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<text id=93CT1411>
<title>
Tunisia--Government
</title>
<article><source>CIA Factbook</source><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Tunisia
Government</hdr><body>
<list>
<l>Names:</l>
<l> conventional long form: Republic of Tunisia</l>
<l> conventional short form: Tunisia</l>
<l> local long form: Al Jumhuriyah at Tunisiyah</l>
<l> local short form: Tunis</l>
</list>
<p>Digraph: TS
</p>
<p>Type: republic
</p>
<p>Capital: Tunis
</p>
<p>Administrative divisions: 23 governorates; Beja, Ben Arous,
Bizerte, Gabes, Gafsa, Jendouba, Kairouan, Kasserine, Kebili,
L'Ariana, Le Kef, Mahdia, Medenine, Monastir, Nabeul, Sfax, Sidi
Bou Zid, Siliana, Sousse, Tataouine, Tozeur, Tunis, Zaghouan
</p>
<p>Independence: 20 March 1956 (from France)
</p>
<p>Constitution: 1 June 1959
</p>
<p>Legal system: based on French civil law system and Islamic
law; some judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme
Court in joint session
</p>
<p>National holiday: National Day, 20 March (1956)
</p>
<p>Political parties and leaders: Constitutional Democratic Rally
Party (RCD), President BEN ALI (official ruling party); Movement
of Democratic Socialists (MDS), Mohammed MOUAADA; five other
political parties are legal, including the Communist Party
</p>
<p>Other political or pressure groups: the Islamic fundamentalist
party, An Nahda (Rebirth), is outlawed
</p>
<p>Suffrage: 20 years of age; universal
</p>
<p>Elections:
</p>
<p> President: last held 2 April 1989 (next to be held NA March
1994); results - Gen. Zine el Abidine BEN ALI was reelected
without opposition
</p>
<p> Chamber of Deputies: last held 2 April 1989 (next to be held
NA April 1994); results - RCD 80.7%, independents/Islamists
13.7%, MDS 3.2%, other 2.4%; seats - (141 total) RCD 141
</p>
<p>Executive branch: president, prime minister, Cabinet
</p>
<p>Legislative branch: unicameral Chamber of Deputies (Majlis
al-Nuwaab)
</p>
<p>Judicial branch: Court of Cassation (Cour de Cassation)
</p>
<p>Leaders:
</p>
<p> Chief of State: President Gen. Zine el Abidine BEN ALI
(since 7 November 1987)
</p>
<p> Head of Government: Prime Minister Hamed KAROUI (since 26
September 1989)
</p>
<p>Member of: ABEDA, ACCT, AfDB, AFESD, AL, AMF, AMU, CCC, ECA,
FAO, G-77, GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, IDA, IDB, IFAD,
IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INMARSAT, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ISO, ITU,
LORCS, MINURSO, NAM, OAPEC (withdrew from active membership in
1986), OAU, OIC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNPROFOR,
UNTAC, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
</p>
<list>
<l>Diplomatic representation in US:</l>
<l> chief of mission: Ambassador Ismail KHELIL</l>
<l> chancery: 1515 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20005</l>
<l> telephone: (202) 862-1850</l>
</list>
<list>
<l>US diplomatic representation:</l>
<l> chief of mission: Ambassador John T. McCARTHY</l>
<l> embassy: 144 Avenue de la Liberte, 1002 Tunis-Belvedere</l>
<l> mailing address: use embassy street address</l>
<l> telephone: [216] (1) 782-566</l>
<l> FAX: [216] (1) 789-719</l>
</list>
<p>Flag: red with a white disk in the center bearing a red
crescent nearly encircling a red five-pointed star; the crescent
and star are traditional symbols of Islam
</p></body></article></text>