Tunisia Facts and Figures.

Tunisia Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Capital Area Tunisian Republic Tunis 164,418 sq km 63,482 sq mi PEOPLE Population 10,378,140 (2008 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate 0.99 percent (2008 estimate) Projected population in 2025 11,931,451 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 12,462,798 (2050 estimate) Population density 67 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) 173 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) Urban/rural distribution Share urban 64 percent (2005 estimate) Share rural 36 percent (2005 estimate) Largest cities, with population Tunis Sfax 1,996,000 (2003 estimate) 248,800 (1998 estimate) Ary? nah 152,700 (1994) S ?sah 125,000 (1994) Al Qayraw? n Ethnic groups Arab-Berber O ther 110,280 (1998 estimate) 98 percent 2 percent Languages Arabic (official), French, Berber Religious affiliations Muslim (Islam is the official religion; mostly Sunni Muslim) O ther 99 percent 1 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Total 75.6 years (2008 estimate) Female 77.5 years (2008 estimate) Male 73.8 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 22 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 745 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 588 people (2002) Literacy rate Total 76.2 percent (2005 estimate) Female 66.7 percent (2005 estimate) Male 85.7 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Number of years of compulsory schooling Number of students per teacher, primary school 6.7 percent (2002-2003) 11 years (2002-2003) 22 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENT Form of government Republic Voting qualifications Universal at age 20 Constitution Armed forces Total number of military personnel Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) 1 June 1959; amended 1988, 2002 35,300 (2004) 2 percent (2003) ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) $30 billion (2006) GDP per capita (U.S.$) $2,991.50 (2006) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 11.3 percent (2006) I ndustry 28.4 percent (2006) Services 60.3 percent (2006) Employment Number of workers 3,939,013 (2006) Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 22 percent (1994) I ndustry 34 percent (1994) Services 43 percent (1994) Unemployment rate 14.7 percent (2003) National budget (U.S.$) Total revenue $9,116 million (2006) Total expenditure $8,919 million (2006) Monetary unit 1 Tunisian dinar (TD), consisting of 1,000 millimes Major trade partners for exports France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, and Spain Major trade partners for imports France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and United States ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Electricity from thermal sources Electricity from hydroelectric sources Electricity from nuclear sources Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources Number of radios per 1,000 people 99.19 percent (2003 estimate) 0.55 percent (2003 estimate) 0 percent (2003 estimate) 0.26 percent (2003 estimate) 157 (1999 estimate) Number of telephones per 1,000 people 125 (2005) Number of televisions per 1,000 people 197 (2000 estimate) Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people 0.27 (2003) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people 23 (2001) Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people 95 (2004) Paved road as a share of total roads 66 percent (2004) SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.