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Country
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Tunisia |
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Leader
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President: Joyce Banda
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President: Moncef Marzouki
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Population
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16,323,044
| 10,732,900
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Life Expectancy
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52.310 years
| 75.240 years
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Capital City
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| Tunis
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Largest city
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| Lilongwe (population: 646,750) | Tunis (population: 693,210) |
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Human Development Index
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0.457
| 0.762
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| GDP per capita |
| $9,600 US
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Literacy Rate
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62.7%
| 74.3%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.8
| 4.4
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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13%
| 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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Abolished in practice
| Abolished in practice
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Political System
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multiparty democracy
| republic
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Independence date
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| 20 March 1956 (from France)
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| Religions |
Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% (1998 census)
| Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1%
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| Languages |
Chichewa 57.2% (official), Chinyanja 12.8%, Chiyao 10.1%, Chitumbuka 9.5%, Chisena 2.7%, Chilomwe 2.4%, Chitonga 1.7%, other 3.6% (1998 census)
| 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 |
Southern Africa, east of Zambia
| Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya
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| Area |
118,484 km sq
| 163,610 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 1,148 km
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| Climate |
sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November)
| temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south
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