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| Type
of Government : |
| Multiparty republic. |
| President
: |
| Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. |
| Major
Cities : |
| Tunis (capital), Sfax, Bizerte,
Sousse. |
| Area
: |
| 162,155 sq. km. (63,378 sq. m.). |
| Climate
: |
| Mild in the north and along the
coast; semi-arid in the interior and the south. |
| Temperature
: |
| Dec : 11.4 degrees Celsius (52.5F°).
July : 29.3 degrees Celsius (84.7F°). |
| Natural
Resources : |
| Crude oil, phosphates, iron ore,
lead, zinc, salt. Time zone : GMT + 1. |
| Time
zone : |
| GMT + 1 |
| Population
: |
| 9.673.600 (2001) |
| Demographic
Growth Rate : |
| 1,1% (2001) |
| Life Expectancy
: |
| 72,9 years (2001) |
| Languages
: |
| Arabic (official), French widely
spoken, some English and Italian. |
| Religion
: |
| Sunni Islam (with the existence
of Christian and Jewish communities). |
| Adult
Literacy Rate : |
| 74,4 % ( 2000 ). |
| Monetary
Unit : |
| Tunisian Dinar (TND 1.4 = US $ 1;
Oct. 2002). |
| Gross
Dom. Prod. : |
| TND 28,793,100 (2001). |
| Per capita
GNP : |
| TND 2,847 (2001). |
| National
Holiday : |
| March 20 (Independence Day). |
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