Roman Catholic 89.8% (about 75% practicing), Eastern Orthodox 1.3%, Protestant 0.3%, other 0.3%, unspecified 8.3% (2002)
Languages
Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce)
Polish 97.8%, other and unspecified 2.2% (2002 census)
Exports
clothing, semi-finished goods and textiles, agricultural products, mechanical goods, phosphates and chemicals, hydrocarbons, electrical equipment
machinery and transport equipment 37.8%, intermediate manufactured goods 23.7%, miscellaneous manufactured goods 17.1%, food and live animals 7.6% (2003)
External Debt
$23,210,000,000 $
$320,000,000,000 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)
zlotych (PLN) per US dollar - 2.3 (2008 est.), 2.81 (2007), 3.1032 (2006), 3.2355 (2005), 3.6576 (2004) note: zlotych is the plural form of zloty
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.400%
1.900%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
1
10
Location
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya
Central Europe, east of Germany
Area
163,610 km sq
312,685 km sq
Coastline
1,148 km
440 km
Climate
temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south
temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation; mild summers with frequent showers and thundershowers
