Tunisia--Christian Persecution in Tunisia

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Africa: Tunisia

Country Report Last Updated: April 2002

Code: A-3

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 Tunisia
(Click here for a list of ICC articles on Tunisia.)
List of Articles Last Updated: November 23, 1999

COUNTRY STATISTICS
Area: 163,610 sq km
Capital: Tunis
Main Cities: Sfax, Sousse, Bizerta
Population: 9,705,102
Population Growth: 1.15%
Birth Rate: 17.11 births/ 1000 people
Death Rate: 4.99 deaths/ 1000 people
Infant Mortality: 29.04 deaths/ 1000 live births
Life Expectancy: 73.92 years

 

 Religions: Muslim, Christian, Jewish
Languages: Arabic, French
Ethnic Groups: Arab, European
Currency: Tunisian dinar (TND)
Exchange Rate: 1.3753 TND = 1 USD
Total GDP: $62.8 billion
Per Capita PPP: $6,500
Imports: $8.4 billion
Exports: $6.1 billion

(Source: CIA World Fact Book 2001)

Religious Atmosphere: 99.5% of this country’s people are Sunni Muslim. The Christian community is estimated to be around 20,000 people and is mostly comprised of nominal Catholic expatriates.

Extremist Groups:

Government:

Recent Actions:

Prisoners:

Suggested Actions You Might Take:

Official Contacts:
Embassy of Tunisia
1515 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, D.C., 20005
Tel: (202) 862-1850
Fax: (202) 862-1858

Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President
Presidence de la Republique, Palais de Carthage
2016 Carthage, Tunisia
WebPage: http://www.ministeres.tn/

Ministere des Affairs Etrangeres
Place du Gouvernmente
1005 Tunis, Republique du Tunisie
Tel: 011 216 1 660-088
Fax: 011 216 1 567-382 / -386

*We make every attempt to keep up with and reflect changes in the national government of Tunisia and the current human rights situation. We appreciate your feedback if you find any discrepancies in this information. You can contact us by e-mail at: icc@persecution.org. Thanks.

POSTED:  April 9, 2002

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