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Tunisia is located at the junction of the eastern and western basins of the Mediterranean.
This geographic position that made Tunisia a crossroads of civilizations throughout history, makes it today a platform for investment as well as for production and trade.
To many people, Tunisia presents itself as an excellent example of a Mediterranean country that is also part of the Arab and African world due to its political stability and the dynamism of its society. It is also a country that marvelously combines tradition and modernity. Tunisia is a country which succeeds in combining its own indefinable charm with other, European-like qualities.
Economic and cultural promotion, intellectual competence and
know-how in technology, openness and integration in the New
Economy, are Tunisian’s assets to secure individuals’
welfare and growth.
These assets make Tunisia today an ideal environment for local
and foreign investors to establish operations.
These quality factors derive from a perspicacious political
will that endeavors to secure social stability and create
a supportive business environment.
We, at Jelil Bouraoui & Co, follow with a close attention
these rewarding business incentives, as well as tax, legal
and social benefits set out in these documents.
We recommand, you fly to Tunisia
and invest in one of the best place to be in the euromediterranean zone.
Tunisia Overview
 Geographical data |
| Land surface |
162,155 km2 |
| Situation |
North Africa, 140 km from Italy
1,300 km of coastline along the Mediterranean |
| Climate |
Mediterranean, 12 °C in winter and 29°C in summer |
| Time zone |
GMT + 1 |
| Capital |
Tunis (2 millions inhabitants) |
| Main cities |
Sfax, Sousse, Bizerte, Nabeul, Gabès, Kairouan, Jendouba, Béja |
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| Languages |
| Official |
Arabic |
| Common languages |
French, English, Italian |
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| Population |
| Population (2009) |
10.432 million inhabitants |
| Growth rate |
1.19% |
| Population living in cities |
65.8% |
| Working population |
35.2% of the population at large |
| Middle class |
80% |
| Literacy rate |
80.6% |
| Life expectancy |
74.3 year |
| GDP/inhabitant |
4,853.2 Tunisian dinar |
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| Institutions |
| System |
presidential |
| Administrative organization |
24 governorates subdivided into delegations |
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| Currency |
| Tunisian Dinar (TND) |
1 TND = 1,000 millimes |
| Exchange rate |
2008 average
1 TND = 0.741 USD
1 TND = 0.532 Euro
1 TND = 69.428 JPY |
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| Economic data |
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2009 |
2010 (Estimate) |
| GDP growth |
3.0 % |
4.0 % |
| Export growth |
-13.0 % |
8.2 % |
| Investment rate (as % of GDP) |
25.9 % |
26.5 % |
| Savings rate (as % of GNAI) |
23.1 % |
23.3 % |
| Budget deficit (as % of GDP) |
3.8 % |
3.6 % |
Rate of external indebtedness
(as % of GNAI) |
41.5 % |
39.5 % |
| Debt service ratio (as % of current income) |
11.4 % |
9.6 % |
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Economic budget 2010,
Ministry of Development and International Cooperation |
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