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Also Known As	Republic of Tunisia • Al-Jumhūriyyah at-Tūnisiyyah
Head Of Government	Prime Minister: Sara Zaafrani Zenzri
Capital	Tunis
Population	(2026 est.) 12,135,000
Head Of State	President: Kais Saied
Form Of Government	republic with two legislative houses¹ (Assembly of the People’s Representatives [154²]; National Assembly of Regions and Districts [vacant³])
Official Language	Arabic
Official Religion	Islam
Official Name	Al-Jumhūriyyah al-Tūnisiyyah (Tunisian Republic)
Total Area (Sq Km)	163,610
Total Area (Sq Mi)	63,170
Monetary Unit	dinar (TND)
Population Rank	(2026) 82
Population Projection 2030	12,871,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi	(2026) 192.1
Density: Persons Per Sq Km	(2026) 74.3
Urban-Rural Population	Urban: (2024) 70.9% • Rural: (2024) 29.1%
Life Expectancy At Birth	Male: (2023) 74.7 years • Female: (2023) 79.3 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate	Male: (2023) 92.7% • Female: (2023) 80.1%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000)	(2024) 47,655
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$)	(2024) 3,880
¹Per constitution of 2022.²Out of 161 seats, of which 10 are reserved for Tunisians abroad; 7 seats reserved for Tunisians abroad are vacant.³Seventy-two seats are allocated for the National Assembly of Regions and Districts, which has not yet been inaugurated.