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Al-Jumhūriyyah at-Tūnisiyyah

Tunisian Republic

Motto: Hurriya, Nidham, ‘Adala
” Liberty , Order, Justice”

Anthem: Himat Al Hima

Capital
(and largest city) Tunis
36°50′N, 10°9′E

Official languages Arabic

Demonym -Tunisian

Government Republic

* President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
* Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi
* Independence – from France March 20, 1956
* Area – Total 163,610 km² (92nd)
63,170 sq mi
* Water (%) 5.0
* Population – July 2005 estimate 10,102,000 (78th) – 1994 census 8,785,711
* – Density 62/km² (133rd (2005))
161/sq mi
* GDP (PPP) 2007 estimate – Total $ 97.74 billion (60th)
* Per capita $9,630 (73rd)
* Gini (2000) 39.8 (medium)
* HDI (2007) ▲ 0.766 (medium) (91st)
* Currency Tunisian dinar (TND)
* Time zone CET (UTC+1)
* – Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
* Internet TLD .tn
* Calling code +216

Source:wikipedia.org