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Country
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Tunisia |
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Leader
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President: Moncef Marzouki
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Population
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| 10,732,900
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Life Expectancy
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| 75.240 years
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Capital City
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| Tunis
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Largest city
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| (population: ) | Tunis (population: 693,210) |
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Human Development Index
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NA
| 0.762
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| GDP per capita |
| $9,600 US
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Literacy Rate
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| 74.3%
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Corruption Perception Index
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NA
| 4.4
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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NA
| 19.9%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
| 18.000%
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Death Penalty
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NA
| Abolished in practice
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Political System
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| republic
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Independence date
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| 20 March 1956 (from France)
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| Religions |
| Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1%
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| Languages |
| Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce)
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| Exports |
| clothing, semi-finished goods and textiles, agricultural products, mechanical goods, phosphates and chemicals, hydrocarbons, electrical equipment
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| External Debt |
| $23,210,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
| Tunisian dinars (TND) per US dollar - 1.211 (2008 est.), 1.2776 (2007), 1.331 (2006), 1.2974 (2005), 1.2455 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
| 1.400%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 1
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| Location |
| Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya
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| Area |
| 163,610 km sq
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| Coastline |
| 1,148 km
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| Climate |
| temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south
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