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=__**Part I:**__ **A Look At The Nation**= __ Male __ __ Female __ 0-14 : 1,274,348 0-14 : 1,193,131 15-64: 3,638,014 15-64: 3,728,294  65^: 390,055 65^:405,344
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__Ethnicity :__ Arab: 98% European : 1% Jewish and other 1%

__ Religion : __ Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1%

Tunisia is in all about 63,170 square miles. There are hundreds of miles of sandy beaches that line Tunisia's Mediterranean coastline.Between the more fertile north and east and the dry, arid south is the Atlas Mountains.In the middle region the land rises to a plateau and fades of into a desert like land of Sahel. If you keep going south there are dry salt lakes and some springs that border the Sahara Desert. About 17 percent of the land can be used for production of agriculture and then 13 percent can be used for long lasting vegetation(such as citrus). Oranges and Olives are popular crops in Tunisia. The type of climate they get is moderate with higher number like 52 in the winter and 80 in the summer. Of course the deserted areas are much more hotter and with that the wind makes it worse. There’s a sea breeze along the coastline of Tunisia which can make it cold t night. Exports:clothing, semi-finished goods and textiles, agricultural products, mechanical goods, phosphates and chemicals, hydrocarbons, electrical equipment Imports : textiles, machinery and equipment, hydrocarbons, chemicals, foodstuffs GDP tunisia 113/226 $ 9,500 america : 13/226 $ 48,100 This comparison tells us that we have a better and more advanced economy. jobs : agriculture: 18.3% industry: 31.9% services: 49.8%
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 * 1) Tunisia has a Republic which means the president makes it’s decisions in the country.
 * 2)  When a person becomes 18 they can officially vote except for active government security forces (including the police and the military), people with mental disabilities, people who have served more than three months in prison (criminal cases only), and people given a suspended sentence of more than six months
 * 3) President is in term for 5 years so every 5 years there’s an election.

__ **Part II:** __ ** History **
 * 1574-1881 || The French started to rule Tunisia. ||
 * 1956-1957 || Habib Bourguiba led the country out of the ruling of France and then became president. ||
 * 1974 || He was re-elected every five years, always unopposed, until he became president for life. ||
 * 1989 || After Bourguiba became too old to govern his prime minister Zine El Abidine Ben Ali became president. ||
 * 2002-2009 || He was re-elected twice before there was A 2002 referendum that extended the president's term limit from three to five, allowing Ben Ali to run for a fourth term in 2004. He won with 94 percent of the vote even though people have thought there was vote-rigging. The same happened in 2009 but he still won by 90% of the vote. ||


 * 2011 || In December people began to protest so Ben Ali was forced to exile. For now the country has an interim government while still finalizing a new constitution for the country. ||

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 * 5 Purposes || fulfill/not fulfill || evidence ||
 * Maintain Order || fulfill || there were never any outbreaks and the government kept everything to the country and everything was always in tact ||
 * Protect Individual Rights || not fulfill || people claimed they had no liberty ||
 * National Defense || fullfill || has an army,navy and airforce. ||
 * Public Services || fulfill || they had everything any country would have ||
 * Economic Decisions || not fufill || doesnt have a stable government at the moment and is transitioning tinto one ||

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= = =__**Part IV:**__ **Snapshot of the Current Uprising**= __Who Revolted?__ __Why did they Revolt?__ __How did they Organize?__
 * The people of Tunisia as a whole because everyone wanted to protest against Ben Ali.
 * ==== There were uncivil liberties and unemployment in the country and no one was doing anything so this is what they decided to do. ====


 * People had been thinking about it because they were already mad but when it really started it was out of nowhere with little planning. Everyone just did it together.

__How did the people overthrow the government?__
 * They held many protests some peaceful and some weren’t. Dozens were killed in the revolution but not all by police officers. There were people doing self immolation by setting themselves on fire and doing other things to protest. Some people did protest around important buildings and places to get their messages across. Although some were peaceful most were violent.

__How did the government respond?__
 * The protests lasted about a few months and they were cleared out in some places but not much was done until the president decided to flee and resign.

__How was the government the same or different following the revolution?__ __Citations:__   
 * They are currently from then until now have an interim government because they are still in the process of rewriting the constitution and making a new democratic government.
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