TUNISIA
Name:
Tunisia (Tunisian Republic)
Local name (Arabic):
(
ﺔﻴﺴﻧﻮﺘﻟﺍ ﺔﻳﺭﻮﻬﻤﺠﻟﺍ
)
ﺲﻧﻮﺗ
Bordering countries:
Algeria
,
Libya
Status:
sovereign state
Surface:
163.6 ths. sq. km
Population (2003):
9 925 ths.
Capital:
Tunis (
ﺲﻧﻮﺗ
)
Official language:
Arabic
Current national symbols
Historical symbols:
Tunisia under Ottoman rules (1574-1881)
Tunisia under French protectorate (1881-1956)
Kingdom of Tunisia (1956-1957)
Tunisian Republic (since 1957)