AREA ................................................
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163.610
kmq
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POPULATION ..................................
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9.974.722 in.
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DENSITY .........................................
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61,0 in/kmq
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CAPITAL ..........................................
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Tunisi
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LANGUAGES ....................................
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Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce)
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RELIGIONS ......................................
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Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1%
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CURRENCY ......................................
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Tunisian dinar (TND)
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GDP per CAPITA .............................
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7768 $ (2004)
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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0,532 (90th place)
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LOWEST POINT ...............................
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Shatt al Gharsah -17 m
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HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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Jebel ech Chambi 1544 m
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INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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20 March 1956 (from France)
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INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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Republic
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WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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.tn
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COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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+216
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