Economic indicators

Area:
162,155 square kilometres

Population:

10.4 million; Official language:
Arabic

Foreign language
widely spoken:
French, English,

Capital:
Tunis,

Other large cities:
Sfax, Sousse, Bizerte, Nabeul, Gabes, Kairouan, Jendouba, Beja

Currency:
Tunisian dinar (TD); 1 TD = 1,000 millimes

Working hours

A week of six days with the Sunday as the official rest day. The Administration and a number of companies in the public sector don’t work on Friday and Saturday afternoon. The financial institutions and some service companies have a 5-day-week. During the summer, (July and August) and the month of Ramadan the companies work for a non-stop single session daily.

Exchange rates:
1 TD = US$0.74/
= £ 0.53 /
( 2009)

Climate:
Mediterranean
average temp. 12ºC in winter, 29ºC in summer

Time zone:
GTM + 1

Main economic indicators

	2007	2008	2009
1 TN D = 0.74 US $ and 0.53 Euro approx.
GDP at Market prices (Million of Tunisian Dinars)	*45.638*	50.954	55.806
Real GDP Growth			3.0 %
*GNP Per Capita (Tunisian Dinars)*	4202	4579	4853
Import goods and services(Million of Tunisian Dinars)	26.414	32.089	36178
Export goods and services (Million of Tunisian Dinars)	25.407	30.708	34.666
Tourist Receipt (Million of Tunisian Dinars)	3.077	3.390	3.459
Investment rate as%GDP	*23.9%*	24.9%	25.9%

Inflation rate	3.1%	5.0%	3.7%