Tunisia

Main article: Africa

Population

Main article: Population of Africa

Population

As of 2017, Tunisia has a population of 11.53 million people.

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Migration

2021: Net outflow over 4 years

Mortality

2022: Life expectancy - 74.3 years

2016: Number of deaths from opioid use disorders

Traffic safety

Armed Forces

2018: Military spending - $844 million

Economy

GDP $3,573 per person

Power

2020: Energy consumption per capita

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2019: Electrification

Transport

2025: Railway gauge - 1435mm

Minerals

Oil production

Foreign trade

2023:54% of wheat supplies come from Russia and Ukraine

Tourism

More than 20 people died in an accident with a tourist bus in Tunisia in December 2019.

A tourist bus fell into a gorge in the Ain Draham area of Tunisia. The driver did not cope with a sharp turn.

There were 43 passengers on the bus, 24 of whom died.

R&D

2020: R&D expenses - $828 million

Tunisia IT Market

2022: More than 30 start-ups

Agriculture

2019: Low use of pesticides in agriculture

2001: Main farming model - mixed in arid areas

Consumption

2023: Poultry meat is the most consumed type of meat

2019: Low rice consumption: 1.5kg per person per year

2018

Vegetable consumption - 250 kg per capita

No age limits for the purchase of alcoholic beverages

Education

2020: Al-Zaitun University is the oldest functioning educational institution in the country, founded in 737

2019: Percentage of people who can read

Health care

Maternity leave

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2020: Duration of guaranteed paid sick leave 6 months or more

Ecology

In August 2019, environmentalists are sounding the alarm in Tunisia. Near the noisy port of Gabes (Tunisia), through which phosphorites are exported, there is a cemetery of trawlers and rotting boats of fishermen, whose source of existence was destroyed by chemicals washed daily into the bay.

Annually, about 13 thousand tons of chemicals and other waste are merged into Gabes Bay, which was once a rich breeding ground for marine life. Local residents, thus deprived of previously numerous crabs and fish, nicknamed this area "deadly shore," and also blame chemical plants for the growth of cancers in the region.

Despite this, the Tunisian authorities intend to increase the export of phosphorites mined in the country, used for the production of phosphorus fertilizers.

Religion

2020: The country in the world leaders in the share of Muslims in the total population

Crime

2025: Man sentenced to death for Facebook posts, but in fact there is a moratorium on such sentences

In October 2025, Tunisia fears a repeat of the Arab Spring. In the city of Nabul, a man was sentenced to death for posting on Facebook. They were found to be offensive and undermining state security.

Although death sentences are not uncommon in Tunisia, in fact, none of them have been carried out for more than thirty years. The last execution took place in the early 1990s, and since then the country has maintained a de facto moratorium.

Prisons

2019: The minimum age for children to be jailed is 13

2018: Low number of prisoners per 100 thousand citizens

Terrorism

Sport

2022: The most popular sport is football

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History

2021: President Kais Said fires government and suspends parliament

In July 2021, Tunisia entered its worst political crisis in a decade after the country's president, Kais Saeed, fired the government and suspended parliament amid violent demonstrations.

Said began to act last night after mass demonstrations of mainly young people took place in the capital of Tunisia and other cities, calling for the fall of the government and speaking out against the difficulties caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

2019

Ari Ben-Menashe campaigns for presidential candidate Nabil Karoui

Ari Ben-Menashe was born in 1951 in Tehran (Iran) into a family of Iranian Jews. As a child, his family moved to Israel, where he subsequently served in the military. According to his own statements, from 1977 to 1987 he worked in the Israeli military intelligence "AMAN," dealing with issues related to the Middle East and Iran.

In 1989, he was arrested in the United States on charges of illegally selling fighters to Iran, but a year later the court acquitted him. After that, Ben-Menashe emigrated to Canada, where he received citizenship and founded the consulting company Dickens & Madson (Canada) Inc. Since the 1990s, Ben-Menashe has taken up lobbying and political consulting, specializing in countries with unstable regimes.

Tunisian President Beji Caid Es-Sebsi dies

In July 2019, Tunisian President Beji Qaid Es-Sebsi died.

2011: "Jasmine Revolution" to topple President Zine al-Abidine bin Ali

Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine bin Ali has permanently served as head of state since 1987 and was overthrown as a result of the "jasmine revolution" that took place in Tunisia in late 2010 - early 2011.

Fearing prosecution, bin Ali moved to Saudi Arabia.

A Tunisian court subsequently sentenced him to 35 years in prison, and a military tribunal changed that sentence to life imprisonment for killing demonstrators during protests in early 2011.

In September 2019, Zine al-Abidine bin Ali, died in a hospital in the kingdom.

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1899

1880: As part of the Ottoman Empire

1704: A relatively independent vassal of the Ottoman Empire

Since 1704, Tunisia has become a relatively independent vassal state.

In 1705, the beginning of the Husaynid dynasty, which ruled Tunisia until 1957.

Tunisia's dependence on the Ottoman Empire was quite ghostly.

1574: Transition to the Ottoman Empire

Since 1574, Tunisia was ruled by the Ottoman Empire. In 1591, the heads of the local Janissary corps replaced the Sultan viceroy with their own protege, called the "dei."

As part of the Roman Empire

Main article: Roman Empire

129 BC.

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