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Thursday, March 20, 2008

Independence Day of Tunisia




Today is the independence day of Tunisia. Tunisia gained its independence from France on March 20, 1956.

Official Name: Republic of Tunisia
Area: 163,610 sp. Km. (63,378 sq. miles), slightly smaller than the state of Missouri of the United States.
Cities: Capital – Tunis; Greater Tunis urban area
Population: 10.3 million (2007 UN)
Religions: Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish less than 1%.
Type of Government: Republic
GDP: $12.6 billion (2001)
Monetary unit: 1 Tunisian dinar (TD) = 1,000 millimes
President: Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Internet domain: .tn
Official Web Page: http://www.ministeres.tn/


Sources:
http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/official.htm#T
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/country_profiles/791969.stm
Countries of the World and Their Leaders Yearbook 2004

Picture: http://www.issafrica.org/AF/maps/tunisia.jpg
http://www.flags.net/TUNS.htm

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