Tunisia  
   
Geography
Location: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya.
Area: total: 163,610 sq km
land: 155,360 sq km
water: 8,250 sq km
Natural Resources: petroleum, phosphates, iron ore, lead, zinc, salt
Population and Health
Population:  10,937,521 (2014 est.)
Age structure:

0-14 years: 23% (male 1,298,262/female 1,219,086)
15-24 years: 16% (male 879,755/female 871,954)
25-54 years: 44.6% (male 2,373,765/female 2,509,750)
55-64 years: 7.9% (male 468,278/female 454,170)
65 years and over: 7.7% (male 423,350/female 439,151) (2014 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.92% (2014 est.)
Birth rate: 16.9 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
Death rate:  5.94 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
Sex ratio: 

at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.96 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

total: 23.19 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 26.63 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 19.51 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: 

total population: 75.68 years
male: 73.6 years
female: 77.9 years (2014 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2 children born/woman (2014 est.)
Current contraceptive use among married women 15-49 years old(any method): 60% (2007-2012)
Unmet need of contraceptive:  7% (2012)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:  100 (2012)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:  fewer than 200 (2007 est.)
Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.1%
male: 87.4%
female: 71.1% (2010 est.)

Economy
GDP (purchasing power parity):  $108.4 billion (2013 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate):  $48.38 billion (2013 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:  2.8% (2013 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):  $9,900 (2013 est.)
GDP - composition by sector:

agriculture: 8.6%
industry: 30.4%
services: 61% (2013 est.)

Labor force - by occupation: 

agriculture: 18.3%
industry: 31.9%
services: 49.8% (2009 est.)

Population below poverty line: 3.8% (2005 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 6.1% (2013 est.)
Agriculture - products: olives, olive oil, grain, tomatoes, citrus fruit, sugar beets, dates, almonds; beef, dairy products
Industries: petroleum, mining (particularly phosphate and iron), tourism, textiles, footwear, agribusiness, beverages
Industrial production growth rate: 3% (2013 est.)
Exports - commodities: clothing, semi-finished goods and textiles, agricultural products, mechanical goods, phosphates and chemicals, hydrocarbons
Currency (code): Tunisian Dinar (TND)
Others
Nationality: noun: Tunisian(s)
adjective: Tunisian

Religions: 

 Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1%

Languages: 

 Arabic (official )
Country name: conventional long form: Tunisian Republic
conventional short form: Tunisia
Government type:  republic
Capital: name: Tunis
geographic coordinates: 36 48 N, 10 11 EE
time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Administrative divisions: 24 governorates; Ariana (Aryanah), Beja (Bajah), Ben Arous (Bin 'Arus), Bizerte (Banzart), Gabes (Qabis), Gafsa (Qafsah), Jendouba (Jundubah), Kairouan (Al Qayrawan), Kasserine (Al Qasrayn), Kebili (Qibili), Kef (Al Kaf), Mahdia (Al Mahdiyah), Manouba (Manubah), Medenine (Madanin), Monastir (Al Munastir), Nabeul (Nabul), Sfax (Safaqis), Sidi Bou Zid (Sidi Bu Zayd), Siliana (Silyanah), Sousse (Susah), Tataouine (Tatawin), Tozeur (Tawzar), Tunis, Zaghouan (Zaghwan)
Independence:  20 March 1956 (from France)
Legal system: based on French civil law system and Islamic law
 
 

 
 

Source :

UN_Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) and other national surveys; United Nations Population Division
CIA The World Factbook

Update date: August 2014