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| Tunisian Republic
الجمهورية التونسية
al-Jumhūriyyah at-Tūnisiyyah |
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Motto: حرية، نظام، عدالة
Ḥurriyyah, Niẓām, ‘Adālah
"Liberty, Order, Justice"[1] |
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Capital
(and largest city) |
Tunis
 36°50′N 10°9′E |
| Official language(s) |
Arabic[2] |
| Demonym |
Tunisian |
| Government |
Unitary Presidential Republic [2] |
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President |
Fouad Mebazaa |
| - |
Prime Minister |
Beji Caid el Sebsi |
| Independence |
| - |
from France |
March 20, 1956 |
| Area |
| - |
Total |
163,610 km2 (92nd)
63,170 sq mi |
| - |
Water (%) |
5.0 |
| Population |
| - |
Apr 2, 2011 estimate |
10,432,500[3] (79th) |
| - |
2011 census |
11,245,284[3] |
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Density |
63/km2 (133rd (2005))
163/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) |
2011 estimate |
| - |
Total |
$96.001 billion[4] |
| - |
Per capita |
$9,025.067[4] |
| GDP (nominal) |
2011 estimate |
| - |
Total |
$43.684 billion[4] |
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Per capita |
$4,106.747[4] |
| Gini (2000) |
39.8 (medium) |
| HDI (2010) |
 0.683[5] (high) (81st) |
| Currency |
Tunisian dinar (TND) |
| Time zone |
CET (UTC+1) |
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Summer (DST) |
not observed (UTC+1) |
| Drives on the |
right |
| ISO 3166 code |
TN |
| Internet TLD |
.tn .تونس[6] |
| Calling code |
216 |
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