Assets of Tunisia

Owing to its geostrategic position, in the Mediterranean, Tunisia was and remains a crossroad of cultures and encounters, a key location for exchanges and investments.

As a land of three thousand years of history marked by the achievements of renowned figures, such as Hannibal, Magon the agronomist, Ibn Khaldoun, the founder of social sciences, Kheïreddine, the reformer, Tahar Haddad, the militant of human rights, Chebbi, the poet, as well as many others, Tunisia carves assiduously its path to its full potential and development.

With a surface area of 162.155 km, Tunisia counts a population of 10.327.000 million inhabitants, 46.8 % are active. In addition to Arabic, official language, several other languages, in particular French and English, are commonly spoken.

Capitalizing on the generalization of education, the reduction of social disparity and the constant raise of population’s living standards, Tunisia offers today the image of a country determined to win the challenges and engaged irreversibly in progress’ paths.

This success is due to a long tradition of dialogue and concertation, its securing political and social stability. The political system is founded on the principle of the separation of powers. The constitution defends human rights and secures their exercise.

Tunisia’s stability is largely due, on the one hand to the existence of a large middle class which continues to rise (80% of the tunisian population is middle class and 81% of households own their houses) and, on the other hand, to major efforts in curbing poverty (today only 3,8 % of the population have an income under the poverty line against 4,2 % in 2005).

A social program of national solidarity, launched in 1993, made it possible to curb poverty in the most deprived zones.

In addition, community life knows an unprecedented dynamism with the creation of 7.000 Associations in scientific as well cultural, economic, environmental fields, etc.

As for the development, Tunisia makes foreign direct investments one of the pillars of its economic and social strategy. Many mechanisms and measures have been set up to encourage and protect these investments.