To many people, Tunisia presents itself as an excellent example of a Mediterranean country that is also part of the Arab and African world due to the dynamism of its society. It is also a country that marvelously combines tradition and modernity. Finally Tunisia is a country which succeeds in combining its own indefinable charm with other, European-like qualities.
Population | 11.154 million inhabitants |
Life expectancy | 75 years |
Capital | Tunis |
Official language | Arabic |
Currently used languages | French, English and Italian |
Currency | Tunisian Dinar (TND) |
Exchange (rate 2017) | 1 TND = 0.3671 Euro = 0.4133 USD = 46.9003 JPY |
Time | GMT+1 |
Climate | Mediterranean, 12°C in winter, 30°C in summer (on average) |
Source : National Statistics Institute, 2016
Central Bank of Tunisia, 2018
GDP | 85,490.7 TND million (at current prices) |
Growth rate | 0.8 % |
Income per capita | 7,321.800 TND |
Exports | 27,607.2 TND million (at current prices) |
Imports | 39,654.8 TND million (at current prices) |
Sources : Central Bank of Tunisia, 2016
FDI flows | 2,244.4 TND million |
New jobs | 10,300 |
Source : FIPA-TUNISIA, 2017