| COUNTRY FACTS: TUNISIA | |
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| 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: |
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| 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
- Export Promotion Center CEPEX
- Chamber Of Commerce And Industries, Tunis (in French)
- Central Bank of Tunisia
- Tunisia Foreign Investment Promotion Agency
- Tunisia American Chamber of commerce
- Tunisia Saudi Investment And development company
- Minisstry of Oil And Gas Exploration
- Tourism: Major tourist attractions are ....
- The Sahara Desert
- The Colliseum (2nd only to the one in Rome), El Jem
- The Great Mosque, Kairouan
- The Great Mosque, Zitouna
- The Ghriba (one of the world's oldest Jewish temples), Jerba
- 2nd Century Roman temple, Dougga
- The Phoenician Port of Utica
- Punic and Roman Archaeological Sites, Carthage
- Mizyana, Traveler's Orbit
- Travel and Tourism Guide to Tunisia
- Atlantis Voyages
MAJOR CITIES
Tunis, Ariana, Beja, Bizerte, Carthage, El Djem, Gabé GAfsa, Jerba, Kasserine, mahdia, Makthar, Medenine, Tataouine, Tozeur, Sousse.
NEWS
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
- United Nations
- African Union
- Arab League
- OIC
- Francophonie
- CEN-SAD
- UMA
- NEPAD
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).