Tunisia

Presentation

Capital: Tunis

Population

Total Population (million): 10.25

Annual growth rate: 1.15%

Density: 64 inhab./km²

Urban population: 64.00%

Population of Main urban areas: Tunis (986 100); Sfax (869 700); Nabeul (705 300); Kairouan (547 700); Sousse (544 413); Bizerte (529 400)

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: English is not very common. French is the language used in trade, and for some administrative texts.

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

Literacy rate: 74.30%

Local time:

It is %T:%M %A in Tunis

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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.

HID*: 0.766

HDI (world rank): 91/177

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.

Weather in Tunis

F° | C°

23°

Low: 13° | High: 26°

Humidity: 36% | Wind: 23 km/h
Sunrise: 6:46 am | Sunset: 5:19 pm

Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone code:
To call from Tunisia, dial 00
To call in Tunisia, dial 216

Internet suffix: .tn

Computers: 0.0

Telephone lines: 0.0

Internet users: 170.7 per 100 inhabitants