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COUNTRY FACTS: TUNISIA
Name(official): Tunisian Republic
Name(short): Tunisian
Capital City: Tunis
Location: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya.
Coordinate: 34 00 N, 9 00 E
Independence: (From France) March 20th; 1956.
President:
  • Moncef Marzouki - President(acting)
    from 13 December 2011 -
  • Hamadi Jebali(PM from 24 December 2011 to date
  • Fouad Mebazaa acting President - 15/01/2011 to 13/12/2011
  • Beji Caid el SEBI (PM 27/02/2011 to 24/12/2011
  • Mohamed GHANNOUCHI (PM 17/11/1999 to 27/2/2011)
    acting President 14/1/2011 - 15/1/2011
  • Zine el Abidine BEN ALI (President 14/10/1997 to 14/1/2011) stepped down and fled the country following popular mass protest dubbed Jasmine Revolution after a 23-year-rule. The protests began in December 2010 after Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire after police confiscated his produce cart)
  • Hamed Karoui - PM 27/9/1989 to 17/11/1999
  • Habib Bourguiba - 1st President 25/7/1957 to 7/11/1987
Type of Government: Republic
Total Area: 163 610sq.km.
Population: 10 175 014 (July 2006 est.)
People: Arab 98%, European 1%, Tewish and other 1%
Religion: Muslim 98%, christian 1%, Jewish and other 1%
Languages: Arab (official and one of the languages of commerce); French (commerce)
Literacy: 74.3%total, 83.4%male, 65.3%female (2004)
Currency: Tunisian dinar (TND)
GDP(per capita): $8 200 (2005)
Arable Land: 17.05%
Agriculture: Olives, olive oil, grains, tomatoes, citrus fruit, sugar beets, dates, almond, beef, diary products.
Natural resources: Petroleum, phosphate, iron ore, lead, zinc, salt.
Embassy in Japan: Embassy of the Republic of Tunisia,
Chancery: 3-6-6, Kudan-Minami, Chiyoda-ku.
Post Code: 102-0074, Tel. 03-3511-6622/5
Embassy of the Tunisian Republic, Tokyo
General Info: Tunisia Online Info
International Phone Code: +216

ECONOMY: BUSINESS, TRADE AND INVESTMENT

MAJOR CITIES

Tunis, Ariana, Beja, Bizerte, Carthage, El Djem, Gabé GAfsa, Jerba, Kasserine, mahdia, Makthar, Medenine, Tataouine, Tozeur, Sousse.

NEWS

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

GOVERNMENT: ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS

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).

GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS

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