Short general data on Tunis

the Tunisian republic - an independent sovereign state with a republican form of government. The head of the state - the president. According to the current constitution, the executive power in the country belongs to the president before whom the government bears responsibility, and legislative - to unicameral National meeting. The president is also a supreme commander in chief armed forces. Country capital - the city of Tunis. The country terrain is divided on 23  guvernorata (vilajeta), operated governors (lodge), which are nominated by the president.

The Population of Tunis (9,3  million persons) the majority - Tunisians arabo-berberskogo parentages is is unimodal in the national attitude, overwhelming it. An ethnic basis of the nation have compounded berbery which approximately by XV century were almost completely arabizirovany. To this time Latin tongue (Tunis - the former Roman province) has definitively disappeared, and only in few places were saved berberskie adverbs. Now berbersky tongue is used only by inhabitants of island Dzherba and the small villages hidden in mounts Ksur, and also regions in the extreme south of the country - all 1  population %.

A country Official language is Arabian; French is widely used also. In school system the principle dvujazychija is saved. Teaching completely in the Arabian tongue is conducted only in the first two class-rooms. Newspapers are published both on Arabian, and in French and Italian tongues.

According to the constitution, the state religion is Islam. The constitution at the same time secures a right of conscience and a free mail of all religious cults. In the country polygamy is prohibited, men and women have the equal legal rights.

Under living conditions and household way, material crop the country population is traditionally divided on two big bunches: townspeople and countrymen, on the one hand, and beduinov-nomads - with other.

Unlike the traditional Arabian cuisine, abounding a various stem acute seasonings, the Tunisian cuisine comes nearer to the European more. Tunisians - supporters of meal in a natural aspect. Unique exclusion compounds kebab (a meat dish). As well as in all countries of Maghrib, the special popularity uses kuskus - a phylum dish plova on the basis of panicum. Especially delikatesnym it is considered kuskus, produced with squids. On a broader scale to fish and seafood Tunisians refer to to much bigger respect, rather than to meat, they and stand more expensively. In fish benches there are a tuna, sardines, a hardhead, the eel, shrimps. In the capacity of a delicacy meat of an octopus and marine cuttlefishes is used.

Muslim ethics provide some immutable rules and the manners which are referring to to a meal. So, or on the move is forbidden to eat standing, or to face the person occupied with meal. Tunisians, as well as all Moslems, do not eat pork. It is known also, that Moslems do not use wine that is forbidden by the Koran, but in Tunis to alcohol refer to much more easy, than in the countries of orthodox Islam. Tunis effects dry and table wines, some quality of beer, shops abound with a wide range of drinks, including import. The price for a hard liquor is very high (a bottle of whisky, for example, costs more than 30 dollars).

In Tunis many the state and religious feasts. Public holidays and memorials: on January, 1st - New year under the gregorian calendar; on March, 20th - Day of declaration of independence; on March, 21st - a youth Feast; on April, 9th - Day of memory of victims; on May, 1st - a work Feast; on July, 25th - Day of intoning of Republic (1957); on August, 13th - the Female feast, etc. is Noted by Tunisians and religious feasts - Strains al - Muslim New year; Birthday of prophet Mohammed; the Ascension feast (Miaradzh); Id the expert-with egir; Id al-kebir. Annual dates of religious feasts are shifted, on what a great mufti of Tunis beforehand informs the population.