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Title One: General Principles
• Unamendable provisions
Article 1
• Official or national languages
• Official religion
• Type of government envisioned
Tunisia is a free, independent, sovereign state; its religion is Islam, its language
Arabic, and its system is republican.
This article might not be amended.
• Unamendable provisions
Article 2
Tunisia is a civil state based on citizenship, the will of the people, and the supremacy
of law.
This article might not be amended.
• Referenda
Article 3
The people are sovereign and the source of authority, which is exercised through the
peoples’ representatives and by referendum.
Article 4
• National flag
The flag of the Tunisian Republic is red and bears in its midst a white circle in which is
inscribed a five-pointed star surrounded by a red crescent, as provided for by law.
• National anthem
The national anthem of the Tunisian Republic is “Humat Al-Hima” (Defenders of the
Homeland), in accordance with the law.
The motto of the Tunisian Republic of is: freedom, dignity, justice, and order.
• Regional group(s)
Article 5
The Republic of Tunisia is part of the Arab Maghreb and works towards achieving its
unity and takes all measures to ensure its realization.
• Freedom of religion
• Freedom of opinion/thought/conscience
Article 6
The state is the guardian of religion. It guarantees freedom of conscience and belief,
the free exercise of religious practices and the neutrality of mosques and places of
worship from all partisan instrumentalisation.
The state undertakes to disseminate the values of moderation and tolerance and the
protection of the sacred, and the prohibition of all violations thereof. It undertakes
equally to prohibit and fight against calls for Takfir and the incitement of violence
and hatred.
• Right to found a family
Article 7
The family is the nucleus of society and the state shall protect it.
• State support for children
Article 8
Youth are an active force in building the nation.
Tunisia 2014
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