Official name of country

TUNISIAN REPUBLIC

Tunisia has become a sovereign republic, called the al-Jumhuriyyah at Tunisiyyah. Tunisia has over ten million citiezens, almost all of Arab-Berber descent. The Mediterranean Sea is to the north and east, libya to the southeast, and Algeria to the west. Tunis is the capital and the largest city (over 800,000); it is located near the ancient site of the city of carthage. During this time, it has been led by two presidents, who have had a significant impact on Tunisian society.

Its first modern leader, President Habib Bourguiba brought to the office hard-won political experience, after many decades of service among the leadership of the independence movement. As the major figure of the Neo-Destuor Party, he was instrumental in obtaining full independence for Tunisia in 1956. He dominated the government until his removal in 1987. During his years in office, his accomplishments included: a law reform, economic policies which detoured briefly in a socialist direction, a moderate but steady improvement in standard of living, and a foreign policy which retained an independent approach while maintaining trade and economic connections to the west.

Ben Ali became President of the Republic in 1987, and kept power until he was forced to leave in 2011. His economic policies have emphasized a market orientation. His attempt at reapproachment with Islamist groups did not meet expectations. The ruling party was reorganized. Under his leadership Tunisia's economy, continued to perform at a pace which yielded a moderate but overall steady rate of growth.

Total area of tunisia

163,610 km²

TUNIS-CAPITAL TUNIS-CAPITAL

Tunis-is the capital of Tunisia

FAMOUS CITIES TO VISIT IN TUNISIA

Famous Cities to Visit in Tunisia  

City Name Population (2005) City Name Population (2005)

Tūnis [Tunis] 728453 Al-Murūj (El Mourouj) 81986

Ṣafāqis (Sfax) 265131 Al-Marsā (La Marsa) 77890

Sūsah (Sousse) 173047 Al-Qaṣrayn (Kasserine) 76243

At-Taḍāman (Ettadhamen-Mnihla) 118487 Dawwār Hīshar

(Douar Hicher) 75844

Al-Qayrawān (Kairouan) 117903 Bin 'Arūs (Ben Arous) 74932

Qābis (Gabès) 116323

Mūḥammadiyat Fushānah (Mohamedia-Fouchana)

74620

Binzart (Bizerte) 114371 Al-Munastīr (Monastir) 71546

Aryānah (Ariana) 97687 Jarjīs (Zarzis) 70895

Sukrah (La Soukra) 89151 Bārdaw (Le Bardo) 70244

Qafṣah (Gafsa) 84676Jarbah Ḥawmat as-Sūq (Djerba Houmt Souk)

64919

tunisia is located in Northern Africa

currency of Tunisia-Tunisian dinar

The politics of Tunisia takes place within the framework of a unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic,[ with a President serving as head of state, Prime Minister as head of government, a unicameral legislature and a court system influenced by French civil law. Between 1956 and 2011, Tunisia operated as a de facto one-party state, with politics dominated by the secular Constitutional Democratic Rally (RCD) under former Presidents Habib Bourgiba and then Zine el Abidine Ben Ali. However, in 2011 a national uprising led to the ousting of the

President and the dismantling of the RCD, paving the way for a multi-party democracy. October 2014 saw the first democratic parliamentary elections since the 2011 revolution, resulting in a win by the secularist Nidaa Tounes party with 85 seats in the 217-member assembly.[2]

Tunisia is a member of the Arab League, the African Union and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. It maintains close relations with The The United States, France and the European Union, with which it entered an Association Agreement in 1995.[3] Tunisia’s favorable relations with the The The United States and the European Union was earned following years of successful economic cooperation in the private sector and infrastructure modernization.[4]

Language in TunisiaArabic

Tunisia is the 75th largest export economy in the world and the 57th most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI). In 2013, Tunisia exported $19.9B and imported $26.4B, resulting in a negative trade balance of $6.44B. In 2013 the GDP of Tunisia was $47B and its GDP per capita was $11.1k.

The top exports of Tunisia are :Crude Petroleum($1.88B)

Insulated Wire($1.81B)

Refined Petroleum ($1.39B)

Non-Knit Men's Suits ($979M)

Non-Knit Women's Suits($766M)

using the 1992 revision of the HS(Harmonized System) classification

Its top imports are

Petroleum Gas ($2.87B)

Refined Petroleum($1.98B)

Cars($771M),

Crude Petroleum($542M)

Wheat($500M)

The top export destinations of Tunisia are

France ($4.99B)

Italy ($3.12B),

Germany ($1.96B),

Libya ($868M)

United States ($842M) The top import origins are France ($4.69B), Italy ($3.83B), Algeria ($2.69B), Germany ($1.79B) and China ($1.52B).

Tunisia borders Algeria and Libya by land and Italy by sea.

The top import origins are France ($4.69B)

Italy ($3.83B)

Algeria ($2.69B)

Germany ($1.79B)

China ($1.52B)

Tunisia borders Algeria and Libya by land and Italy by sea.