Location: North Africa
Official name: Republic of Tunisia
Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1956 / 1956
Capital city: Tunis
Population: 10.4 million / 173 people per sq mile (67 people per sq km)
Total land area: 63,169 square miles (163,610 square km)
Language(s) spoken: Arabic (official language), French
Main religions: Muslim (mainly Sunni) 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish 1%
Ethnic mix: Arab and Berber 98%, European 1%, Jewish 1%
Government type: Transitional regime
Currency: Tunisian dinar = 1000 millimes
Literacy rate: 78%
Calorie consumption (daily per person): 3312 kilocalories
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