European Tunisians
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(Approx. 108,358) | |
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Arabic, French, Italian, Maltese | |
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Pied-Noir |
European Tunisians are Tunisians whose ancestry lies within the continent of Europe, most notably France, Italy, Malta and Turkey.
Prior to independence, there were 255,000 Europeans in Tunisia in 1956.[2] In 1926, there were 90,000 Italians in Tunisia, compared to 70,000 Frenchmen, despite the fact that Tunisia was a French protectorate, as well as 8,396 Maltese.[3]
Today Europeans are a small minority group in Tunisia, accounting for only 1% of the country's population.[1] In religion, most are Roman Catholic Christians.
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References and footnotes[edit]
- ^ a b "CIA - The World Factbook -- Tunisia". CIA. Archived from the original on 16 August 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
- ^ Tunisia, Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations. Thomson Gale. 2007. Encyclopedia.com.
- ^ Moustapha Kraiem. Le fascisme et les italiens de Tunisie, 1918-1939 pag. 57