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Tunisia

    • Names:

        conventional long form:
        Republic of Tunisia

        conventional short form:
        Tunisia

        local long form:
        Al Jumhuriyah at Tunisiyah

        local short form:
        Tunis

    • Digraph:
      TS

    • Type:
      republic

    • Capital:
      Tunis

    • Administrative divisions:
      23 governorates; Beja, Ben Arous, Bizerte, Gabes, Gafsa, Jendouba, Kairouan, Kasserine, Kebili, L'Ariana, Le Kef, Mahdia, Medenine, Monastir, Nabeul, Sfax, Sidi Bou Zid, Siliana, Sousse, Tataouine, Tozeur, Tunis, Zaghouan

    • Independence:
      20 March 1956 (from France)

    • National holiday:
      National Day, 20 March (1956)

    • Constitution:
      1 June 1959; amended 12 July 1988

    • Legal system:
      based on French civil law system and Islamic law; some judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court in joint session

    • Suffrage:
      20 years of age; universal

    • Executive branch:

        chief of state:
        President Zine el Abidine BEN ALI (since 7 November 1987); election last held 20 March 1994 (next to be held NA 1999); results - President Zine el Abidine BEN ALI was reelected without opposition

        head of government:
        Prime Minister Hamed KAROUI (since 26 September 1989)

        cabinet:
        Council of Ministers; appointed by the president

    • Legislative branch:
      unicameral

        Chamber of Deputies (Majlis al-Nuwaab):
        elections last held 20 March 1994 (next to be held NA 1999); results - RCD 97.7%, MDS 1.0%, others 1.3%; seats - (163 total) RCD 144, MDS 10, others 9; note - the government changed the electoral code to guarantee that the opposition won seats

    • Judicial branch:
      Court of Cassation (Cour de Cassation)

    • Political parties and leaders:
      Constitutional Democratic Rally Party (RCD), President BEN ALI (official ruling party); Movement of Democratic Socialists (MDS), Mohammed MOUAADA; five other political parties are legal, including the Communist Party

    • Other political or pressure groups:
      the Islamic fundamentalist party, An Nahda (Rebirth), is outlawed

    • Member of:
      ABEDA, ACCT, AfDB, AFESD, AL, AMF, AMU, CCC, ECA, FAO, G-77, GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, INMARSAT, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ISO, ITU, MINURSO, NAM, OAPEC (withdrew from active membership in 1986), OAS (observer), OAU, OIC, UN, UNAMIR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNMIH, UNPROFOR, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

    • Diplomatic representation in US:

        chief of mission:
        Ambassador Mohamed Azzouz ENNAIFER

        chancery:
        1515 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20005

        telephone:
        [1] (202) 862-1850

    • US diplomatic representation:

        chief of mission:
        Ambassador Mary Ann CASEY

        embassy:
        144 Avenue de la Liberte, 1002 Tunis-Belvedere

        mailing address:
        use embassy street address

        telephone:
        [216] (1) 782-566

        FAX:
        [216] (1) 789-719

    • Flag:
      red with a white disk in the center bearing a red crescent nearly encircling a red five-pointed star; the crescent and star are traditional symbols of Islam






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