Tunisie

Tunisie, offeecially the Tunisian Republic (الجمهورية التونسية‎ al-Jumhūriyya at-Tūnisiyya), is the northrenmaist kintra in Africae. It is an Arab kintra an is bordered bi Algerie tae the wast, Libie tae the sootheast, an the Mediterranean Sea tae the north an east. Its aurie is amaist 165,000 km², wi an estimatit population o juist ower 10.3 million. Its name is derived frae the caipital Tunis locatit in the north-east.

Republic o Tunisie الجمهورية التونسية (Arabic) al-Jumhūrīyah at-Tūnisīyah
Banner Coat o airms
Motto: حرية، ، عدالة، نظام "Ḥurrīyah, 'Adālah, Niẓām" "Liberty, Justice, Order"[1]
Anthem: حماة الحمى Humat al-Hima Defenders o the Hameland
Location o  Tunisie  (dark blue) – in Africa  (light blue & dark grey) – in the African Union  (light blue)
Caipital and largest city	Tunis 36°50′N 10°9′E
Offeecial leids	Arabic[2]
Spoken leids	Tunisie Arabic[3] Tamazight (Berber)[4][5][6][7] French (commercial an eddicational) Inglis (commercial an edidcational)
Ethnic groups	98% Arab[8] 1% European[8] 1% Jewish an ither[8]
Releegion	Islam
Demonym(s)	Tunisie
Govrenment	Unitar semi-presidential republic[9][10]
• Preses	Kais Saied (قيس سعيد)
• Prime Meenister	Kamel Madouri (كمال المدوري)
Legislatur	Assembly o the Representatives o the Fowk
Formation
• Husainid Dynasty inauguratit	15 Julie 1705
• Independence frae Fraunce	20 Mairch 1956
• Republic declared	25 Julie 1957
• Revolution Day	14 Januar 2011
Aurie
• Total	163,610 km2 (63,170 sq mi) (93rd)
• Water (%)	5.0
Population
• 2014 estimate	10,982,754[11] (79t)
• Density	63/km2 (163.2/sq mi) (133rd)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$130.831 billion[12]
• Per capita	$11,656[12]
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Tot	$42.388 billion[12]
• Per capita	$3,776[12]
Gini (2010)	36.1[13] medium
HDI (2016)	0.725[14] heich · 97th
Currency	Tunisie dinar (TND)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Drivin side	richt
Cawin code	+216
ISO 3166 code	TN
Internet TLD	.tn .تونس‎[15]

Name

Main airticle: [[:Etymology o Tunis]]

The wird Tunisie is derived frae Tunis; a ceety an caipital o modren-day Tunisie. The present form o the name, wi its Latinate suffix -ia, evolved frae French Tunisie. This name wis introduced bi French geographers an historians as pairt o thair efforts tae gie names tae thair new occupied territories an protectorates. The French derivative Tunisie wis adoptit in some European leids wi slicht modifications, introducin a distinctive name tae designate the kintra. Ither leids remained untouched, sic as the Spaingie Túnez. In this case, the same name is uised for baith kintra an ceety as in Arabic: تونس an ae bi context can ane tell the difference.^[16]

The name Tunis can be attributit tae different oreegins. It can be associatit wi the Phoenician goddess Tanith (aka Tunit), auncient ceety o Tynes or tae the Berber ruit ens which means "tae lie doun".

Govrenorates an ceeties

Govrenorates

Govrenorates o Tunisie

Main airticles: Govrenorates o Tunisie an Delegations o Tunisie

Tunisia is subdividit intae 24 govrenorates, thay are:

Ariana Béja Ben Arous Bizerte Gabès Gafsa Jendouba Kairouan Kasserine Kebili Kef Mahdia

Manouba Medenine Monastir Nabeul Sfax Sidi Bou Zid Siliana Sousse Tataouine Tozeur Tunis Zaghouan

The govrenorates are dividit intae 264 "delegations" or "destricts" (mutamadiyat), an further subdividit intae municipalities (shaykhats)^[17] an sectors (imadats).^[18]

Major ceeties

:See an aa:Leet o ceeties in Tunisie

Nr.	Ceety	Population	Governatorate
1	Tunis	983,861 [19]	Tunis
2	Sfax	855,256 [20]	Sfax
3	Kairouan	546,209 [21]	Kairouan
4	Sousse	544,413 [22]	Sousse
5	Ettadhamen [23]	422,246 [24]	Ariana
6	Gabès	342,630	Gabès
7	Bizerte	114,371	Bizerte
8	Aryanah [23]	97,687	Ariana
9	Gafsa	84,676	Gafsa
10	El Mourouj [23]	81,986	Ben Arous

Affiliations

Tunisie is a member o the follaein organisations:

Organization	Dates
Unitit Naitions	syne 12 November 1956
Arab League	syne 1958
Organization o the Islamic Conference	syne 1969
Warld Tred Organisation	syne 29 Mairch 1995
Mediterranean Dialogue group	syne Februar 1995