Passport/Visa Requirements: Citizens of Canada and the U.S. need passports but not visas. Reconfirm travel document requirements with your carrier before departure.
Population: 10,074,951.
Languages: Arabic (official), French..
Predominant Religions: Islamic (98%), Christian, Jewish..
Time Zone: 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (+1 GMT). Daylight Saving Time is not observed.
Voltage Requirements: 220 volts.
Telephone Codes: 216, country code; 1,Tunis;
For More Information
Tourist OfficesTunisia: Tunisian National Tourism Office, 1 Ave. Mohamed V, 1001 Tunis. Phone 216-1-341-077. Fax 216-71-350-997. http://www.tourismtunisia.com.
Canada: Tunisia National Tourism Office, 1253 McGill College, Suite 655, Montreal, H3B 2Y5. Phone 514-397-1182. Fax 514-397-1647.
U.S.: Tunisia National Tourism Office, 1515 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20005. Phone 202- 466-2546. Fax 202-466-2553.
Tunisia Embassies
Canada: Embassy of the Republic of Tunisia, 515 O'Connor St., Ottawa, ON, K1S 3P8. Phone 613-237-0330. Fax 613-237-7939.
U.S.: Embassy of the Republic of Tunisia, 1515 Massachusetts Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20005. Phone 202-862-1850. Fax 202-862-1858.
Foreign Embassies in Tunisia
Canadian Embassy, 3 Rue du Senegal, 1002 Tunis-Belvedere. Phone 71-10-40-00. Fax 71-79-23-71. http://www.tunis.gc.ca.
U.S. Embassy, Zone Nord-Est des Berges du Lac, Nord de Tunis, 2045 La Goulette. Phone 216-1-107-000. http://tunis.usembassy.gov.
Additional Reading
The Rought Guide to Tunisia by Peter Morris and Daniel Jacobs (Rough Guides).
Lonely Planet: Tunisia by David Willett (Lonely Planet).
Footprint Tunisia Handbook by Justin McGinnis (Footprint).
