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  Tunisia Basic Information    
 
Official Name : REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA
President : ZINE EL ABIDINE BEN ALI
Currency : (TND): TUNISIAN DINAR. (1US$=1.27TND; 1Euro=1.74TND; Sep 07) N.B: TND is a soft currency
Capital : TUNIS
Main Cities : SFAX, SOUSSE, KAIROUAN, BIZERTE, GABES
Population : ~ 10.5 Million (End of 2004)
Total Surface : 162,155 Sq. km with 1,298 Km of coastline
   
Time
  GMT + 1 hour (Summer : GMT )
Religion
  98% of Tunisian are SUNNI-MUSLIM. There are also small Jewish and Christian communities who live in harmony with the local major culture.
Language
  ARABIC is the native Language of the country. However, FRENCH is widely spoken (nearly as a second native language) by educated Tunisians. Those involved in tourism speak GERMAN. English and Italian are spoken to a lesser degree.
Credit Card Currently used
Visa, Master Card, American Express, Access, Diners are accepted at major hotels and tourist restaurants. Both travellers cheques and Eurocheques are also accepted at banks.
Public/ Religious Holidays
  Tunisia’s secular national holidays are as follows :
1 January :
 New Year’s Day
20 March :
 Independence Day
21 March :
 Youth Day
9 April :
 Martyr’s Day
1 May :
 International Labor Day
25 July :
 Republic Day
13 August :
 Women’s Day
7 November :
 New Era Anniversary
Although many offices are closed during the public holidays,most sites and shops are open. However, please note that all sites and shops close  on the first day of the two main religious holidays of Aïd El Fitr and Aïd El Idha. 
Religious Holidays
2007
2008
Aid El Idha also Called Aid El Kebir : Sacrifice Festival
20 December
9 December
RAS El Am El Hejri: Islam’s New Year's Day
21 January
10 January
Mouled : Prophet Mohammed’s birthday
01 April
20 March
Aid El Fitr also Called Aid Es Saghir : Celebration of the end of the month of Ramadan)
13 October
02 October