2. MAP
The capital city of Tunisia is Tunis. Tunisia is
subdivided into 24 governorates.
It is a Maghreb country bordered by Algeria to the
west, Libya to the southeast and the Mediterranean
sea to the north and east.
3. HISTORY
Tunisia has been a part of Fenician, Carthagesian, Roman
and Arab empires and they all left their beautiful traces there.
The city of Tunis date back to pre-roman times, th city of El
jem has its own Colosseum. Kairouan is considered as a
young city ans it was founded in the 6th century by Arabs..
4. GOVERNMENT
Tunisia is a constitutional republic, with a president serving
as head of state, prime minister as head of government,
a bicameral parliament and a court system influenced
by French civil law. Tunisia achieved independence from
France in 1956 led by Habib Bourguiba, who later became the
first Tunisian President. In 2012 Tunisia’s population was
estimated to be around 10,777,500.
Habib Bourguiba, the first president of the
republic of Tunisia
5. First used in 1831
The Tunisian flag is red with a
white circle in the middle that
contains a five-pointed star and
a crescent
Jasmine
The national
flower
The Tunisian coat of
arms means freedom
(ship) order (lion) and
justice (scales) That is
the country’s motto.
6. REVOLUTION
The Tunisian revolution was an intensive campaign of civil resistance that were
precipitated by high unemployment, food inflation, corruption, a lack of freedom of
speech and other political freedoms and poor living conditions. Labor unions were said to
be an integral part of the protests. The protests inspired the Arab Spring, a wave of
similar actions throughout the Arab world.
7. CURRENCY
Tunisia’s currency is called dinar. It is one of the only currencies that still
uses thousands. The coins are 5, 10, 20, 50 millims, ½ and 1 dinar. The
notes are 5, 10, 20 and 50 dinar.
1 dinar = 1000 millims
8. RELIGIONS AND LANGUAGES
Arabic is the official language, and Tunisian Arabic, known
as ’’Derja’’, is the local, vernacular variety of Arabic and is used
by the public. There is also a small minority of speakers of
Shelha, a Berber language.
98% of Tunisians are Muslim. 1% are Jewish and 1% are
Christian.
9. ECONOMY
Tunisia now finds itself as an export-oriented country in the process of liberalizing
and privatizing an economy that, while averaging 5% GDP growth since the early
1990s, has suffered from corruption benefiting politically connected elites. Tunisia
has a diverse economy, ranging from agriculture, mining, manufacturing, and
petroleum products, to tourism. The agricultural sector stands for 11.6% of the
GDP, industry 25.7%, and services 62.8%.
10. FOOD
Mloukheya
Like most Mediterranean Countries, Tunisia has
what is called a “sun cuisine” consisting mainly
of olive oil, spices and seafood.
The most famous dishes in Tunisia are :
Couscous Lalabli Brik Makroud Hrissa
