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North Africa

Tunisia

Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya.

Muslim population99%of the population

Population12.0 millionpeople (current)

CapitalTunisUTC+1

Currency3.11 = $1Tunisian dinars (TND) (2024)

Country basics

Tunisia is the northernmost African republic, on the Mediterranean between Algeria and Libya.

Tunisia is a republic with Tunis as its capital and Arabic as its official language, with French widely used in business. The dinar is the currency, and textiles, electrical parts, olive oil, phosphates and tourism lead its earnings.

Official name

Republic of Tunisia

Region

Africa · Northern Africa

Government

Unitary presidential republic

Time zonesCheck the offset for your own city

UTC+01:00

Driving side

Right

Phone code

+216

Currency

Tunisian dinar (TND, د.ت)

Member of

Arab League; UN; African Union

Website

https://www.pm.gov.tn

Faith and language

Religions

Muslim (official; Sunni) 99%, other (includes Christian, Jewish, Shia Muslim, and Baha'i) <1%

Languages

Arabic

People and cities

Population

12.0 million (current)

Median ageHalf the population is younger than this

34.1 years (2025)

Living in cities

70.5% (2023)

Largest cities

Tunis (capital) 2.475 million

Money and cost of living

Exchange rateYearly average; check today’s rate before you budget

3.11 Tunisian dinars (TND) per US dollar (2024)

Income per personGDP per person, adjusted for local prices (2021 dollars)

$12,700 (2024)

InflationHow much prices rose over the year

7.2% (2024)

Unemployment

16.3% (2024)

Spent on foodShare of an average household’s spending

22.3% (2023)

Health and daily life

Life expectancy

77.3 years (2024)

Doctors

1.32 per 1,000 people (2021)

Hospital beds

2.4 per 1,000 people (2021)

Safe drinking water

97.2% of people (2022)

Electricity

100% of people (2022)

Internet users

72% of people (2023)

Literacy

86.2% of adults (2023)

Land and climate

Climate

Temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south

SizeSlightly larger than Georgia

163,610 sq km

Natural hazards

Flooding; earthquakes; droughts

National holiday

Independence Day, 20 March (1956); Revolution and Youth Day, 14 January (2011)