TUNISIA TUNISIA REGION AFRICA NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE MARCH 20 1956 DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION JUNE 1 1959 POPULATION 9513603 1999 EST AREA 63378 SQ MI CAPITAL TUNIS FORM OF GOVERNMENT REPUBLIC MAIN INDUSTRIES FOOD PROCESSING TEXTILES OIL PRODUCTS MINING TOURISM CONSTRUCTION AGRICULTURE GRAINS DATES OLIVES VEGETABLES GRAPES BEETS SUGAR NATURAL RESOURCES CRUDE OIL PHOSPHATES IRON ORE LEAD ZINC SALT CURRENCY DINAR GDP 49 BILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 5200 1998 EST LANGUAGES ARABIC OFFICIAL FRENCH RELIGIONS ISLAM LITERACY RATE 67 LIFE EXPECTANCY 72 YEARS MALE 75 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 20 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 5 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION
