Tunisia

=**Task 1: Country Factfile**= = =

**Tunisia**

 * Capital:Tunis**
 * Total area:163,610 sq km**
 * population:10,629,186 (July 2011 est.)**
 * language:Arab,French**



=Task 3:Economic Production= What is the GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)? 100 billion (2010 est)

How does this compare with the rest of the world?. Tunisia is 70th compared to the world.

What is the GDP per capita? $9,400 (2010 est)

How does this compare with the rest of the world? Tunisia Ranks 113th

What is the unemployment rate? 13% (20120 est)

What is the percentage of the Population below the poverty line? 3.8%

What are this country's main agricultural products? Olives, olive oil, grains, tomatoes, citrus fruits, sugar beets, dates, almonds, beef, dairy products

What are this country's main industries? Petroleum, mining (particularly phosphate and iron ore), tourism, textiles, footwear, agribusiness, beverages

Export partners? France 26.5%, Italy 17.4%, Germany 9.6%, Libya 6.2%, UK 5.6%, Spain 4.2% (2010)

Imports partners? France 20.4%, Italy 20.2%, Germany 9.1%, Spain 5.2%, China 4.5% (2010)

=Task 4: POPULATION SIZE, SHAPE AND LIFE EXPECTANCY=

Total Population : 10.525.000 (2010) Average Life Expectancy : 79 (2010) Total Fertility Rate : 2.0 Total infant Mortality rate:  25.92 deaths out of 1,000 live births



= = =TASK 5: WHAT IS IT LIKE TO LIVE HERE?=

Extraction from the Tunisian news website: []

__**Results of the Elections:**__
As we all know, Tunisia has taken its first great leap towards democracy on October 23 when it held its first elections. The results were quite interesting. Ennahda, the moderate Islamic Party, won around 40% of the 217 seats of Tunisia's Constituent Assembly, while CPR and Ettakatol competing for second place. As for PDP, another major Party, admitted their defeat. As for Aridha, they surprised the Tunisians by winning a lot of seats. An article in Tunisia-live.net expresses the surprise in their article: see full article here: []
 * "The party Aridha Chaabia surprised Tunisians since it won six seats out of the 51 that are already assigned nationally. It also won one seat internationally. In Sidi Bouzid, the home town of the leader of the party, Hachmi Hamdi, Aridha Chaabia won two seats. **
 * A lot of Tunisians had never heard of the party before. **
 * Hachmi Hamdi had declared in a number of interviews that the party seeks to win a majority and that he is running for presidential elections as well." **

__**Tunisian National TV accused of Pro-Ennahda Bias:**__
The Tunisian National TV (Wantaniya) had broadcasted a report of reporter Hamdi Ghidawi saying: This broadcast angered many Tunisians, enough for some indivisuals to organize protests infront of the National TV headquarters for an apology. see full article here: []
 * "Tunisians chose the Islamist-oriented party ‘Ennahda’, the leftist, progressive oriented Ettakatol, and the leftist, central party CPR. According to the preliminary results, the people chose those who aren’t anti-Islam. (the sentence is unclear because it is a direct translation from Arabic. It basically means that other parties other than Ennahda are anti-muslims)"**

__**Tunisia Congratulated Internationally for its First Democratic Elections:**__
The smoothness of the first democratic elections of Tunisia was congratulated by many leaders all over the world. Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, said that **"Tunisians are opening a new chapter in the history of the country"** and "s**he** **praised the elections as a model for other counties struggling for democracy."** Also, on October 24th, Alain Juppe, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, "**applauded the smooth first free elections in Tunisia."** US Ambassador to Tunisia, Gordon Gray, also congratulated Tunisia for this **“Historic Achievement** **and ISIE for working hard to ensure that the elections went smoothly and were transparent."** But, not all of the comments were as congratulating, like French President Sarkozy's words yesterday. He said that **"France has to be “vigilant” about the respect of human rights and democracy in Tunisia."** see full article here: []

What does the US Government have to say about visiting Tunisia?
The US Government says that travelers should follow directions given by uniformed security officials, and should always carry a copy of their passport as proof of nationality and identity. They also advises the travelers to restrict traveling towards the south of the country because of possible security issues.

What does the French Government have to say about visiting Tunisia?
The French Government tells you to avoid going down south towards the South of Tunisia. But, if you must go, they say that you'll have to be aware of the occational curfews due to civil unrests.

**Do I want to Live in Tunisia?**
Since I already live in Tunisia, I don't have a choice to live or not. But, if I did, I would choose to live in my previous country because there's very little entertainment (malls, movie theaters, etc.) here to enjoy with my family and friends. -Jay-

= = =**TASK 6 : ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.**=

What is the EPI score given to your country? Tunisia has a 60.6

How does this compare with other countries? Tunisia is rated 54 out 163 countries.

Which environmental issues are the biggest concern for your country? Fisheries: trawling intensity, Agriculture: pesticide regulation, CO2 Emissions Per Electricity Generation, Sulfur Dioxide Emissions,Marine Protection

TASK 7: EDUCATION

What percentage of the GDP is spent on education? 7.1%

How does this compare with the rest of the world? [| 15]

What percentage of the population is literate? 74.3% Is there a major difference in rates of literacy between male and female? There is no major difference between girls and boys.

How many years is a person expected to attend school? 15

Is there a difference between between males and females? The difference is one year.

.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. = __Task 8: Gender Equality.__ =

The Gender Equality Index from Social Watch.
 * The data is missing

The Global Gender Gap
 * Overall Score: 0.6266
 * Economic Participation and Opportunity: 0.4501
 * Educational Attainment: 0.9662
 * Health and Survival: 0.9623
 * Political Empowerment: 0.1278

There were 60 Maternal rates out of 100,000 live births. Tunisia is ranked 91 in the world for the amount of maternal deaths.