Country’s Profile
| Official
Name: |
Republic of Tunisia |
| Capital: |
Tunis |
| Head
of State: |
President Zine Al Abidin Bin Ali |
| Political
System: |
Republic |
| Language: |
Arabic |
| Currency: |
Tunisian Dinar (TND) |
| Area: |
163,610 sq km |
| Population
: |
9,700,000 |
| Density
: |
60/km² |
| Urbanization: |
62% |
| Real
GDP Growth : |
5% (2000 est.) |
| Gross
Domestic Product : |
$6,500 (2000 est.) |
| Consumer
Price Inflation: |
3% (2000 est.) |
Membership
of international organizations
ABEDA, ACCT, AfDB, AFESD, AL, AMF, AMU, BSEC, CCC, ECA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MIPONUH, MONUC, NAM, OAS, OAU, OIC, OPCW, OSCE, UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMEE, UNMIBH, UNMIK, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WtrO
Natural
catastrophe history in the 20th Century:
| Date |
Event |
Area
Affected |
| 1941 |
Earthquake |
Bou - Saadiah, Zaghouan |
| 1957 |
Earthquake |
Sidi Abid, Sidi Touil, Cailloux |
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