Tunisie, offeecially the Tunisian Republic (الجمهورية التونسية al-Jumhūriyya at-Tūnisiyya), is the northrenmaist kintra in Africae.
It is an Arab kintra an is bordered bi Algerie tae the wast, Libie tae the sootheast, an the Mediterranean Sea tae the north an east. Its aurie is amaist 165,000 km², wi an estimatit population o juist ower 10.3 million. Its name is derived frae the caipital Tunis locatit in the north-east.
Motto: حرية، ، عدالة، نظام "Ḥurrīyah, 'Adālah, Niẓām" "Liberty, Justice, Order" | |
Location o Tunisie (dark blue) – in Africa (light blue & dark grey) | |
Caipital and largest city | Tunis 36°50′N 10°9′E / 36.833°N 10.150°E |
Offeecial leids | Arabic |
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Ethnic groups | |
Releegion | Islam |
Demonym(s) | Tunisie |
Govrenment | Unitar semi-presidential republic |
• Preses | Kais Saied |
• Prime Meenister | Najla Bouden Romdhane |
Legislatur | Assembly o the Representatives o the Fowk |
Formation | |
• Husainid Dynasty inauguratit | 15 Julie 1705 |
• Independence frae Fraunce | 20 Mairch 1956 |
• Republic declared | 25 Julie 1957 |
14 Januar 2011 | |
Aurie | |
• Total | 163,610 km2 (63,170 sq mi) (93rd) |
• Water (%) | 5.0 |
Population | |
• 2014 estimate | 10,982,754 (79t) |
• Density | 63/km2 (163.2/sq mi) (133rd) |
GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate |
• Total | $130.831 billion |
• Per capita | $11,656 |
GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate |
• Tot | $42.388 billion |
• Per capita | $3,776 |
Gini (2010) | 36.1 medium |
HDI (2016) | 0.725 heich · 97th |
Currency | Tunisie dinar (TND) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Drivin side | richt |
Cawin code | +216 |
ISO 3166 code | TN |
Internet TLD |
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The wird Tunisie is derived frae Tunis; a ceety an caipital o modren-day Tunisie. The present form o the name, wi its Latinate suffix -ia, evolved frae French Tunisie. This name wis introduced bi French geographers an historians as pairt o thair efforts tae gie names tae thair new occupied territories an protectorates. The French derivative Tunisie wis adoptit in some European leids wi slicht modifications, introducin a distinctive name tae designate the kintra. Ither leids remained untouched, sic as the Spaingie Túnez. In this case, the same name is uised for baith kintra an ceety as in Arabic: تونس an ae bi context can ane tell the difference.
The name Tunis can be attributit tae different oreegins. It can be associatit wi the Phoenician goddess Tanith (aka Tunit), auncient ceety o Tynes or tae the Berber ruit ens which means "tae lie doun".
Tunisia is subdividit intae 24 govrenorates, thay are:
The govrenorates are dividit intae 264 "delegations" or "destricts" (mutamadiyat), an further subdividit intae municipalities (shaykhats) an sectors (imadats).
:See an aa:Leet o ceeties in Tunisie
Nr. | Ceety | Population | Governatorate |
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1 | Tunis | 983,861 | Tunis |
2 | Sfax | 855,256 | Sfax |
3 | Kairouan | 546,209 | Kairouan |
4 | Sousse | 544,413 | Sousse |
5 | Ettadhamen | 422,246 | Ariana |
6 | Gabès | 342,630 | Gabès |
7 | Bizerte | 114,371 | Bizerte |
8 | Aryanah | 97,687 | Ariana |
9 | Gafsa | 84,676 | Gafsa |
10 | El Mourouj | 81,986 | Ben Arous |
Tunisie is a member o the follaein organisations:
Organization | Dates |
Unitit Naitions | syne 12 November 1956 |
Arab League | syne 1958 |
Organization o the Islamic Conference | syne 1969 |
Warld Tred Organisation | syne 29 Mairch 1995 |
Mediterranean Dialogue group | syne Februar 1995 |
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