• Official name :  Republic Of Tunisia (since 1956)

• Area : 163,610 km2 (63,170 mi2)

• Coastline: 1,298km

• Climate: Mediterranean (semi-arid inland, arid in the south). Average temperatures: December 11.4°C, July 29.3°C

• Capital : Tunis

• Main towns: Sfax, Sousse, Béja, Bizerte, Jendouba, Gabès, El Kef, Nabeul, Médenine, Kairouan…

• Official language : Arabic

• Working languages : French &English

• Time zone: GMT+1

• Currency : Dinar

• National day : March the 20 (commemoration of the independence in 1956)

• Working days : Monday to Friday

• Population  : 11.9 millions

• Urban population : 70.1 %

• Life expectancy : 75 years

• Literacy rate : 81.8 %

• Religion : Islam with minority of Jews and Christian

• Telephone: Country code 216 + 8 figure number

• International airports: Tunis, Monastir, Djerba, Sfax, Tabarka, Tozeur, Gafsa, Gabès, Enfidha-Hammamet

• Airlines : 
  Tunisair   : mail@tunisair.com.tn   - www.tunisair.com.tn
  Nouvelair: info@nouvelair.com.tn - www.nouvelair.com

• In the event of an emergency

          Tourist police: tel. 197/193

           Medical emergency :tel. 190

           civil protection  : tel. 198