Tunisia

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Key facts

  • Currency: Tunisian dinar
  • Capital city: Tunis
  • Region: Northern Africa
  • Continent: Africa
  • Land area: 155,360 km²
  • Population: 12,356,117
  • Political Leader: Kaïs Saïed (President)

Latest news

Tunisian authorities crack down on dissenting voices

Read: France 24

2024-03-27

Tunisian journalist to stand trial for allegedly insulting public official online

Read: Fox News

2024-03-26

New Zealand v Tunisia recap: All Whites lose shootout in Fifa Series 2024 Egypt

Read: NZ Herald

2024-03-26

EU to provide EUR165mn for Tunisian security forces to curb migration

Read: Financial Times

2024-03-24

Libya-Tunisia border crossing closed following clashes

Read: Al Jazeera

2024-03-19

34 migrants rescued off Tunisia coast, two dead after boat sinks

Read: Le Monde

2024-03-15

European Commission accused of 'bankrolling dictators' by MEPs after Tunisia deal

Read: The Guardian

2024-03-13

Metrics

Business

Central government debt 42.52 % of GDP
Expense 33.76 % of GDP
GDP 46,303,600,000.00 current US$
Inflation 8.31 annual %
Self-employed 25.39 % of total employment
Tax revenue 20.12 % of GDP
Unemployment 17.76 % of total labor force
Vulnerable employment 20.73 % of total employment


Environment

Agricultural land 97,005.00 km²
Alternative and nuclear energy 0.80 % of total energy use
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2) 29,293.00 kt
Electricity production from coal sources 0.00 % of total
Electricity production from natural gas sources 91.44 % of total
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources 0.35 % of total
Electricity production from nuclear sources 0.00 % of total
Electricity production from oil sources 4.64 % of total
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric 2.49 % of total
Net energy imports 36.20 % of energy use
Fertility rate 2.09 births per woman
Forest area 7,042 km²
Fossil fuel energy consumption 88.87 % of total
Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 704.03 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Median age 28.00 years
Methane emissions 6,653.82 kt of CO2 equivalent
Nitrous oxide emissions 3,298.03 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Female Population 6,257,745
Male Population 6,098,372
Renewable energy consumption 12.88 % of total final energy consumption
Rural land area 151,133.00 km²
Rural population 3,680,393
Urban land area 2,877.95 km²
Urban population 8,675,724
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters 7.96 % of total population


Health

Birth rate 16.09 per 1,000 people
Death rate 7.88 per 1,000 people
Health expenditure per capita 221.69 current US$
Health expenditure 6.34 % of GDP
Incidence of HIV 0.04 per 1,000 uninfected population
Hospital beds 2.18 per 1,000 people
Life expectancy at birth 74 years
Suicide mortality rate 3.30 per 100,000 population


Other

Access to electricity 99.90 % of population
Individuals using the Internet 78.99 % of population
Net migration -4,000
Press freedom 2.64


Politics

Armed forces personnel 48,000
Democracy score 6.41
Democracy type Flawed democracy
Military expenditure 2.48 % of GDP
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 26.27 %


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Datasets

Source

SIPRI, World Bank

Updated: 2 days ago

License

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