Muslims 98%,Christians 1%, Jews 1%

Literacy Rate: 74.3%

Local Time:

It is 07:20 PM In Tunis

Exchange Rate on October 10, 2015:

National Currency: Tunisian Dinar (TND)

1 TND = 0.5134 USD, 1 USD = 1.9479 TND

1 TND = 0.4520 EUR, 1 EUR = 2.2126 TND

Country Overview

Area: 163,610 km²

Type of State: According to the terms of the Constitution, Tunisia is a free State, sovereign and independent. Its religion is Islam, its language Arabic and its regime a Republic. The power instituted by the Constitution is founded on the sovereignty of the people and the separation of powers. The regime it establishes is the republican regime.

Type of Economy: Lower-middle-income economy.

French colony up to 1956 and is now having strong economic ties with the European Union. An economy based on agriculture, the mining and energy sectors and tourism.

HDI*: 0.722/1

HDI (World Rank): 90/187

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

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