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Tunisia Information Guide & Facts

Area: 163,610 sq km
Population: 9,924,742 (2003)
Capital City: Tunis
People: Arab (98%), European (1%), Other 1%
Languages: Arabic and French
Religion(s): Muslim (98%), Christian (1%) and Other (1%)
Currency: 1 Tunisian dinar (TND) = 1000 millimes

GEOGRAPHY
(34 00 N 9 00 E)

The Republic of Tunisia lies in North Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Algeria to the west, and Libya to the south east.

HISTORY

The country was a French protectorate from 1881 to 1956. Granted independence as a constitutional monarchy, it became a republic in 1957. Habib Bourguiba, who led the independence movement, became the first President. He was replaced in November 1987 by the then Prime Minister, Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, who is still in power.

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