Tourism in Tunisia

• Location

  North Africa. The northern coastline is close to Europe, making it easily accessible. French is also widely spoken
• Climate

  Hot summers, mild winters. Summer temps can reach 40 degrees Celsius.
• Number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites

  7
• Number of Tourists (2013)

  6.2 million
• GNI Per Capita (2014)

  $4,230
• Jobs Created Through Tourism

  370,000
• Literacy Rate (1995)

  66%
• Literacy Rate (Current)

  79%
• % of GDP that goes to the Health System

  4%
• Factors Holding Back Development

  1) Pollution of the environment and beaches

  2) Foreign companies keep a large amount of the profits made from tourism (leakage)

  3) Terrorism - 2015 attack that killed tourists
• Physical Landscape.

  Diverse, including Mediterranean beaches, Dorsal mountains and Saharan desert. Many films are shot there and tourists visit them.
• Cheap package holidays


  Tunisian government has worked with companies to help tourism industry grow.