People (Tunisia)
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     Population:
       8,570,868 (July 1993 est.)
     Population growth rate:
       1.84% (1993 est.)
     Birth rate:
       24.24 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)
     Death rate:
       5.04 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)
     Net migration rate:
       -0.79 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)
     Infant mortality rate:
       35.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)
     Life expectancy at birth:
      total population:
       72.54 years
      male:
       70.55 years
      female:
       74.62 years (1993 est.)
     Total fertility rate:
       3.02 children born/woman (1993 est.)
     Nationality:
      noun:
       Tunisian(s)
      adjective:
       Tunisian
     Ethnic divisions:
       Arab-Berber 98%, European 1%, Jewish less than 1%
     Religions:
       Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish 1%
     Languages:
       Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce)
     Literacy:
       age 15 and over can read and write (1990)
      total population:
       65%
      male:
       74%
      female:
       56%
     Labor force:
       2.25 million
      by occupation:
       agriculture 32%
      note:
       shortage of skilled labor