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الجمهورية التونسية
Al-Jumhūriyyah at-Tūnisiyyah
Tunisian Republic |
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| Flag |
Coat of Arms |
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| Motto: "Order, Liberty, Justice" |
| Anthem: Himat Al Hima |
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Capital
(and largest city) |
Tunis
36°50′N 10°9′E |
| Official languages |
Arabic |
| Government |
Republic |
| - President |
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali |
| - Prime Minister |
Mohamed Ghannouchi |
| Independence |
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| - from France |
March 20, 1956 |
| Area |
| - Total |
163,610 km² (92nd)
63,170 sq mi |
| - Water (%) |
5.0 |
| Population |
| - July 2005 estimate |
10,102,000 (78th) |
| - 1994 census |
8,785,711 |
| - Density |
62/km² (133rd (2005))
161/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) |
2005 estimate |
| - Total |
$ 86.67 billion (63rd) |
| - Per capita |
$8,255 (71st) |
| HDI (2004) |
 0.760 (medium) (87th) |
| Currency |
Tunisian Dinar (TND) |
| Time zone |
CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) |
CEST (UTC+2) |
| Internet TLD |
.tn |
| Calling code |
+216 |
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