Languages: Arabic (official, one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce, spoken by about two-thirds of the population), Berber (Tamazight)
Religions: Muslim (official; Sunni) 99.1%, other (includes Christian, Jewish, Shia Muslim, and Baha'i) 1%
Formal name: Republic of Tunisia
Alternate names: Al Jumhūrīyah at Tūnisīyah, Al Mamlakah at Tūnusīyah, Jumhūrīyat Tūnus, La République Tunisienne, La Tunisie, Republic of Tunisia, Tunez, Tūnis, Tunisian Republic, Tunisie
Government type: parliamentary republic
Leaders: chief of state: President Beji CAID ESSEBSI; head of government: Prime Minister Youssef CHAHED
Capital: Tunis
Administrative divisions: 24 governorates
GDP per capita (PPP): $11,400 (2015 est.)
Exports: clothing, semi-finished goods and textiles, agricultural products, mechanical goods, phosphates and chemicals, hydrocarbons, electrical equipment
Imports: textiles, machinery and equipment, hydrocarbons, chemicals, foodstuffs