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Capital : Tunis
Area : 163 610 km2
Population : 9 593 000 habitants
Languages : Arabic, French
Religion : Islam
Currency / Exchange rate : 10 dinars (TND) = 5,8306 € (rate of 08 Feb. 2007)
Practical information
Flight duration : 2 hs from Paris
Time difference : 1 h in summer (GMT + 1)
Required documents : Valid passport
No visa is needed for a stay not exceeding 3 months.
Required vaccines : no
Recommended : diphtheria, tetanus, infantile spinale paralysis, typhoid, hepatitis A
Phone prefix : 00 216
Voltage : 220 V
Public holidays / celebrations 2008 : New Year Day 01/01, Islamic (Hejri) New Year Day 29/12, Independence Day 20/03, Youth Day 21/03, Nativity of Mohamed 20/03, Martyrs Day 09/04,
Labour Day 01/05, Prophet Anniversary 30/09, Republic Day 25/07, Woman's Day 13/08, Breaking of Ramadan Fast 30/09,
7th November Day, Immolation day 08/12.
Airports : Tunis - Carthage (TUN), Monastir (MIR), Sfax (SFA), Djerba
What to do
Seaside activities, boating, fishing, diving, thalassotherapy and balneology, hunting, golf, meharis, archaeology (Punic and Roman sites)
Sightseeing
Tunis and Carthage Coast, Tabarka, Bizerte, Coral Coast, green Tunisia (Khroumeria), Hammamet (jasmine town), Nabeul (potters' town), Sousse and Monastir, Port el Kantaoui, Kairwan, Old Punic port of Mahdia, seaside graveyard, el Jem Coliseum, Sfax, Kerkennah’s Islands, Gabes (seaside oases), Nefta and Tozeur's pal groves, Zarzis, the Desert.
Local tourist information office
1 Avenue Mohamed V
1001 Tunis / TUNISIE
Tel. : 71 341 077
Fax : 71 350 997
e-mail : info@tourism.tunisia.com
Internet : www.cometotunisia.co.uk
Tourist information office
32, avenue de l'Opéra 75002 Paris
Tel. : 01 47 42 72 67
Fax : 01 47 42 52 68
e-mail : ontt@wanadoo.fr
Internet : www.tourismtunisia.com
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