June 28th, 2013 / May 31st, 2018
Tunisia
Political leadership
President Beji Caid Essebsi (since 31 December 2014)
Prime Minister Youssef Chahed (since 27 August 2016)
Land
total: 163,610 sq km
Boundaries
total: 1,424
Border countries
Algeria 965 km, Libya 459 km
Coastline
1,148 km
Population
11,037,225 (2015 est.) (country comparison to the world: 79)Age structure
0-14 years: 23% 15-64 years: 68.9% 65+ 8% (2015 est.)Population growth rate
0.89% (2015 est.)Urbanisation
Urban population: 66.8 % of total population (2015) rate of urbanisation: 1.38% annual rate of change (2010-2015 est.)Major cities
Tunis (capital) 1.993 million (2015 est.)Ethnic groups
Arab 98%, European 1%, Jewish and other 1%Religions
Muslim 99% (official), Christian 1%, Jewish (around 6,000)Languages
Arabic (official), French (commerce), Berber (Tamazight)Literacy
(Age 15+ Can Read and Write) total population: 81.8% male: 89.6% female: 74.2% (2015 est.)GDP
$127.2 billion (2015 est.) $126 billion (2014 est.)GDP Real growth rate
1% (2015 est.) 2.3% (2014 est.)GDP per capita (PPP)
$11,600 (2015 est.) $11,500 (2014 est.)Unemployment rate
total 15.4% (2015 est.), youth (15-24) 37.6% (2012)Population below poverty line
15.5% (2010)Public debt
52.6% of GDP (2015 est.) 50.5% of GDP (2014 est.)Inflation rate
4.7% (2015 est.)We would like to ask you something …
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