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Last Minute Tips Before you Travel to Tunisia
- Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1
- Electricity: 230V, 50 Hz (bring an adapter/transformer for your hair drier, laptop, cellullar phone etc.)
- Currency: Tunisian Dinar (TD)
- Country Dialing Code: 216
Must See - Properties on UNESCO World Heritage List by
- Amphitheatre of El Jem
- Medina of Tunis
- Site of Carthage
- Ichkeul National Park
- Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis
- Kairouan
- Medina of Sousse
- Dougga/Thugga
Tunisia
Location
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya
Capital
Tunis
Population
10,074,951 (July 2005 est.)
Regions
24 governorates; Ariana (Aryanah), Beja (Bajah), Ben Arous (Bin 'Arus), Bizerte (Banzart), Gabes (Qabis), Gafsa (Qafsah), Jendouba (Jundubah), Kairouan (Al Qayrawan), Kasserine (Al Qasrayn), Kebili (Qibili), Kef (Al Kaf), Mahdia (Al Mahdiyah), Manouba (Manubah), Medenine (Madanin), Monastir (Al Munastir), Nabeul (Nabul), Sfax (Safaqis), Sidi Bou Zid (Sidi Bu Zayd), Siliana (Silyanah), Sousse (Susah), Tataouine (Tatawin), Tozeur (Tawzar), Tunis, Zaghouan (Zaghwan)
Climate
temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south
Ethnic groups
Arab 98%, European 1%, Jewish and other 1%
Religions
Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1%
Languages
Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce)
Government type
republic
Background
Following independence from France in 1956, President Habib BOURGUIBA established a strict one-party state. He dominated the country for 31 years, repressing Islamic fundamentalism and establishing rights for women unmatched by any other Arab nation. In recent years, Tunisia has taken a moderate, non-aligned stance in its foreign relations. Domestically, it has sought to defuse rising pressure for a more open political society.
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