Tunisia People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 7,424,000 (July 1986), average

annual growth rate 2.3%

Nationality: noun—Tunisian(s), adjective—

Tunisian

Ethnic divisions: 98% Arab, 1% European, less than 1% Jewish

Religion: 98% Muslim, I % Christian, less

than 1% Jewish

Language: Arabic (official); Arabic and French (commerce)

Infant mortality rate: 83/1,000(1983)

Life expectancy: men 60, women 63

Literacy: about 62%

Labor force: 1.9 million, 32% agriculture; 15%-25% unemployed; shortage of skilled labor

Organized labor: about 360 000 members claimed, roughly 20% of labor force, General Union of Tunisian Workers (UGTT), quasi-independent of Destounan Socialist Party

NOTE: The information regarding Tunisia on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Tunisia 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Tunisia 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.