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==People==
==People==
[[File:Tunisians.jpg|left|170px]]
Modern Tunisians are the descendents of indigenous Berbers and of people from numerous civilizations that have invaded, migrated to, and been assimilated into the population over the millennia. Nearly all Tunisians (98% of the population) are Muslim. There has been a Jewish population on the southern island of Djerba for 2000 years, and there remains a small Jewish population in Tunis and other cities, which is mainly descended from those who fled Spain in the late 15th century. A small Christian community is dispersed throughout the country, and includes foreign residents, as well as a few hundred native-born citizens who have converted to Christianity. Small nomadic indigenous minorities have been mostly assimilated into the larger population.
Modern Tunisians are the descendents of indigenous Berbers and of people from numerous civilizations that have invaded, migrated to, and been assimilated into the population over the millennia. Nearly all Tunisians (98% of the population) are Muslim. There has been a Jewish population on the southern island of Djerba for 2000 years, and there remains a small Jewish population in Tunis and other cities, which is mainly descended from those who fled Spain in the late 15th century. A small Christian community is dispersed throughout the country, and includes foreign residents, as well as a few hundred native-born citizens who have converted to Christianity. Small nomadic indigenous minorities have been mostly assimilated into the larger population.
*Population (2006): 10,216,000.
*Population (2006): 10,216,000.
*Health (2006): Infant mortality rate--20.3 deaths/1,000 live births. Life expectancy--73.5 total, 71.6 years male, 75.5 years female.
*Health (2006): Infant mortality rate--20.3 deaths/1,000 live births. Life expectancy--73.5 total, 71.6 years male, 75.5 years female.
*Work force (2006): 3.503 million.
*Work force (2006): 3.503 million.
*Unemployment rate (2006): 13.9%.
*Unemployment rate (2006): 13.9%.
==Government and Political Conditions==
==Government and Political Conditions==