Tunisian Republic | ||||||
الجمهورية التونسيةAR-ARA al-Jumhūrīyah at-TūnisīyahAR-LAT | ||||||
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Motto حرية، كرامة، عدالة، نظام "Ḥurrīyah, Karāmah, 'Adālah, Niẓām" "Liberty, Dignity, Justice, Order" | ||||||
Anthem حماة الحمى Humat al-Hima Defenders of the Homeland | ||||||
Location of Tunisia (dark blue)
– in Africa (light blue & dark grey) – in the African Union (light blue) | ||||||
Capital | Tunis | |||||
Languages | Arabic, French, Berber | |||||
Demonym | Tunisian | |||||
Religion | Islam | |||||
Government | Unitary parliamentary republc | |||||
Leaders | ||||||
- | President | Beji Caid Essebsi | ||||
- | Prime Minister | Habib Essid | ||||
Legislature | Assembly of the Representatives of the People | |||||
Formation | ||||||
- | Husanaid Dynasty inaugarated | 15 July 1705 | ||||
- | Independence from France | 20 March 1956 | ||||
- | Republic declared | 25 July 1957 | ||||
- | Revolution Day | 14 January 2011 | ||||
Area | ||||||
- | Total | 163,610 km² (63,170 sq mi) | ||||
Population | ||||||
- | 2014 estimate | 10,982,754 | ||||
Density | 67.1/km² (173.9/sq mi) | |||||
Currency | Tunisian dinar (TND) | |||||
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |||||
Calling code | +216 | |||||
Internet TLD | .tn .تونس |
Tunisia, officially the Tunisian Republic, is a country in Africa bordering the Mediterranean Sea, Libya, and Algeria. Its official language is Arabic.
History[]
Tunisia was a colony of both France and Italy until independence in 1956.
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