Living conditions | Useful resources | Communications

Living conditions

Health and safety

Health precautions

No specific vaccinations are needed in the USA.

International hospitals

For a list of hospitals that will accept your US international insurance plan, visit Expat Medical Insurance.

For further information on sanitary conditions

Center for Disease Control and Prevention

For further information on safety conditions

Department of Homeland Security - Travel Security and Procedures
Transport Security Administration
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Disaster Information

Contacter votre ambassade

Embassy of Tunisia in the United-States
1515 Massachusetts Ave.
N.W Washington DC 20005
Phone: +11 1 202 862 18 50
Fax: +11 1 202 862 18 58
tunisemb@access.digex.net

Emergency numbers

Police, Medical, Fire	911 (112 from a cell phone)
Municipal Government	311

Time difference and climate

Time and time difference

It is %T:%M %A in New York, Washington DC, Philadelphia (GMT-5 in winter, GMT-4 in summer)
It is %T:%M %A in Chicago, Houston, San Antonio, Dallas (GMT-6 in winter, GMT-5 in summer)
It is %T:%M %A in Los Angeles, San Diego (GMT-8 in winter, GMT-7 in summer)

Summer time period

From April to October.

Map of the time zone

Type of climate

Average Temperatures in Chicago: from -7°C in January to 20°C in June, in San Francisco from 12°C in January to 18°C in June and in New York from 0°C in January to 22°C in June.

For further information

US Department of Commerce: Climate Analysis Branch
National Weather Service
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Disaster Information

Average annual temperatures and rainfall

Useful resources

To find an accommodation

LuxuryTravel All Hotels

USA Bed and breakfast

Budget Hotels Hostels Traveling in USA
Lonely Planet - USA

To find an apartment

Apartment Rental Agencies

Craigslist
Sublet
Apartment Guide

To find a job

American Staffing Association
Monster
Career Builder
The Ladders

Communications

Telephone codes

To call in the United States from Tunisia, dial 00 (ou +) +1 (except Canada and the Caribbean)..
To call Tunisia from the United States, dial 011 (ou +) 216.

Mobile telephone standards

The US mainly  uses Analog, TDMA, CDMA, GSM 1900. Also note that each standard may have multiple frequencies. Some phones can work in the US since the phone can support multiple GSM frequencies. 
Another way to use a cell phone in the USA without subscription is to buy pre-paid cards.

Internet suffix

.us

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Last updates: May 2012