TUNISIA IN BRIEF

Official name:  Republic Of Tunisia

President of the Republic: Mr. Kais Said

Chief of the Government: Mr. Kamel Madouri

Minister of Foreign Affairs: Mr. Mohamed Ali Nafti

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General Data

Area: 162 155 Km2

Capital: Tunis

Official language: Arabic

Working languages: French & English

Time zone: GMT+1

Currency: Dinar

National Day: March 20 (commemoration of the independence in 1956)

Working days: Monday to Friday

Population: 11 million

Urban population: 67,7%

Life expectancy: 74 years

Literacy rate: 81,2%

Religion: Islam, with minority of Jews and Christians