June 28th, 2013 / December 3rd, 2018
Facts & Figures of Tunisia
Tunisia
Political leadership

President: kais Saied (since 23 October 2019)
Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi (since 2 September 2020)
Land
Total : 163,610 sq km; Land 155,360 sq km; Water 8,250 sq Km; (country comparison to the world: 94)Boundaries
total: 1,495Border countries
Algeria 1.034 km, Libya 461 kmCoastline
1,148 kmPopulation
11.53 million (2017 est.)Age structure
0-14 years: 25% 15-64 years: 67% 65+ 8% (2017 est.)Population growth rate
1.12% (2017 est.)Urbanisation
68.9% of total population (2018)Major cities
TUNIS (capital) 1.99 million (2017 est.)Ethnic groups
Arab 98%, European 1%, Jewish and other 1%Religions
Muslim (official; Sunni) 99.1%, other (includes Christian, Jewish, Shia Muslim, and Baha'i) 1%Languages
Arabic (official, one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce), Berber (Tamazight)Literacy
(Age 15+ Can Read and Write) total population: 81.8% male: 89.6% female: 74.2% (2015 est.)Real GDP
$49.63 billion (2017); $48.68 billion (2016)GDP growth
1.96% (2017); 1.1% (2016)GDP per capita (PPP)
$4,304.0 (2017 est.); $4,269.1 (2016 est.)Unemployment rate
15.38% (2017 est.); 15.51% (2016 est.)Population below poverty line
2% (2010 est.)Public debt
70.3% of GDP (2017 est.); 62.3% of GDP (2016 est.)Inflation rate
5.3% (2017 est.)