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A. Also the largest city in the country, Tunis is an ancient city that was rebuilt after the Romans destroyed in 149 BC during a war against nearby Carthage. The country derived its name from Tunis.
D. Wealth distribution is more unequal in the United Sates, but there is more wealth to distribute. Gross Domestic Product per person in the United States is $47,400 a year compared with $9,500 in Tunisia.
C. France began ruling the country 1881, after it invaded on the pretext of a Tunisian incursion into French-controlled Algeria. Arabic is the official language of the nation, but French is widely spoken. The Tunisian legal system is based on the French civil code.
B. Much smaller than its neighbors, Tunisia is the northernmost country in Africa. Despite its current problems, Tunisia is more prosperous than its neighbors and has strong trade links with Europe.