Tunisia still has surprises in store for you. You can enjoy the most beautiful sandy beaches, explore the ruins of an ancient Roman city, learn to ride a camel, then completely unwind in one of our superb thalassotherapy centres.

Dive through a school of fish, learn to kite surf, taste one of the countless couscous recipes, play a round of golf. Being among the most competitive economies in Africa and the Arab world, the Tunisian economy offers businesses an environment of higher quality than those found in main competing countries.

Area: 162,155 sq. Km Coast line: 1,298 Km Climate: Mediterranean (semi arid in the interior, arid in the South).

Average températures : December 11. 4°C, July 29.

3°C. Population: 10.

9 Million inh. Official language: Arabic Time zone: GMT + 1 Capital: Tunis Main cities: Sfax, Sousse, Béja, Bizerte, Jendouba, Gabès, El Kef, Nabeul, Médenine, Kairouan.

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Currency: Tunisian Dinar (TND) Public holiday: March 20 (Indep. , 1956) Religion: Moslems (98 percent of pop.

), Jews, Christians Language: The Tunisian people converse in the Arabic language yet many speak French fluently. English, German and Italian are often spoken.

Telephone: Country code 216 + number (8 digits) Exchange: The Tunisian Dinar is divided into 1,000 millimes. It may neither be imported nor exported.

Euro 1 = TND 3 approx. Credit cards accepted: Visa, MasterCard, Eurocard, Amex, Diner's Club.

International airports: Tunis, Monastir, Djerba, Sfax, Tabarka, Tozeur, Gafsa, Gabès, Enfidha. .