Country
Tunisia Namibia
Leader
Population
10,835,873 2,182,852
Life Expectancy
75.460 years 52.030 years
Capital City
Tunis Windhoek
Largest city
Tunis (population: 693,210) Windhoek (population: 268,132)
Human Development Index
0.762 0.634 GDP per capita $9,700 US $7,800 US
Literacy Rate
74.3% 85%
Corruption Perception Index
4.4 4.5
Percentage of Women in Parliament
19.9% 26.9% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 18.800% 51.200%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice Abolished
Political System
republic republic
Independence date
20 March 1956 (from France) 21 March 1990 (from South African mandate) Religions Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1% Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20% Languages Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce) English 7% (official), Afrikaans common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population, German 32%, indigenous languages 1% (includes Oshivambo, Herero, Nama) Exports clothing, semi-finished goods and textiles, agricultural products, mechanical goods, phosphates and chemicals, hydrocarbons, electrical equipment diamonds, copper, gold, zinc, lead, uranium; cattle, processed fish, karakul skins External Debt $24,490,000,000 $ $4,204,000,000 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) Namibian dollars (NAD) per US dollar - 7.75 (2008 est.), 7.18 (2007), 6.7649 (2006), 6.3593 (2005), 6.4597 (2004) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 1.500% 3.700% Beijing Olympics Medal Count 1 0 Location Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa Area 163,610 km sq 824,292 km sq Coastline 1,148 km 1,572 km Climate temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic
