Location: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya
Population: 10,276,158 (July 2007 est.)
Religions: Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1%
Languages: Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce)
National holiday: Independence Day, 20 March (1956); also the anniversary of BEN ALI's assumption of the presidency, 7 November (1987)
Currency (code): Tunisian dinar (TND)
Exchange rates: Tunisian dinars per US dollar - 1.2776 (2007), 1.331 (2006), 1.2974 (2005), 1.2455 (2004), 1.2885 (2003)
