Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a governor-general. Prime minister : Freundel Stuart
President: Moncef Marzouki
Population
287,733
10,732,900
Life Expectancy
74.520 years
75.240 years
Capital City
Bridgetown
Tunis
Largest city
Bridgetown (population: 98,511)
Tunis (population: 693,210)
Human Development Index
0.889
0.762
GDP per capita
$23,700 US
$9,600 US
Literacy Rate
99.7%
74.3%
Corruption Perception Index
7
4.4
Percentage of Women in Parliament
13.7%
19.9%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
12.000%
18.000%
Death Penalty
Legal
Abolished in practice
Political System
parliamentary democracy
republic
Independence date
30 November 1966 (from UK)
20 March 1956 (from France)
Religions
Protestant 63.4% (Anglican 28.3%, Pentecostal 18.7%, Methodist 5.1%, other 11.3%), Roman Catholic 4.2%, other Christian 7%, other 4.8%, none or unspecified 20.6% (2008 est.)
Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1%
Languages
English
Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce)
Exports
manufactures, sugar and molasses, rum, other foods and beverages, chemicals, electrical components
clothing, semi-finished goods and textiles, agricultural products, mechanical goods, phosphates and chemicals, hydrocarbons, electrical equipment
External Debt
$668,000,000 $
$23,210,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Barbadian dollars (BBD) per US dollar - NA (2007), 2 (2006), 2 (2005), 2 (2004), 2 (2003)
Tunisian dinars (TND) per US dollar - 1.211 (2008 est.), 1.2776 (2007), 1.331 (2006), 1.2974 (2005), 1.2455 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.800%
1.400%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
1
Location
Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya
Area
430 km sq
163,610 km sq
Coastline
97 km
1,148 km
Climate
tropical; rainy season (June to October)
temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south
