CCBLA - Arab-Belgium-Luxemburg Chamber of Commerce - ABLCC

Country name : Tunisian Republic

Capital : Tunis

Area : 163,610 km²

Population : 10,276,158 (July 2007)

Density : 62.8 inhabitants/km²

Population growth rate : 0.989% (2007)

Age structure : 0-14 years : 24% - 15-64 years : 69.2% - 65 years and over : 6.9%

Life expectancy at birth : 75.34 years

Labour force : 3.591 million

Gross Domestic Product : US$77.16 billion (2007)

GDP – real growth rate : 6.3% (2007)

GDP – composition by sector : agriculture : 11.5% - industry : 30% - services : 58.5%

GDP – per capita : US$7,500 (2007)

Budget : revenues : US$8.355 billion - expenditures : US$9.476 billion (2007)

Industries : petroleum, mining (phosphate, iron ore), tourism, textiles, footwear, agribusiness, beverages

Industrial production growth rate : 4.1% (2007)

Land use : arable land : 17.05% - permanent crops : 13.08% - other : 69.87%

Agricultural products : olives, olive oil, grain, tomatoes, citrus fruit, sugar beets, dates, almonds, diary products

Exports : US$14.81 billion (2007)

Exports – commodities : clothing, semi-finished goods and textiles, agricultural products, mechanical goods, phosphates and chemicals, hydrocarbons, electrical equipment

Exports – partners : France (28.9%), Italy (20.4%), Germany (8.6%), Spain (6.1%), Libya (4.9%), US (4%) (2006)

Imports : US$17.9 billion (2007)

Imports – commodities : textiles, machinery and equipment, hydrocarbons, chemicals, foodstuffs

Imports – partners : France (25%), Italy (21.9%), Germany (9.7%), Spain (4.9%) (2006)

Current account balance : US$ -935 million (2007)

Reserves of foreign exchange & gold : US$7.183 billion (31 December 2007)

External debt : US$18.56 billion (December 2007)