Population, GDP, natural resources, leaders and history of Tunisia: the Magna Factbook country file, with its Magna grade (MCB, ranked #106 of 195).
Tunisia is a parliamentary republic in Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya. The country's capital is Tunis; it covers 163,610 sq km. Independence: 20 March 1956 (from France). Terrain: mountains in north; hot, dry central plain; semiarid south merges into the Sahara. Climate: temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south. Population: 12.0 million (2025 estimate). Population growth: +0.38% per year. Median age: 34.1 years. Life expectancy: 77.3 years (2024 est.). Languages: Arabic (official, one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce), Tamazight Religions: Muslim (official; Sunni) 99%, other (includes Christ…
| Capital | Tunis |
|---|---|
| Population | 11,962,995 (2025 est.) |
| GDP (PPP) | $156.086 billion (2024 est.) |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $12,700 (2024 est.) |
| Real GDP growth | 1.4% (2024 est.) |
| Inflation | 7.2% |
| Unemployment | 16.3% |
| Public debt | 62.3% of GDP (2016 est.) |
| Exports | $19.732 billion (2023 est.) |
| Imports | $21.953 billion (2023 est.) |
| Life expectancy | 77.3 years (2024 est.) |
| Median age | 34.1 |
| Urbanization | 70.5% of total population (2023) |
| Government | parliamentary republic |
| Independence | 20 March 1956 (from France) |
| Languages | Arabic (official, one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce), Tamazight |
MCB · 47/100 — The Magna grade is our 0–100 composite of structural national power — five dimensions, 100+ indicators. It is the Bureau's own assessment, not a mirror of World Bank or CIA figures.
Momentum 0 — Quarterly momentum: the Bureau's read on the country's trajectory over the last quarter, from −10 (deteriorating fast) to +10 (accelerating).
Steadiness was the quarter's defining trait: no rupture, no windfall, no surprise strong enough to move the score.
The trajectory remains set by fundamentals that change over years, not quarters — and this quarter changed little.
Oil, Phosphates, Iron ore, Lead, Zinc, Salt.
Kaïs Saïed — President. President Kais SAIED (since 23 October 2019)
Tunisia maintains 59 embassies and 20 consulates abroad, hosts 63 foreign diplomatic missions, holds permanent missions to UN New York, AU Addis Ababa. The breadth of a diplomatic network is a direct measure of diplomatic power — it shows how far a country’s influence, alliances and interests reach.
| Embassies abroad | 59 |
|---|---|
| Consulates abroad | 20 |
| Foreign missions hosted | 63 |
| Multilateral missions | UN New York, AU Addis Ababa |
Source: Consular Affairs Center, Diplomatic and Consular Networks Database and Rankings, March 2026 (Zenodo, CC BY 4.0). https://zenodo.org/records/18917562
Transport networks are economic power made physical — ports, runways, railways and pipelines decide what a country can move, sell and defend.
| Sea access | Coastal — 1148 km of coastline. |
|---|---|
| Airports (total) | 14 + 11 heliports (registration prefix TS) |
| Major seaports | Ashtart Oil Terminal, Banzart, Didon Terminal, Gabes, La Goulette, Menzel Bourguiba, Mersa Sfax, Sousse, Tazerka Oil Terminal, Tunis |
| Railways | 2173 km |
| Pipelines | 68 km condensate, 3,111 km gas, 1,381 km oil, 453 km refined products (2013) |
Djerba Zarzis International Airport (DJE) — Mellita; Tunis Carthage International Airport (TUN) — Tunis; Enfidha - Hammamet International Airport (NBE) — Enfidha; Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR) — Monastir; Sfax Thyna International Airport (SFA) — Sfax; Tabarka-Aïn Draham International Airport (TBJ) — Tabarka; Tozeur Nefta International Airport (TOE) — Tozeur.
Sources: OurAirports public-domain extract (2026-10-02); per-entry Wikipedia links included; CIA World Factbook via cia_factbook snapshot (2026-09-28); theodora.com CIA mirror (CIA World Factbook Transportation section), scraped 2026-10-02
| Political system | parliamentary republic |
|---|---|
| Next election | No election currently scheduled. |
MCB · 47 Ranked #106 of 195 countries in the Magna Country Rankings. Full ranking breakdown for Tunisia.
Historical timeline of Tunisia
