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PEOPLE

Language
Arabic is the official language. French and Berber (Tamazight) are also spoken.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2009	10.3 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009)
2007	10.4 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	10.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	10.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	10.0 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	9.9 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	9.8 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	9.7 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	9.6 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
12.7 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)

Ethnic groups
Some 93 percent of Tunisians are Arab and 5 percent are Berber. There is a small European minority.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Sunni Islam is followed by over 99 percent of the population. There are also small Jewish and Catholic groups.
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	66.0 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	65.7 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	65.3 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	64.9 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	64.5 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	64.1 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	63.8 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	63.4 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1957 1959
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
95 (2007)
Source: UNESCO

Percentage of population under 15

2005	26.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	26.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	27.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	28.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	29.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	29.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

USEFUL INFORMATION

Time zone
GMT +1

Climate description
Mediterranean in coastal areas with hot, dry summers and mild winters. Rainfall October-March.

Currency
Tunisian dinar

Telephone dialling code
(+) 216

Driving (left/right)
Right

STANDARD OF LIVING

Average life expectancy

2005	73.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	73.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	73.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	72.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	72.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	70.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	71.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	71.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	71.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	70.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	70.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	69.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	75.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	75.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	75.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	74.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	74.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	71.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2007	18 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	19 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	20 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	21 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	19 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	21 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	21 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	22 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2007	21 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	23 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	24 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	25 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	24 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	28 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	90 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004	90 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003	90 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	90 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	90 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	90 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Maternal mortality

2005	100 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	120 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	91	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	87	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	89	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	92	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	91	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	97	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)

2000-2007	4 percent	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2000-2006	4 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
1996-2005	4 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
1996-2004	4 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
1995-2003	4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	No data available percent

Percentage of undernourished population

2003-2005	<5 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2008
2002-2004average	<2.5 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	<2.5 percent	FAO 2006
1999-2001average	No data available percent
1998-2000average	No data available percent

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water

2006	94 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	93 percent	UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002	82 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	80 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Population with access to improved sanitation

2006	85 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	85 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002	80 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	84 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Literacy - average

2004	74.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	74.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	73.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	72.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	71.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male

2004	83.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	83.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	83.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	82.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	81.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	65.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	65.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	63.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	61.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	60.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2008	122 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	127 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	127 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	127 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	123 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	120 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	119 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	111 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	101 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Cellular telephone subscribers

2008	843 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	779 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	736 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	575 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	382 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	198 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	60 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	41 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	13 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Internet users

2008	268 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	167 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	127 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	94 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	84 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	64 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	52 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	42 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	27 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)

2008	62 (joint)	Transparency International 2008
2007	61 (joint)	Transparency International 2007
2006	51 (joint)	Transparency International
2005	43	Transparency International
2004	39 (joint)	Transparency International
2003	39	Transparency International
2002	36 (joint)	Transparency International
2001	31 (joint)	Transparency International
2000	32 (joint)	Transparency International

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

ECONOMY & AID

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day

1990-2005	2.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	2.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	<2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1990-2002	<2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2001	<2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2007	3210 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	3040 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	2870 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	2650 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	2260 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	2000 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	2060 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	2090 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2007	35.0 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	31.0 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	29.0 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	28.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	25.0 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	21.0 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	20.0 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	19.4 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Annual GDP growth

2006	5.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	4.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	6.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	5.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	1.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	4.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	4.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation

2007	2.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	3.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	3.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	2.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	1.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	2.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	2.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	3.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
2.3 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
31.5 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

HEALTH

Physicians

2000-2004	134 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	134 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	70 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	70 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)

2007	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2006	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2005	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2004	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2003	<0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008

Malaria
No risk
Source: WHO

TB cases

2007	26 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2006	25 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2005	24 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2004	24 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2003	23 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2002	23 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2001	24 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2000	25 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009

CONFLICT & MIGRATION

Number of refugees originating here

2008	2349	UNHCR
2007	2505	UNHCR
2006	2845	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	3129	UNHCR
2004	2518	UNHCR
2003	2563	UNHCR
2002	2543	UNHCR
2001	1368	UNHCR
2000	1207	UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here

2008	94	UNHCR
2007	101	UNHCR
2006	93	UNHCR
2005	87	UNHCR
2004	90	UNHCR
2003	99	UNHCR
2002	102	UNHCR
2001	97	UNHCR
2000	436	UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

	No data available

No data available

Landmine casualties per year

2007	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2008
2006	1	Landmine Monitor Report 2008
2004	No data available	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1997 )
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military

2005	1.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	1.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	1.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	7.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2002-2004	8.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2000-2002	6.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1999-2001	6.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1998-2000	6.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	No data available percent
2003-2004	2.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	2.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	4.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	No data available percent

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