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: 11,811,335 (July 2021 est.)

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)

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RECENT NEWS

  • Fri - Mar 29, 2024: Tunisia - Artist Jailed for Criticizing President: Rached Tamboura - AllAfrica News: Tunisia
    [AI London] On 31 January 2024, the Monastir court of appeals in Tunisia sentenced artist Rached Tamboura to two years in prison on bogus charges for the peaceful exercise of his right to freedom of expression. Rached Tamboura painted a series of graffiti denouncing President Kais Saied's racist comments against sub-Saharan migrants. Police forces arrested Rached Tamboura late during the night between 17 and 18 July 2023, a few hours after he painted the last one. On 4 December 2023, the Monastir Court of First
  • Fri - Mar 29, 2024: Tunisia - Lawyers Tarrgeted With Judicial Harassment and Reprisals - AllAfrica News: Tunisia
    [AI London] Since January 2022, at least 20 Tunisian defence lawyers in high profile cases, have faced judicial harassment through criminal investigations based on their peaceful exercise of their human rights including the rights to freedom of expression and association, Amnesty International said today. The organization calls on the Tunisian authorities to immediately drop all charges against lawyers who are facing criminal investigation solely based on the peaceful exercise of their human rights and the discharge
  • Fri - Mar 29, 2024: Tunisia - Authorities' Targeting of Lawyers Undermines Access to Justice - AllAfrica News: Tunisia
    [AI London] The Tunisian authorities' growing judicial harassment and intimidation of lawyers solely for discharging their professional duties violates their rights and undermines access to justice and effective remedies for victims of human rights violations, said Amnesty International, a day ahead of the verdict in the case of lawyer Abdelaziz Essid who is being tried on spurious charges.
  • Thu - Mar 28, 2024: Elections for National Council of Regions and Districts - Isie to Announce Composition Thursday Afternoon - AllAfrica News: Tunisia
    [Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Council of the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) will meet on Thursday to approve the results of the elections, following the voting and counting operation which was conducted earlier on Thursday morning in all the seats of the regional authorities to elect the representatives of the councils of regions and districts to the National Council of Regions and Districts.
  • Wed - Mar 27, 2024: Transport Minister Calls for Faster Updating of Tunisair Restructuring Programme - AllAfrica News: Tunisia
    [Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- Minister of Public Works and Housing and Acting Minister of Transport, Sarra Zaâfrani Zenzri, on Wednesday called for an accelerated updating of the restructuring programme of national carrier "Tunisair" and a redoubling of efforts to improve its commercial, financial and logistical situation.