An analysis by Daniele Ruvinetti
The G7 leaders met in Japan from 19 to 21 May. Ukrainian President Zelensky and the leaders of some of the main countries of the Indo-Pacific region were also in attendance.
Held the first meeting of the Med-Or Foundation’s International Board. Minniti (Med-Or Chairman): “A great opportunity to discuss the future of the Mediterranean”
Capo di stato | Kais Saied |
Capo del Governo | Najla Bouden Romdhane |
Forma Istituzionale | Unitary presidential republic |
Capitale | Tunis |
Potere Legislativo | Assembly of the Representatives of the People (217 Members), temporarily suspended |
Potere Giudiziario | Court of Cassation (composed of First President, House of Presidents and Magistrates; it’s organised into 27 civil and 11 Penal Houses) |
Area Totale | 163.610 km2 |
Terra | 155.360 km2 |
Clima | Temperate in the north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in the south |
Risorse Naturali | Petroleum, phosphates, iron ore, lead, zinc and salt |
Sintesi Economica | Its economy particularly suffered from the global financial crisis of 2008, helping to start the Jasmine Revolution in 2010-2011, which led to popular protests, uprisings and a regime change. Despite the establish of a democratic system, the social and economic expectations of Tunisian people remain unmet, generating a lot of protests between 2019 and 2020. The social and political context has been aggravated by the pandemic of Covid-19, and this led the President to announce a temporary suspension of Parliament. |
Pil | $46.84 billion (Dec. 2021) |
Pil pro capite (Parità di potere di acquisto) | $2889 (Dec. 2021) |
Esportazioni | $13.7 billion (2020) |
Export partner | France 29.4%, Italy 17.2%, Germany 14.2%, United States 4.12% (2020) Imports: $16.5 billion (2020) |
Importazioni | $16.5 billion (2020) |
Import partner | France 17.6%, Italy 16.5%, Germany 8.54%, China 8.67%, Türkiye 5.57% (2020) |
Trade With Italy | $ 6,47 billion (2021) |
Popolazione | 11.896.972 (2022) |
Population Growth | 0,69% (2022 est.) |
Etnie | Arabs 98%, Europeans 1%, Jews and others 1% |
Lingue | Arabic (official, one of the languages of trade), French (trade), Berber (Tamazight) |
Religione | Islamic (official, Sunni) 99.1%, other (includes Christians, Jews, Shia Muslims and Baha'i) <1% |
Urbanizzazione | 70,2% (2022) |
Alfabetizzazione | 81.8% (2020) |