Tunisia Country Code +216

Tunisia has 12 holidays and observances (2 national, 10 public, 0 observances). The national day is Revolution and Youth Day, on January 14. Offices and many businesses close on public holidays, so plan calls around them.

“Varies”: the date follows a lunar, religious or weekday rule and changes every year.

Climate:

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

Terrain:

Mountains in north; hot, dry central plain; semiarid south merges into the Sahara

Natural resources:

Petroleum, Phosphates, Iron ore, Lead, Zinc, Salt

Land borders:

Algeria, Libya

Land use:

agricultural 62.4% (arable 18.2%), forest 4.5% (2023)

Sources: CIA World Factbook (data as of September 2026); area: World Bank 2023.

Currency:

Tunisian Dinar (TND)

GDP by sector:

Agriculture 10%, Industry 22%, Services 63% (2025)

Top exports:

Electrical equipment and electronics (26%), Clothing (not knitted) (9%), Animal and vegetable fats and oils (9%), Mineral fuels and oil (6%), Machinery and computers (4%)

Top imports:

Mineral fuels and oil (19%), Electrical equipment and electronics (12%), Machinery and computers (8%), Vehicles and parts (7%), Plastics (6%)

Main export markets:

France (22%), Italy (19%), Germany (13%), Spain (5%), Libya (4%)

Main suppliers:

Italy (12%), China (11%), France (10%), Algeria (8%), Germany (7%)

Sources: World Bank (GDP, growth, inflation, ILO-modeled unemployment, sectors), UNDP Human Development Report 2025, UN Comtrade (goods trade 2024, shares of the total by value), ISO 4217. Years in brackets are the latest available.