The Tunisia is in a strategic geographical position for the business. To the center of the Mediterranean one, next to Europe and to the Arabic world, an ideal base to conquer the European markets of Africa and of the Middle East. The country is connected to Europe with daily flights of the principal international companies and from the national airways company “Tunisair”. Time of fligth| Roma 1h 00 | Bruxelles 2h 40 | | Barcellona 1h 50 | Londra 2h 50 | | Madrid 2h 15 | Copenaghen 3h 30 | | Parigi 2h 10 | Il Cairo 3h 10 | | Francoforte 2h 30 | Jeddah 4h 30 |
There are 6 commercial ports that reach an average of 28,5 million tons of animated commodity. The realization of a new “deep water port” is foreseen to Enfidha, overlooking the industrial Zone, that can welcome ships container of big dimensions. The maritime connections are guaranteed with Genoa, Naples, Cagliari, Taranto, GioiaTauro, Livorno, Marsiglia, Valencia, Istambul, Barcellona, Cyprus etc.
The road network is of 19.000 Kms. and of 193 Kms. of highways, these last in strong expansion for around 170 kms. in construction. The Industrial Zone of Enfidha has own motorway exit-gate (gone out of Enfidha) along the highway A1 Tunisi–Sousse to around 100 kms. from the capital.
The railway network is constituted by 2260 kms. and it covers the whole national territory. The railroads assure an annual transport of around 12 million ton. of commodity and 36 million passengers. The station of Enfidha, will be modernized soon in the context amplest development that will have the zone for the important new infrastructures created by the Tunisian government: the international airport and the new deep waters port.
Telecommunications, Energy and Gas, are by now to European standard and in strong expansion, really thanks also to the meaningful investments that the country has known how to attract.
COUNTRY DATA
| General Country Data | | Surface | 162.155 Km2 | | Position | Africa del Nord a 140 Km. dall’Italia | | Climate | Mediterraneo | | Hours | GMT +1 | | Capital | Tunisi | | Main City | Sfax, Sousse, Bizerte, Nabeul, Gabes, Kairouan |
| Population | | Population | 9.910 milioni di abitanti | | Active Popolation | 34% della popolazione | | Official Language | Arabo | | Used Language | Francese, Inglese, Italiano |
| Government Organization | | Regime | Presidenziale | | Administrative Organization | 24 governatorati suddivisi in delegazioni |
| Coin and rate of change | | Coins | Dinaro Tunisino (TND) |
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