TUN · North Africa / Maghreb
Tunisia
Presidential recentralization since 2021, economy under stress, migration dossier central to relations with the EU.
Data refreshed on 2026.09.06 · source: Wikidata
Composite reading — institute
Risque élevé
4.7 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 4.5
- Economy 4.5
- Diplomacy 7.4
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
- Capital
- Tunis
- Population
- 12,000,000 inh.
- Area
- 163,610 km²
- Currency
- TND
- Regime
- Presidential republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Kaïs Saïed
Head of Government
Sarra Zaafrani
Government in office 3 members
ministre des Finances
Mechket Slama
ministre de l'Industrie, de l'Énergie et des Mines
Slah Zouari
ministre du Tourisme
Soufiane Tekaya
Parliament
Assemblée des représentants du peuple
217 seats
Inception 2014
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
58 G$
GDP / capita
4,657 $
Growth
2.5 %
Inflation
5.2 %
Unemployment
15.1 %
Defense / GDP
2.5 %
Life expectancy
76.7 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem · Freedom House · CPI · RSF · 2024
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.32/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
56/100
Corruption (CPI)
39/100
Press freedom (RSF)
52/100
Key treaties UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW
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NPT
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CTBT
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TPNW
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Rome Statute
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Genocide
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Geneva
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Ottawa Mine Ban
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Oslo Cluster Munitions
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Arms Trade Treaty
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Paris Agreement
Political calendar Wikipedia · IFES · NDI
Upcoming
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2029-10
Présidentielle
Last election
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2024-10-06
Présidentielle
Kaïs Saïed 90.7% (opposants emprisonnés) — participation 28.8%
Last institutional rupture Auto-coup constitutionnel 25 juillet 2021 (Saïed)
National anthem
Humat Al-Hima
Alliances
- Ligue arabe
- OCI
- Union africaine
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