Tunisia is subdivided into 24 governorates, they are:

   1. Ariana
   2. Béja
   3. Ben Arous
   4. Bizerte
   5. Gabès
   6. Gafsa
   7. Jendouba
   8. Kairouan
   9. Kasserine
  10. Kebili
  11. Kef
  12. Mahdia
  13. Manouba
  14. Medenine
  15. Monastir
  16. Nabeul
  17. Sfax
  18. Sidi Bou Zid
  19. Siliana
  20. Sousse
  21. Tataouine
  22. Tozeur
  23. Tunis
  24. Zaghouan

Name: Tunisian Republic
National name: Al-Jumhuriyah at-Tunisiyah
President: Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali (1987)

Land area: 59,985 sq mi (155,361 sq km);
Total area: 63,170 sq mi (163,610 sq km)
Population (2007 est.): 10,276,158
Growth rate: 1.0%;
Birth rate: 15.5/1000;
Infant mortality rate: 22.9/1000;
Life expectancy: 75.3;
Density per sq mi: 171

Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Tunis, 1,660,300 (metro. area), 699,700 (city proper)
Monetary unit: Tunisian dinar
Languages: Arabic (official, commerce), French (commerce)
Ethnicity/race: Arab-Berber 98%, European 1%, Jewish and other 1%
Religions: Islam (Sunni) 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1%
Literacy rate: 74.3% (2004 est.)

Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2007 est.): $77 billion; per capita $7,500.
Real growth rate: 6.3%.
Inflation: 3.1%.
Unemployment: 14.1%.
Arable land: 17%.
Agriculture: olives, olive oil, grain, tomatoes, citrus fruit, sugar beets, dates, almonds; beef, dairy products.
Labor force: 3.593 million; services 55%, industry 23%, agriculture 22% (1995 est.).
Industries: petroleum, mining (particularly phosphate and iron ore), tourism, textiles, footwear, agribusiness, beverages.
Natural resources: petroleum, phosphates, iron ore, lead, zinc, salt.
Exports: $10.3 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.): textiles, mechanical goods, phosphates and chemicals, agricultural products, hydrocarbons.
Imports: $12.86 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.): textiles, machinery and equipment, hydrocarbons, chemicals, food.
Major trading partners: France, Italy, Germany, Spain (2004).

Communications:
Telephones: main lines in use: 654,000 (1997); mobile cellular: 50,000 (1998).
Radio broadcast stations: AM 7, FM 20, shortwave 2 (1998).
Radios: 2.06 million (1997).
Television broadcast stations: 26 (plus 76 repeaters) (1995).
Televisions: 920,000 (1997).
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 1 (2000).
Internet users: 400,000 (2002).
Transportation: Railways: total: 2,152 km (2002).
Highways: total: 18,997 km; paved: 12,310 km; unpaved: 6,687 km (2000).
Ports and harbors: Bizerte, Gabes, La Goulette, Sfax, Sousse, Tunis, Zarzis.
Airports: 30 (2002).
International disputes: none.