General information

Tunisia

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Population

Population repartition

Main Territories (gouvernorat)	Population (thousand)
Tunis	2 300
Sfax	265
Sousse	170
Le Kef	120

Total population (millions): 10,432.5
Average annual population growth (%): 1 %
Urban population (% of total population): 66.9%
Rural population (% of total population): 33.1%
Population density (inhabitants/km²): 66
Surface area (km²): 163,610

Source : National Statistics Institute

Population origin

Origin of the population	% Of the population
Arab	98%
European and other	2%

Languages

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Local time

Il est %H h %M à Tunis (GMT+1 in winter, GMT+2 in summer).
Summer time from March to October

Religion

Muslims: 99%
Christians and Jews: less than 1%

Climate

Tourism

Number of visitors in Tunisia	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Number of visitors (thousand)	6,378.5	6,549.4	6,757.5	7,041	6,900

Source : National Statistics Institute

Tourist sites

- Tunis: the Africa building, the Bardo Museum, the Islamic Ceramic Museum
- Carthage: aqueduct: 344 arches - 141 km long, the national Museum.
- Djerba: El Jem: archaeological Museum, beaches.
- Kairouan: national Museum of Islamic arts.
- The following tourist places are part of the world patrimony:
- Carthage (archeological site)
- Dougga / Thugga
- El Jem (Roman amphitheatre)

For more information about tourism, check out the following web site(s):

Tunisian National Tourism Office.: Touristic informations on Tunisia

Greenwhich Mean time (GMT): Local time

Yahoo Weather: Weather informations

Food

Traditional dishes

The Tunisian food is famous for its lamb-based dishes. The following specialties can be found:
Couscous
Tajines (kind of meat stews)
Bric: mutton-based dishes
The Tunisian dishes are very flavoured: caraway, coriander, saffron, cinnamon, anisee, mint, orange, rose water.