| Largest Cities |
| City |
Population |
Estimated |
| Tunis |
696,700 |
2002 |
| Sfax |
266,300 |
2002 |
| L'Arianah |
210,200 |
2002 |
Key Data |
| Region: |
Africa |
| Population: |
9,773,100 October 2002 |
| Area Total: |
163,610 km2 |
| Area Land: |
155,360 km2 |
| Coast Line: |
1,148 km km |
| Capital: |
Tunis |
| Climate: |
Temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and
hot, dry summers; desert in south. |
| Languages: |
Arabic (official and one of the languages of
commerce)
French (commerce) |
| Currency: |
1 Tunisian dinar (TD$) = 1,000 millimes |
| Holiday: |
National Day, 20 March (1956) |
Average Daily Temperature |
| Capital: |
Tunis |
| January: |
10.4°C / 50.7°F |
| July: |
25.5°C / 77.9°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
446.1mm / 17.6'' |
Boundaries |
|
Algeria: |
965km |
|
Libya: |
459km |
Ethnic Divisions |
| Arab-Berber |
98% |
| European |
1% |
| Jewish |
1% |
Religions |
| Muslim |
98% |
| Christian |
1% |
| Jewish |
1% |
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