TUNISIA Republic of Tunisia

GEOGRAPHY:
• Location:----------------- Northern Africa
• Area:
     Total area:--- 163,610 sq. km
     Land area:--- 155,360 sq. km
  
• Capital city:------------- Tunis
• Natural Resources:---------------- Petroleum, phosphates, iron ore, lead, zinc, salt.
  
  PEOPLE:
  
• Population:---------------- 9,380,404
• Literacy rate:-------------- 66.7% of total population, (Males:78.6%, Females:54.6%).
• Languages:------------------ Arabic (offical and one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce).
• Religious:----------------- 98%-Muslim, 1% Christian, 1%-Jewish.
  
  VITAL STATISTICS:
  
• Birth rate:------------- 20.56 (per 1,000 population)
• Death rate:------------- 5.08 (per 1,000 population)
• Infant Mortality rate:------------ 33.9 (deaths per 1,000 live births)
• Fertility rate:--------------- 2.52 (per woman)
• Life Expectancy at birth:
     Total population:--- 72.85 (Males:71.5, Females:74.3).
  
  GOVERNMENT:
  
• Type of Government:-------------- Republic.
• Independence:-------------- March 20, 1956 (from France).
• President:-------------- Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
• Prime Minister:------------ Hamed Karoui.
  
  ECONOMY:
  
• GDP:--------------- purchasing power parity - $43.3 billion (1996)
     GDP real growth rate:--- 7.1%
     GDP per capita:--- $4,800
  
• Inflation rate (consumer prices):------------- 6%
• National budget:
     Revenues:--- $5.2 billion
     Expenditures:--- $7.2 billion
  
• External Debt:-------------- $9.6 billion
• Currency:--------------- 1 Tunisian dinar = 100 millimes.
• Labor force:--------------- 2.917 million (1995)
• Unemployment rate:---------------- 16% (1995)
• Agriculture:---------------- Olives, dates, oranges, almonds, grain, sugar beets, grapes; poultry, beef, dairy products.
• Industries:--------------- Petroleum, mining(particularly phosphate and iron ore), tourism, textiles, footwear, food, beverages.
• Exports:---------------- $5.7 billion
     Commodities:--- Hydrocarbons, agricultural products, phosphates and chemicals.
• Imports:---------------- $7.7 billion
     Commodities:--- Industrial goods and equipment, hydrocarbons, food, consumer goods.
  
  DEFENCE:
  
• Defence Expenditures:--------------- Exchange rate conversion - $535 million, 2.8% of GDP

Geography:Tunisia is located at the northernmost part of Africa It is bordered on the west by Algeria and on the south by Libya
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