GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $48.9 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $101.7 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $9,500 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Tunis
Population (Estimated July 2012): 10,732,900
Area: 163,610km2 or 63,170mi2
Currency: Tunisian Dinar (TND)
Official Language: Arabic
Political Information: Presidential Republic
Official Religion: Islam
(approximately 98% of the population are Muslim, 1% is Christian and 1% have other religious beliefs)
Highest Mountain: Jebel ech Chambi at 1,544m or 5,066ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): +1:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 24 governorates (wilayat, singular - wilayah); Ariana (Aryanah), Beja (Bajah), Ben Arous (Bin 'Arus), Bizerte (Banzart), Gabes (Qabis), Gafsa (Qafsah), Jendouba (Jundubah), Kairouan (Al Qayrawan), Kasserine (Al Qasrayn), Kebili (Qibili), Kef (Al Kaf), Mahdia (Al Mahdiyah), Manouba (Manubah), Medenine (Madanin), Monastir (Al Munastir), Nabeul (Nabul), Sfax (Safaqis), Sidi Bou Zid (Sidi Bu Zayd), Siliana (Silyanah), Sousse (Susah), Tataouine (Tatawin), Tozeur (Tawzar), Tunis, Zaghouan (Zaghwan)
Leaders: President Moncef Marzouki; Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali
Additional: Gained independence from France on the 20th of March 1956.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Tunisia (Al-Jumhūriyyah al-Tūnisiyyah (Tunisian Republic))
