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 | TUNISIAgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Tūnusīya |
| country code ISO: TN //; - FIPS: TS |
| location: North Africa |
| time zone: +1 UT |
| surface (land) area: 163610 sq.km = 63170 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 37° N / South: 30° N / East: 12° E / West: 8° E |
| borders (land): Libya, Algeria |
| borders (coastline): Mediterranean Sea |
| climate: Mediterranean, regional differences: N humid, S arid |
| Government |
| independent since: 1956-03-20 |
| type of government: republic |
| capital: Tunis |
| administrative division: wilayat [=governorate] (23) |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1994): 8785,364 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 9564,000; or: 9593,402 /-; 2001: 9673,000; or: 9705,102 |
| population density: 59 per sq.km = 152 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 2% //; - doubling time: 44 years |
| birth rate: 17 - 21 per 1000 |
| death rate: 5 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 3 children per female |
| maternal mortality: 310 per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 43 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 74 years (male: 72; female: 76) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 38% //; - 15-59 years: 56% //; - 60+ years: 6% |
| urbanisation: 63% //; - urbanisation growth: 4% |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 30% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Arab 98,2%; Berber 1,2%; French 0,2%; Italian 0,1%; other 0,3% |
| languages: Arabic (official); French |
| religious affiliation: Sunnī Muslim 99,4%; Christian 0,3%; Jewish 0,1%; other 0,2% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 3297 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 99% |
| people per physician: 1290 |
| people per hospital bed: 556 |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 95% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 44% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 7% |
| adult literacy: 67% (male: 79%; female: 55%) [later total figure found: 71%] |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Dinar = 1000 millimes |
| annual inflation rate: 4,5% |
| population below poverty line: 14% |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 1740 per capita |
| GNI USD 2100 per capita //; - [ppp: 6070] |
| GDP growth: 3% |
| income: USD 1510 per capita |
| import: USD 7698 per capita //; - export: USD 5517 per capita |
| trade: USD 1065 per capita //; - or 74% of GDP |
| trade partners: FR IT DE BE US |
| human development index: 0,714 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 89 |
| female labour force: 32% |
| unemployment: 16% |
| tourism: 5 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 29% //; - grass land: 22% //; - wooded area: 4% //; - arid land and desert: ca 40% |
| agriculture: labour force: 22% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 13% |
| agricultural products: tomatoes, wheat, olives, watermelons, sugar beets, potatoes, grapes, oranges, dates |
| livestock (million): asses: 0,2 / camels: 0,2 / cattle: 0,8 / goats: 1,4 / mules: 0,1 / poultry: 43 / sheep: 6,6 |
| fish catch: 89000 - 92000 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 16% //; - part of industry in GDP: 33% |
| industrial products: cement, phosphoric acid, flour, crude steel, food processing, textiles, oil products |
| mining products: phosphates, iron, zinc, lead, salt, natural oil & gas |
| CO2 emission per capita: 2,4 |
| services: labour force: 62% //; - part of services in GDP: 54% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 811 |
| electricity use (per capita): 911 |
| annual water use (per capita): 381 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 22490, or 29183 km //; - of which paved: 79, or 65% //; - of which are motorways: 10 km |
| vehicles: 39 per 1000 |
| railways: 2152, or 2168 km //; - railways passenger/km: 1038 |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km |
| ownership telephone: 58 - 90 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 193 - 223 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 100 - 156 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 46 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 9390 |
| personal computers: 23 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Jebel Chambi 1544 m, J. Bireno 1419, J. Mrhila 1378, J. Selloum 1373, J. Tiouach 1363, J. Serj 1357, > |
| lowest point: sea level // > more mountains: J. es Sif 1352, J. Sekarna 1322, J. Semmama 1314, J. Zaghouan 1295 |
| lakes (natural): some salt lakes, the main ones are Chott el Jerid, Sebkhet de Sidi el Hani |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none, or unknown |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: Mejerda, Zeroud |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: Jerba, Chergui, Gharbi |
| deserts: at the northern edge of the Sahara desert |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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