Republic of Tunisia | |
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Anthem: | |
Capital and largest city | Tunis 36°49′N 10°11′E / 36.817°N 10.183°E |
Official languages | Arabic |
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Ethnic groups | Arab-Berber 98%, European 1%, Jewish and other 1% |
Religion | Islam (official) |
Demonym(s) | Tunisian |
Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic |
Kais Saied | |
Ahmed Hachani | |
Ibrahim Bouderbala | |
Legislature | Assembly of the Representatives of the People |
Establishment | |
• Ancient Carthage inaugurated | 814 BC |
• Vandal Kingdom inaugurated | 435 |
• Aghlabids inaugurated | 800 |
• Fatimid Caliphate inaugurated | 909 |
• Zirid dynasty inaugurated | 972 |
• Hafsid dynasty inaugurated | 1207 |
• Husainid Dynasty inaugurated | 15 July 1705 |
• Independence from France | 20 March 1956 |
25 July 1957 | |
7 November 1987 | |
14 January 2011 | |
10 February 2014 | |
Area | |
• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (91st) |
• Water (%) | 5.04 |
Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 11,708,370 (81st) |
• Density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (110th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $159.707 billion |
• Per capita | $13,417 |
GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $44.192 billion |
• Per capita | $3,713 |
Gini (2017) | 35.8 medium |
HDI (2019) | 0.740 high · 95th |
Currency | Tunisian dinar (TND) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +216 |
ISO 3166 code | TN |
Internet TLD |
Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Arab Maghreb in North Africa. Tunis is its capital.
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