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Tunisia
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Population:
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Age structure:
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Literacy:
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Labor force:
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8,879,845 (July 1995 est.)
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0-14 years:
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35% (female 1,507,866; male 1,563,411)
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15-64 years:
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60% (female 2,665,586; male 2,672,712)
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65 years and over:
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5% (female 226,201; male 244,069) (July 1995 est.)
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1.69% (1995 est.)
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22.52 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)
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4.86 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)
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-0.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)
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32.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)
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total population:
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73.25 years
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male:
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71.16 years
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female:
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75.44 years (1995 est.)
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2.73 children born/woman (1995 est.)
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noun:
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Tunisian(s)
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adjective:
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Tunisian
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Arab-Berber 98%, European 1%, Jewish less than 1%
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Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish 1%
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Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce)
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age 15 and over can read and write (1989)
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total population:
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57%
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male:
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69%
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female:
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45%
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2.25 million
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by occupation:
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agriculture 32%
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note:
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shortage of skilled labor