TUNISIA

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Tunisia People

Country Name: Tunisian Republic

Capital City: Tunis

Population: 10,175,014 (2006)

Population Growth: 0.99% (2006)

Currency: Tunisian dinar (TND)

Languages: Arabic (official), French (commerce)

Area: 163,610 sq km

Inflation Rate: 4.6% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 13.9% (2006)

Domain extension: .tn

PEOPLE OF TUNISIA

Age Structure 0-14 years:

24% (male 1,270,208/female 1,191,619)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

69.2% (male 3,571,228/female 3,538,458)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

6.9% (male 333,801/female 370,844) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

28.3 years

Median Age - male:

27.7 years

Median Age - female:

28.8 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

0.989% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

15.54 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

5.17 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

-0.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.07 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.066 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

1.009 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.9 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

1.015 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

75.34 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

73.6 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

77.21 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A;vectorborne diseases: may be a significant risk in some locations during the transmission season (typically April through November) (2007)

Nationality:

Tunisian(s)

Ethnic Groups:

Arab 98%, European 1%, Jewish and other 1%

Religions:

Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1%

Languages:

Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce)