Tunisia — Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Tunisia covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Tunisia
The capital of Tunisia is Tunis. It has a population of approximately 12.0M. The country covers an area of 163,610 km². It is located in Northern Africa.
Geography
Tunisia is a country in Northern Africa, part of the Africa region. It covers an area of approximately 163,610 km². It shares land borders with Algeria and Libya, totalling 2 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
Tunisia has a population of approximately 11,972,169 people. Population density is around 73.2 people per km². Its officially recognised languages include Arabic, totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as Tunisian.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, Tunisia reports a nominal GDP of about $51.3 billion. Government debt stood at roughly 42.5% of GDP in 2012. The official currency is the Tunisian dinar (TND, symbol د.ت). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 2.9 TND.
Culture & Time
Tunisia operates on a single time zone (UTC+01:00). The local week is considered to start on Monday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.tn.
Government & Status
The capital of Tunisia is Tunis. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +216. Its FIFA country code is TUN, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is TN.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP × debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.