Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, other Christian 1%
Languages
Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce)
Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes
Exports
clothing, semi-finished goods and textiles, agricultural products, mechanical goods, phosphates and chemicals, hydrocarbons, electrical equipment
crude oil and petroleum products, cotton, textiles, metal products, chemicals
External Debt
$23,210,000,000 $
$33,740,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Tunisian dinars (TND) per US dollar - 1.211 (2008 est.), 1.2776 (2007), 1.331 (2006), 1.2974 (2005), 1.2455 (2004)
Egyptian pounds (EGP) per US dollar - 5.4 (2008 est.), 5.67 (2007), 5.725 (2006), 5.78 (2005), 6.1962 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.400%
3.400%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
1
1
Location
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula
Area
163,610 km sq
1,001,450 km sq
Coastline
1,148 km
2,450 km
Climate
temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south
