Tunisia in brief

The main information on Tunisia is :

Official name :

Republic of Tunisia

Official languages :

Arabic

Other languages :

French, english, italian and german

Religion :

Islam (christian and jewish minority)

Area :

162.155 km2

National Day :

March 20, Independence Day

Time Zone :

GMT + 1

Currency :

Dinar tunisien (TND)

Governorates and regional development councils :

24

Delegations and local development councils :

264

Rural councils :

197

Municipalities :

264

Capital :

Tunis

Population :

11304,5.000 (July 2016)

Climate :

mediterranean, 12°C in winter, 30°C in summer (on average)

Source : National Institute of Statistics - 2016

 

GDP :

85 490,7 MTND

Growth rate :

0,8 %

Per capita income :

7 321,800 TND

Exports :

27 607,2 MTND (at current prices)

Imports :

39 654,8 MTND (at current prices)

Source : Central Bank of Tunisia – 2016

 

Flow of FDI :

1 964,900 MTND

New jobs :

10 617

 

Average exchange rate : 1 TND = 0.312 Euro = 0.34 USD (January 2020)