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Tunisia

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Key facts

  • currency: Tunisian dinar
  • capital city: Tunis
  • region: Northern Africa
  • continent: Africa
  • land area: 155,360 km²
  • population: 12,458,223 people
  • political leader: Kaïs Saïed (President)
Classified as: place

Summary

Tunisia is a country. The capital city is Tunis, located in the Northern Africa region of Africa. It has a land area of 155,360 km², a population of 12,458,223 people and uses the currency Tunisian dinar. The President is Kaïs Saïed.

Location on a map: [34°0′N, 9°0′E]

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Environment

Tunisia is one of the countries in Africa, countries in Northern Africa and 194 countries in our database.
  • Agricultural land: 97,005.00 km²
  • Alternative and nuclear energy: 0.80 % of total energy use
  • Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 35.92 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Access to electricity: 100.00 % of population
  • Electricity production from coal sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from natural gas sources: 91.44 % of total
  • Electricity production from hydroelectric sources: 0.35 % of total
  • Electricity production from nuclear sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from oil sources: 4.64 % of total
  • Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 2.49 % of total
  • Net energy imports: 36.20 % of energy use
  • Fertility rate: 2.06 births per woman
  • Forest area: 7,042 km²
  • Fossil fuel energy consumption: 88.87 % of total
  • Greenhouse gas emissions (co2, ch4, n2o, hfcs, pfcs, sf6): 49.82 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Median age: 28.30
  • Methane emissions: 10.27 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Nitrous oxide emissions: 2.20 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Female population: 6,313,196 people
  • Male population: 6,145,027 people
  • Renewable energy consumption: 11.60 % of total final energy consumption
  • Rural land area: 151,132.52 km²
  • Rural population: 3,669,694 people
  • Urban land area: 2,877.95 km²
  • Urban population: 8,788,529 people
  • Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 7.96 % of total population

Geographical distribution of cities in Tunisia by population

Cities in Tunisia

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Evolution of historical fossil fuel energy consumption in Tunisia

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Evolution of historical other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Tunisia

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 and urban land area in Tunisia

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 and urban population in Tunisia

Evolution of historical land area in Tunisia

Evolution of historical median age in Tunisia

Evolution of historical methane emissions in Tunisia

Relationship between methane and nitrous oxide emissions in Tunisia

Relationship between methane emissions and population in Tunisia

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Relationship between methane emissions and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Tunisia

Relationship between methane emissions and urban land area in Tunisia

Relationship between methane emissions and urban population in Tunisia

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in Tunisia

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and population in Tunisia

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and other greenhouse gas emissions in Tunisia

Relationship between urban land area and nitrous oxide emissions in Tunisia

Relationship between urban population and nitrous oxide emissions in Tunisia

Evolution of historical population in Tunisia

Relationship between urban land area and population in Tunisia

Evolution of historical female population in Tunisia

Evolution of historical male population in Tunisia

Evolution of historical renewable energy consumption in Tunisia

Evolution of historical rural land area in Tunisia

Evolution of historical rural population in Tunisia

Relationship between rural population and urban land area in Tunisia

Evolution of historical urban land area in Tunisia

Relationship between urban land area and urban population in Tunisia

Evolution of historical urban population in Tunisia

Evolution of historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in Tunisia

Relationship between population and date in Tunisia

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and other greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in Tunisia

Evolution of historical agricultural land in Tunisia

Relationship between agricultural land and methane emissions in Tunisia

Relationship between agricultural land and nitrous oxide emissions in Tunisia

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in Tunisia

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Tunisia

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and GDP in Tunisia

Relationship between carbon dioxide and methane emissions in Tunisia

Relationship between carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions in Tunisia

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and urban land area in Tunisia

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and urban population in Tunisia

Evolution of historical access to electricity in Tunisia

Relationship between access to electricity and birth rate in Tunisia

Relationship between access to electricity and fertility rate in Tunisia

Relationship between access to electricity and life expectancy at birth in Tunisia

Distribution of sites in Tunisia by inscription year

Relationship between access to electricity and renewable energy consumption in Tunisia

Relationship between access to electricity and self-employed workers in Tunisia

Relationship between access to electricity and vulnerable employment in Tunisia

Evolution of historical electricity production from coal sources in Tunisia

Evolution of historical electricity production from natural gas sources in Tunisia

Evolution of historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Tunisia

Evolution of historical electricity production from nuclear sources in Tunisia

Evolution of historical electricity production from oil sources in Tunisia

Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, in Tunisia

Evolution of historical net energy imports in Tunisia

Geographical distribution of sites in Tunisia by area

Sites in Tunisia

Proportion of transboundary sites in Tunisia

Geographical distribution of wildfires in Tunisia by mean width

Wildfires in Tunisia

Relationship between mean length and mean width of wildfires in Tunisia

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Politics

  • Armed forces personnel: 48,000 people
  • Democracy score: 6.41
  • Democracy type: Flawed democracy
  • Individuals using the internet: 73.84 % of population
  • Military expenditure: 2.48 % of GDP
  • Net migration: -4,000 people
  • Press freedom: 2.64
  • Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 16.23 %

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in Tunisia

Relationship between methane emissions and armed forces personnel in Tunisia

Relationship between armed forces personnel and nitrous oxide emissions in Tunisia

Relationship between armed forces personnel and population in Tunisia

Relationship between rural population and armed forces personnel in Tunisia

Relationship between armed forces personnel and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Tunisia

Relationship between urban land area and armed forces personnel in Tunisia

Relationship between urban population and armed forces personnel in Tunisia

Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in Tunisia

Evolution of historical individuals using the Internet in Tunisia

Evolution of historical military expenditure in Tunisia

Evolution of historical net migration in Tunisia

Evolution of the historical proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Tunisia

Political parties in Tunisia

Distribution of politicians from Tunisia by birth year

Proportion of politicians per gender in Tunisia

Politicians from Tunisia

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Business

  • Central government debt: 55.64 % of GDP
  • Expense: 20.20 % of GDP
  • Gdp: 48,529,595,416.65 current US$
  • Inflation: 9.33 annual %
  • Self-employed workers: 25.39 % of total employment
  • Tax revenue: 19.13 % of GDP
  • Unemployment: 15.11 % of total labor force
  • Vulnerable employment: 20.73 % of total employment

Proportion of revenue types by company in Tunisia

Distribution of companies founded in Tunisia by year

Proportion of CEOs per gender in Tunisia

Companies from Tunisia

Proportion of employee types in companies from Tunisia

Evolution of historical central government debt in Tunisia

Evolution of historical expense in Tunisia

Evolution of historical GDP in Tunisia

Relationship between GDP and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Tunisia

Evolution of historical inflation in Tunisia

Evolution of historical proportion of self-employed workers in Tunisia

Relationship between self-employment and vulnerable employment in Tunisia

Evolution of historical tax revenue in Tunisia

Evolution of historical unemployment in Tunisia

Evolution of historical vulnerable employment in Tunisia

Exchanges in Tunisia

Proportion of shops per country in Tunisia

Shops in Tunisia

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Health

  • Birth rate: 15.60 per 1,000 people
  • Death rate: 7.60 per 1,000 people
  • Health expenditure per capita: 265.46 current US$
  • Health expenditure: 6.97 % of GDP
  • Hospital beds: 2.42 per 1,000 people
  • Life expectancy at birth: 74
  • Suicide mortality rate: 3.30 per 100,000 population

Evolution of historical death rate in Tunisia

Evolution of historical birth rate in Tunisia

Relationship between birth rate and fertility rate in Tunisia

Relationship between birth rate and life expectancy at birth in Tunisia

Relationship between birth rate and proportion of self-employed workers in Tunisia

Relationship between birth rate and vulnerable employment in Tunisia

Relationship between birth rate and median age in Tunisia

Relationship between death rate and life expectancy at birth in Tunisia

Evolution of historical health expenditure per capita in Tunisia

Evolution of historical health expenditure in Tunisia

Evolution of historical incidence of HIV in Tunisia

Evolution of historical hospital beds in Tunisia

Evolution of historical life expectancy at birth in Tunisia

Relationship between life expectancy and the proportion of self-employed workers in Tunisia

Relationship between life expectancy and vulnerable employment in Tunisia

Evolution of historical suicide mortality rate in Tunisia

Diseases in Tunisia

Distribution of diseases by first founded year in Tunisia

Proportion of diseases in Tunisia by mortality rate

Distribution of diseases in Tunisia by start date

Evolution of historical cases in Tunisia

Evolution of historical deaths in Tunisia

Relationship between cases and deaths in Tunisia

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Sports

Distribution of athletes from Tunisia by birth year

Proportion of athletes per gender in Tunisia

Athletes from Tunisia

Proportion of competitions per city in Tunisia

Competitions in Tunisia

Proportion of competitions per country in Tunisia

Distribution of competitions in Tunisia by start date

Proportion of medals won by Tunisia in the Olympics

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Culture

Artists from Tunisia

Distribution of artists from Tunisia by birth year

Proportion of artists per gender in Tunisia

Geographical distribution of museums in Tunisia by visitors

Museums in Tunisia

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Research

Geographical distribution of universities in Tunisia by total students

Distribution of universities in Tunisia per foundation year

Universities in Tunisia

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In literature

There are 178 books written about Tunisia in the database

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Details

This dashboard is based on data from: SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders

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