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Tunisia
2011 Edition — sovereign
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Communications
Broadcast media
[time series]
broadcast media is mainly government-controlled; the state-run Tunisian Radio and Television Establishment (ERTT) operates 2 national television networks, several national radio networks, and a number of regional radio stations; 1 TV and 3 radio stations are privately-owned and report domestic news stories directly from the official Tunisian news agency; the state retains control of broadcast facilities and transmitters through L'Office National de la Telediffusion; Tunisians also have access to Egyptian, pan-Arab, and European satellite TV channels (2007)
Internet country code
[time series]
.tn
Internet users
(Internet hosts)
[time series]
490 (2010) country comparison to the world: 181
Internet users
[time series]
3.5 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 60
Telecommunication systems
(Telephone system)
[time series]
general assessment: above the African average and continuing to be upgraded; key centers are Sfax, Sousse, Bizerte, and Tunis; telephone network is completely digitized; Internet access available throughout the country domestic: in an effort to jumpstart expansion of the fixed-line network, the government has awarded a concession to build and operate a VSAT network with international connectivity; rural areas are served by wireless local loops; competition between the two mobile-cellular service providers has resulted in lower activation and usage charges and a strong surge in subscribership; a third mobile, fixed, and ISP operator was licensed in 2009 and will begin offering services in 2010; expansion of mobile-cellular services to include multimedia messaging and e-mail and Internet to mobile phone services also leading to a surge in subscribership; overall fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity is about 100 telephones per 100 persons international: country code - 216; a landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable system that provides links to Europe, Middle East, and Asia; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Algeria and Libya; participant in Medarabtel; 2 international gateway digital switches
Telephones - fixed lines
(Telephones - main lines in use)
[time series]
1.29 million (2010) country comparison to the world: 68
Telephones - mobile cellular
[time series]
11.114 million (2010) country comparison to the world: 63
Economy
Agricultural products
(Agriculture - products)
[time series]
olives, olive oil, grain, tomatoes, citrus fruit, sugar beets, dates, almonds; beef, dairy products
Budget
[time series]
revenues: $10.29 billion expenditures: $12.15 billion (2010 est.)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
[time series]
-4.2% of GDP (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 130
Central bank discount rate
[time series]
5.75% (31 December 2010 est.) NA% (31 December 2009 est.)
Commercial bank prime lending rate
[time series]
NA% (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 135 7.305% (31 December 2009 est.)
Current account balance
[time series]
-$973.4 million (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 131 -$1.234 billion (2009 est.)
Debt - external
[time series]
$23.09 billion (30 June 2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 73 $21.47 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income
(Distribution of family income - Gini index)
[time series]
40 (2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 63 41.7 (1995 est.)
Economic overview
(Economy - overview)
[time series]
Tunisia has a diverse economy, with important agricultural, mining, tourism, and manufacturing sectors. Governmental control of economic affairs while still heavy has gradually lessened over the past decade with increasing privatization, simplification of the tax structure, and a prudent approach to debt. Progressive social policies also have helped raise living conditions in Tunisia relative to the region. Real growth, which averaged almost 5% over the past decade, declined to 4.6% in 2008 and to 3-4% in 2009-10 because of economic contraction and slowing of import demand in Europe - Tunisia's largest export market. However, development of non-textile manufacturing, a recovery in agricultural production, and strong growth in the services sector somewhat mitigated the economic effect of slowing exports. Tunisia will need to reach even higher growth levels to create sufficient employment opportunities for an already large number of unemployed as well as the growing population of university graduates. The challenges ahead include: privatizing industry, liberalizing the investment code to increase foreign investment, improving government efficiency, reducing the trade deficit, and reducing socioeconomic disparities in the impoverished south and west.
Electricity - consumption
[time series]
12.49 billion kWh (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 82
Electricity - exports
[time series]
129 million kWh (2008 est.)
Electricity - imports
[time series]
7 million kWh (2008 est.)
Electricity - production
[time series]
14.4 billion kWh (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 82
Exchange rates
[time series]
Tunisian dinars (TND) per US dollar - 1.4367 (2010) 1.3503 (2009) 1.211 (2008) 1.2776 (2007) 1.331 (2006)
Exports
[time series]
$16.43 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 75 $14.42 billion (2009 est.)
Exports - commodities
[time series]
clothing, semi-finished goods and textiles, agricultural products, mechanical goods, phosphates and chemicals, hydrocarbons, electrical equipment
Exports - partners
[time series]
France 26.5%, Italy 17.4%, Germany 9.6%, Libya 6.2%, UK 5.6%, Spain 4.2% (2010)
GDP (official exchange rate)
[time series]
$44.29 billion (2010 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
(GDP (purchasing power parity))
[time series]
$100 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 71 $96.43 billion (2009 est.) $93.54 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars
GDP - composition, by sector of origin
(GDP - composition by sector)
[time series]
agriculture: 10.6% industry: 34.6% services: 54.8% (2010 est.)
Real GDP per capita
(GDP - per capita (PPP))
[time series]
$9,400 (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 113 $9,200 (2009 est.) $9,000 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars
Real GDP growth rate
(GDP - real growth rate)
[time series]
3.7% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 104 3.1% (2009 est.) 4.5% (2008 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share
[time series]
lowest 10%: 2.3% highest 10%: 31.5% (2000)
Imports
[time series]
$21.01 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 69 $18.12 billion (2009 est.)
Imports - commodities
[time series]
textiles, machinery and equipment, hydrocarbons, chemicals, foodstuffs
Imports - partners
[time series]
France 20.4%, Italy 20.2%, Germany 9.1%, Spain 5.2%, China 4.5% (2010)
Industrial production growth rate
[time series]
7.7% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 48
Industries
[time series]
petroleum, mining (particularly phosphate and iron ore), tourism, textiles, footwear, agribusiness, beverages
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
[time series]
4.4% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 138 3.5% (2009 est.)
Investment (gross fixed)
[time series]
26.9% of GDP (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 46
Labor force
[time series]
3.769 million (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 90
Labor force - by occupation
[time series]
agriculture: 18.3% industry: 31.9% services: 49.8% (2009 est.)
Market value of publicly traded shares
[time series]
$10.68 billion (31 December 2010) country comparison to the world: 69 $9.12 billion (31 December 2009) $6.374 billion (31 December 2008)
Natural gas - consumption
[time series]
4.85 billion cu m (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 61
Natural gas - exports
[time series]
0 cu m (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 191
Natural gas - imports
[time series]
1.25 billion cu m (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 56
Natural gas - production
[time series]
3.6 billion cu m (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 52
Natural gas - proved reserves
[time series]
65.13 billion cu m (1 January 2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 59
Oil - consumption
[time series]
84,000 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 84
Oil - exports
[time series]
91,200 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 66
Oil - imports
[time series]
78,460 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 77
Oil - production
[time series]
83,720 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 53
Oil - proved reserves
[time series]
425 million bbl (1 January 2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 53
Population below poverty line
[time series]
3.8% (2005 est.)
Public debt
[time series]
48% of GDP (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 55 46.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
[time series]
$9.462 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 74 $11.06 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Stock of broad money
[time series]
$28.11 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 77 $27.56 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad
[time series]
$285 million (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 79 $233 million (31 December 2009 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home
[time series]
$31.41 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 61 $31.86 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Stock of domestic credit
[time series]
$31.03 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 69 $29.16 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Stock of narrow money
[time series]
$11.44 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 71 $11.29 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Taxes and other revenues
[time series]
23.2% of GDP (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 132
Unemployment rate
[time series]
13% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 136 13.3% (2009 est.)
Geography
Area
[time series]
total: 163,610 sq km country comparison to the world: 93 land: 155,360 sq km water: 8,250 sq km
Area - comparative
[time series]
slightly larger than Georgia
Climate
[time series]
temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south
Coastline
[time series]
1,148 km
Elevation
(Elevation extremes)
[time series]
lowest point: Shatt al Gharsah -17 m highest point: Jebel ech Chambi 1,544 m
Environment - current issues
[time series]
toxic and hazardous waste disposal is ineffective and poses health risks; water pollution from raw sewage; limited natural freshwater resources; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
International environmental agreements
(Environment - international agreements)
[time series]
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Marine Life Conservation
Total water withdrawal
(Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural))
[time series]
total: 2.64 cu km/yr (14%/4%/82%) per capita: 261 cu m/yr (2000)
Geographic coordinates
[time series]
34 00 N, 9 00 E
Geography - note
[time series]
strategic location in central Mediterranean; Malta and Tunisia are discussing the commercial exploitation of the continental shelf between their countries, particularly for oil exploration
Irrigated land
[time series]
4,450 sq km (2008)
Land boundaries
[time series]
total: 1,424 km border countries: Algeria 965 km, Libya 459 km
Land use
[time series]
arable land: 17.05% permanent crops: 13.08% other: 69.87% (2005)
Location
[time series]
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya
Map references
[time series]
Africa
Maritime claims
[time series]
territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 12 nm
Natural hazards
[time series]
NA
Natural resources
[time series]
petroleum, phosphates, iron ore, lead, zinc, salt
Terrain
[time series]
mountains in north; hot, dry central plain; semiarid south merges into the Sahara
Total renewable water resources
[time series]
4.6 cu km (2003)
Government
Administrative divisions
[time series]
24 governorates; Ariana (Aryanah), Beja (Bajah), Ben Arous (Bin 'Arus), Bizerte (Banzart), Gabes (Qabis), Gafsa (Qafsah), Jendouba (Jundubah), Kairouan (Al Qayrawan), Kasserine (Al Qasrayn), Kebili (Qibili), Kef (Al Kaf), Mahdia (Al Mahdiyah), Manouba (Manubah), Medenine (Madanin), Monastir (Al Munastir), Nabeul (Nabul), Sfax (Safaqis), Sidi Bou Zid (Sidi Bu Zayd), Siliana (Silyanah), Sousse (Susah), Tataouine (Tatawin), Tozeur (Tawzar), Tunis, Zaghouan (Zaghwan)
Capital
[time series]
name: Tunis geographic coordinates: 36 48 N, 10 11 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Constitution
[time series]
1 June 1959; amended 1988, 2002; note - the newly formed Constituent Assembly is charged with writing a new constitution
Country name
[time series]
conventional long form: Tunisian Republic conventional short form: Tunisia local long form: Al Jumhuriyah at Tunisiyah local short form: Tunis
Diplomatic representation from the US
[time series]
chief of mission: Ambassador Gordon GRAY embassy: Zone Nord-Est des Berges du Lac Nord de Tunis 1053 mailing address: use embassy street address telephone: [216] 71 107-000 FAX: [216] 71 963-263
Diplomatic representation in the US
[time series]
chief of mission: Ambassador Mohamed Salah TEKAYA chancery: 1515 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20005 telephone: [1] (202) 862-1850 FAX: [1] (202) 862-1858
Executive branch
[time series]
chief of state: President Moncef MARZOUKI (since 13 December 2011) head of government: Prime Minister Hamadi JEBALI (since 14 December 2011) cabinet: Prime Minister JEBALI was asked to form a new government on 14 December 2011 (For more information visit theWorld Leaders website) elections: president elected by Constituent Assembly; election last held on 12 December 2011(next to be held NA); prime minister appointed by the president election results: President MARZOUKI elected by Constituent Assembly with 153 of 156 votes
Flag
(Flag description)
[time series]
red with a white disk in the center bearing a red crescent nearly encircling a red five-pointed star; resembles the Ottoman flag (red banner with white crescent and star) and recalls Tunisia's history as part of the Ottoman Empire; red represents the blood shed by martyrs in the struggle against oppression, white stands for peace; the crescent and star are traditional symbols of Islam note: the flag is based on that of Turkey, itself a successor state to the Ottoman Empire
Government type
[time series]
republic
Independence
[time series]
20 March 1956 (from France)
International law organization participation
[time series]
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
International organization participation
[time series]
ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AMU, AU, BSEC (observer), FAO, G-11, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAS, MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OAPEC, OAS (observer), OIC, OIF, OPCW, OSCE (partner), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Judicial branch
[time series]
Court of Cassation or Cour de Cassation
Legal system
[time series]
mixed legal system of civil law, based on the French civil code, and Islamic law; some judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court in joint session
Legislative branch
[time series]
elections: note - following the 2010-2011 political revolution in Tunisia, a 217-member "Constituent Assembly" was elected on 23 October 2011 election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - al-Nahda 89, CPR 29, Popular Petition 26, FDTL 20, PDP 16, PDM 5, The Initiative 5, Afek Tounes 4, PCOT 3, other minor parties each with fewer than three seats 20
National anthem(s)
(National anthem)
[time series]
name: "Humat Al Hima" (Defenders of the Homeland) lyrics/music: Mustafa Sadik AL-RAFII and Aboul-Qacem ECHEBBI/Mohamad Abdel WAHAB note: adopted 1957, replaced 1958, restored 1987; Mohamad Abdel WAHAB also composed the music for the anthem of the United Arab Emirates
National holiday
[time series]
Independence Day, 20 March (1956)
National symbol(s)
[time series]
encircled red star and crescent
Political parties
(Political parties and leaders)
[time series]
Afek Tounes [Emna MINF]; al-Nahda (The Renaissance) [Rachid GHANNOUCHI]; Congress Party for the Republic or CPR [Moncef MARZOUKI]; Democratic Forum for Labor and Liberties or FDTL (Ettakatol) [Mustapha Ben JAAFAR]; Democratic Modernist Pole or PDM (a coalition); Democratic Socialist Movement or MDS; Et-Tajdid Movement [Ahmed IBRAHIM]; Green Party for Progress or PVP [Mongi KHAMASSI]; Liberal Social Party or PSL [Mondher THABET]; Movement of Socialist Democrats or MDS [Ismail BOULAHYA]; Popular Petition (Aridha Chaabia) [Hachemi HAMDI]; Popular Unity Party or PUP [Mohamed BOUCHIHA]; Progressive Democratic Party or PDP [Maya JERIBI]; The Initiative [Kamel MORJANE] (formerly the Constitutional Democratic Rally or RCD); Tunisian Workers' Communist Party or PCOT [Hamma HAMMAMI]; Unionist Democratic Union or UDU [Ahmed INOUBLI]
Political parties
(Political pressure groups and leaders)
[time series]
18 October Group [collective leadership]; Tunisian League for Human Rights or LTDH [Mokhtar TRIFI]
Suffrage
[time series]
18 years of age; universal except for active government security forces (including the police and the military), people with mental disabilities, people who have served more than three months in prison (criminal cases only), and people given a suspended sentence of more than six months
Introduction
Background
[time series]
Rivalry between French and Italian interests in Tunisia culminated in a French invasion in 1881 and the creation of a protectorate. Agitation for independence in the decades following World War I was finally successful in getting the French to recognize Tunisia as an independent state in 1956. The country's first president, Habib BOURGUIBA, established a strict one-party state. He dominated the country for 31 years, repressing Islamic fundamentalism and establishing rights for women unmatched by any other Arab nation. In November 1987, BOURGUIBA was removed from office and replaced by Zine el Abidine BEN ALI in a bloodless coup. Street protests that began in Tunis in December 2010 over high unemployment, corruption, widespread poverty, and high food prices escalated in January 2011, culminating in rioting that led to hundreds of deaths. On 14 January 2011, the same day BEN ALI dismissed the government, he fled the country, and by late January 2011, a "national unity government" was formed. In late October 2011, elections for a Constituent Assembly were held. The Constituent Assembly is charged with appointing a new interim government, drafting a new constitution, and preparing for legislative and presidential elections.
Military
Manpower available for military service
[time series]
males age 16-49: 2,846,572 females age 16-49: 2,952,180 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service
[time series]
males age 16-49: 2,397,716 females age 16-49: 2,484,097 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually
[time series]
male: 90,436 female: 87,346 (2010 est.)
Military and security forces
(Military branches)
[time series]
Tunisian Armed Forces (Forces Armees Tunisiens, FAT): Army, Navy, Republic of Tunisia Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Jamahiriyah At'Tunisia) (2011)
Military expenditures
[time series]
1.4% of GDP (2006) country comparison to the world: 109
Military service age and obligation
[time series]
20 years of age for compulsory military service, 18 years of age for voluntary military service; 1-year conscript service obligation (2007)
People and Society
Age structure
[time series]
0-14 years: 23.2% (male 1,274,348/female 1,193,131) 15-64 years: 69.3% (male 3,638,014/female 3,728,294) 65 years and over: 7.5% (male 390,055/female 405,344) (2011 est.)
Birth rate
[time series]
17.4 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 116
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
[time series]
3.3% (2006) country comparison to the world: 102
Death rate
[time series]
5.83 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 170
Drinking water source
[time series]
improved: urban: 99% of population rural: 84% of population total: 94% of population unimproved: urban: 1% of population rural: 16% of population total: 6% of population (2008)
Education expenditure
(Education expenditures)
[time series]
7.1% of GDP (2007) country comparison to the world: 15
Ethnic groups
[time series]
Arab 98%, European 1%, Jewish and other 1%
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
[time series]
less than 0.1% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 160
HIV/AIDS - deaths
[time series]
fewer than 100 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 135
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS
[time series]
2,400 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 133
Health expenditure
(Health expenditures)
[time series]
6.2% of GDP (2009) country comparison to the world: 100
Hospital bed density
[time series]
2.1 beds/1,000 population (2009) country comparison to the world: 99
Infant mortality rate
[time series]
total: 25.92 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 79 male: 29.6 deaths/1,000 live births female: 21.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)
Languages
[time series]
Arabic (official, one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce)
Life expectancy at birth
[time series]
total population: 75.01 years country comparison to the world: 91 male: 73 years female: 77.17 years (2011 est.)
Literacy
[time series]
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 74.3% male: 83.4% female: 65.3% (2004 census)
Major urban areas - population
(Major cities - population)
[time series]
TUNIS (capital) 759,000 (2009)
Maternal mortality ratio
(Maternal mortality rate)
[time series]
60 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) country comparison to the world: 91
Median age
[time series]
total: 30 years male: 29.6 years female: 30.4 years (2011 est.)
Nationality
[time series]
noun: Tunisian(s) adjective: Tunisian
Net migration rate
[time series]
-1.79 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 160
Physician density
(Physicians density)
[time series]
1.19 physicians/1,000 population (2009) country comparison to the world: 93
Population
[time series]
10,629,186 (July 2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 78
Population growth rate
[time series]
0.978% (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 117
Religions
[time series]
Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1%
Sanitation facility access
[time series]
improved: urban: 96% of population rural: 64% of population total: 85% of population unimproved: urban: 4% of population rural: 36% of population total: 15% of population (2008)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
[time series]
total: 15 years male: 14 years female: 15 years (2008)
Sex ratio
[time series]
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Total fertility rate
[time series]
2.03 children born/woman (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 124
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
(Unemployment, youth ages 15-24)
[time series]
total: 30.7% country comparison to the world: 14 male: 31.4% female: 29.3% (2005)
Urbanization
[time series]
urban population: 67% of total population (2010) rate of urbanization: 1.5% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international
[time series]
none
Trafficking in persons
[time series]
current situation: Tunisia is a source, destination, and possible transit country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; young girls are forced into domestic servitude, some of whom are subsequently sexually and physically abused tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - the government did not show evidence of progress in prosecuting and convicting trafficking offenders, proactively identifying or protecting trafficking victims, or raising public awareness of human trafficking; the current government has established a National Commission to Combat Trafficking in Persons and is drafting comprehensive counter-trafficking legislation (2011)
Transportation
Airports
[time series]
32 (2010) country comparison to the world: 112
Airports - with paved runways
[time series]
total: 16 over 3,047 m: 4 2,438 to 3,047 m: 6 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 4 (2010)
Airports - with unpaved runways
[time series]
total: 16 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 7 under 914 m: 7 (2010)
Merchant marine
[time series]
total: 11 country comparison to the world: 110 by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 2, chemical tanker 2, passenger/cargo 4, roll on/roll off 2 registered in other countries: 1 (Panama 1) (2010)
Pipelines
[time series]
gas 2,386 km; oil 1,323 km; refined products 453 km (2010)
Ports
(Ports and terminals)
[time series]
Bizerte, Gabes, Rades, Sfax, Skhira
Railways
[time series]
total: 2,165 km country comparison to the world: 68 standard gauge: 471 km 1.435-m gauge narrow gauge: 1,694 km 1.000-m gauge (65 km electrified) (2010)
Roadways
[time series]
total: 19,232 km country comparison to the world: 111 paved: 12,655 km (includes 262 km of expressways) unpaved: 6,577 km (2008)