Editing Tunisia (section)

=== Military ===
{{main|Tunisian Armed Forces}}
[[File:DM-SD-01-05601.jpg|thumb|Tunisian military force]]
{{As of|2008}}, Tunisia had an army of 27,000 personnel equipped with 84 main battle tanks and 48 light tanks. The navy had 4,800 personnel operating 25 patrol boats and 6 other craft. The [[Tunisian Air Force]] has 154 aircraft and 4 UAVs. Paramilitary forces consisted of a 12,000-member national guard.<ref>{{cite book|author=International Institute for Strategic Studies|title=The Military Balance 2008|date=February 2008|publisher=Taylor & Francis Group|isbn=978-1-85743-461-3}}</ref> Tunisia's military spending was 1.6% of GDP {{As of|2006|lc=y}}. The army is responsible for national defence and also internal security. Tunisia has participated in peacekeeping efforts in the DROC and Ethiopia/Eritrea.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Africa/Tunisia-ARMED-FORCES.html |title=Tunisia – Armed forces |publisher=Nationsencyclopedia.com |date=18 January 2011 |access-date=8 January 2013}}</ref> [[United Nations]] peacekeeping deployments for the Tunisian armed forces have been in Cambodia ([[UNTAC]]), Namibia ([[UNTAG]]), Somalia, Rwanda, Burundi, Western Sahara ([[MINURSO]]) and the 1960s mission in the Congo, [[ONUC]].

The military has historically played a professional, apolitical role in defending the country from external threats. Since January 2011 and at the direction of the executive branch, the military has taken on increasing responsibility for domestic security and humanitarian crisis response.<ref name=cnsd/>

Tunisia is the 73rd most peaceful country in the world, according to the 2024 [[Global Peace Index]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 Global Peace Index |url=https://www.economicsandpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GPI-2024-web.pdf}}</ref>