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Political
regim : presidential republic
The capital : Tunis
Its
land area totals 155 360 Km²
Location
: Tunisia is located in North Africa, bordering the
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Population
: 9 593 402 inhabitants (2000 year)
Currency : the official currency of Tunisia
is the Dinar: 1 Dinar = 1.518 €
(1 june 2004).
Language
: Arabic is the official language, but French is
widely used.
Border
entry requirements : a valid passport for a stay
not exceeding 3 months. No vaccination is required.
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Climate
: the climate is influenced by the geographic position
of Tunisia; it is Mediterranean in the East, with a moderate
temperature, and sub-desert in the South, moderated by the
Oasis air. Temperature is in the average of 11.4° in the
North of Tunisia on December and of 29.3° on July. In
Tunisia: 400 mm of rain/year, Sfax: 196mm.
Vegetation
: Tunisia is 2/3 plain of the town, chain of Atlas
in the North, the Mountain of Khemir is the great forest cover:
industrial wood, coal wood, a great variety of decorative,
pasture and medicinal plants, olive trees are everywhere,
olive oil is classified among the first in the world, the
palm trees in the South with the famous «DEGLA».
USEFUL
LINKS
General information about Tunisia:
* www.akhbar.tn
- in arabic
* www.infotunisie.com
- in french
* www.tunisiaonline.com/news
- in english
* National Institute of Meteorology
: www.meteo.tn
* Tunisair : www.tunisair.com.tn
- in english and french
* Tunisian company of navigation : www.ctn.com.tn |
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