Tunisia

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INFORMATION

Capital: Tunis Government: Unitary Semi-Presidential Republic Current President: Kaïs Saïed Economy: Diverse, market-oriented economy, with important agricultural, mining, tourism and manufacturing sectors. Key exports include textiles and apparel, food products, petroleum products, chemicals, and phosphates, with about 80% going to the European Union. Population: 11,721,177 (2020) Land Size: 164,150 sq km (63,378 sq miles) Major Ethnic Groups: Arab: 98% European: 1% Jewish and other: 1%

Religions: Muslim: 98% Christian: 1% Jewish and other: 1% Language(s): Arabic (official, one of the languages of commerce) French (commerce) Links: CIA World Fact Book: Tunisia U.S. Department of State: Tunisia BBC News: Tunisia Tunisian Embassy in the U.S. African Manager (French)

RECENT NEWS

• Sun - Sep 20, 2020: Joint Project By Ministry of Social Affairs and Unicef to Grant 320,000 Pupils Bonus for 8 Months - AllAfrica News: Tunisia
  [Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Ministry of Social Affairs and the UNICEF-Tunis office will grant a monthly bonus to 320,000 students from disadvantaged backgrounds for 8 months. This initiative comes under a joint agreement concluded on Thursday.
• Sun - Sep 20, 2020: Tunisia's Youth Movement Stages Rally Claiming Dissolution of Parliament - AllAfrica News: Tunisia
  [Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia's Youth Movement (MJT), on Saturday, staged a rally in front of the Municipal Theatre in Tunis, claiming the dissolution of Parliament.
• Sat - Sep 19, 2020: Covid-19 - 470 More Infections, 4 Deaths Reported On September 15 - AllAfrica News: Tunisia
  [Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- 470 more COVID-19 infections were reported on September 15, bringing the tally to 8,570, a Health Ministry press release issued Friday night reads.
• Sat - Sep 19, 2020: Tunisia's Foreign Trade At Constant Price Plummet By August 2020 (Ins) - AllAfrica News: Tunisia
  [Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia's foreign trade posted during the first eight months of 2020 a drop in volume (at constant prices) in exports (-17.2%) and imports (-18.8%) compared to the same period last year, according to the latest data on foreign trade at constant prices published on Friday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS) show.
• Sat - Sep 19, 2020: Covid-19 - Tunisia Records 540 More Infections (Health Ministry) - AllAfrica News: Tunisia
  [Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- 540 more COVID-19 infections were reported on September 16, in addition to 5 more deaths, a Health Ministry press release issued on Saturday reads.