Basic Information About Tunisia:

Population: The population of Tunisia is 11,427,616.

GDP:  $124.3 billion (2016)

Climate: Tunisia’s is hot during the summer months of July and August with an average temperature above 40 °C (104 °F).

People: About 98% of the population in Tunisia are Arabs.

Religion: Islam is the main religion with 98% Muslims.  Christianity is the second largest religion with a high percent of Roman Catholics.

Capital: Tunis is the capital of Tunisia.

Language:  Arabic is the official language.  However, most people conduct business in other languages such as English, Italian, French, and German.  English is spoken in the major cities while French is mostly spoken during business.

Currency: The Tunisian Dinar is the currency of Tunisia.

Time Zone: UTC+01:00