Official Title: Republic of Tunisia
Capital: Tunis
Main Sea/Air ports: Ports:
Bizerte; Gabès; Sfax; Sousse; Tunis - La Goulette and Rades
Airports:
Tunis - Carthage; Djerba - Melita; Monastir - Skanès; Sfax - El Maou;
Tozeur - Nefta; Tabarka
Area: 163,610 sq km
Population: 9.6 million (2000 est.)
Head of State: President Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali
Official Language: Arabic
Other Languages: French
Currency: Tunisian Dinar (TD = 1,000 Milliemes)
Time Zone: GMT +1
National/Religious Holidays: National:
1 January (New Year's Day), 20 March (Independence), 21 March (Youth
Day), 9 April (Martyrs' Day), 1 May (Labour Day), 25 July (Republic
Day), 13 August (Women's Day), 7 November (Accession of President Ben
Ali).
Religious:
Eid Al-Fitr (2 days), Eid Al-Adha (2 days), Islamic New Year, The
Prophet's Birthday.
Working Hours: Government and Business: (Mon-Thu) 0830-1300,
1500-1745; (Fri and Sat) 0830-1330 (mornings only in summer).
Banking: (Mon-Thu) 0800-1100, 1400-1600; (Fri) 0800-1100, 1300-1500
(mornings only in summer)
Shops: There are no standard opening hours although the bigger
department stores are usually open 0830-1200 and 1500-1800 in winter
and 0800-1200 and 1600-1900 in summer.
GDP: $16.6 billion (2000 est.)
Main Exports: Food and live animals (fish, crustaceans, molluscs)
mineral fuels and lubricants (petroleum, petroleum products etc.),
animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes, chemicals and related
products (inorganic chemicals, manufactured fertilisers), basic
manufactures (leather, textiles, iron and steel etc.), machinery and
transport equipment, miscellaneous manufactured articles.
Main Imports: Food and live animals (cereals and cereal preparations,
wheat and muslin), crude materials (inedible) except fuels, mineral
fuels and lubricants etc (petroleum, petroleum products, gas (natural
and manufactured)), chemicals and related products (medicinal and
pharmaceutical products, artificial resins, plastics etc.), basic
manufactures (textiles, iron and steel etc.), machinery and transport
equipment, miscellaneous manufactured articles.
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