News reports and articles
Latest news about Tunisia
A compilation from multiple sources
Brian Whitaker's blog posts and other articles about Tunisia
Online news sources for Tunisia
Basic information
CIA World Factbook
The geography, people, government and economy of Tunisia
BBC country profile
Essential facts, plus politics, media and key dates in Tunisia's history
Maps of Tunisia
(University of Texas)
Currency converter
Tunisian dinar (TND)
National anthem
Audio, lyrics and sheet music
History and politics
Tunisia timeline
A chronology of key events (from the BBC)
Text of constitution (2014)
Draft constitution (2012)
Text of constitution
Adopted 1959, amended 1988
Constitutional information
Law Library of Congress
List of government ministers (CIA)
International Crisis Group
Recent reports about Tunisia
The November 7 Declaration
Ben Ali's speech to parliament in 1987 after President Bourguiba was declared unfit to govern
Manifesto of the Rassemblement Constitutionel Democratique
27 October, 1999 (in French)
Victory speech by President Ben Ali
26 October, 1999, after winning 99.44% of the vote
The fall of President Ben Ali
Contemporaneous blog posts documenting the 2010-2011 Tunisian uprising
Speech by President Ben Ali
27 December 2010
Speech by President Ben Ali
10 January 2011 (final speech before his resignation)
Documents
Historical and political texts relating to Tunisia
Travel
US State Department
Consular information and travel advice
British Foreign Office
Travel advice
Tunisian National Tourism Office
Lonely Planet guide
Places and practicalities
The Star Wars Traveller
One of Tunisia's claims to fame is that scenes from Star Wars were filmed there. This guide traces the locations.
Tunis Air
The national airline
Electricity, plugs and sockets
Economy
World Bank: Tunisia
Comprehensive economic data
Banque Centrale de Tunisie
Economic and financial data (in English and French)
Water and agriculture in Tunisia
FAO country profile
Tunisia: further reading
Lonely Planet Tunisia
by Donna Wheeler and Paul Clammer, 2010. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
Unfinished Revolutions: Yemen, Libya, and Tunisia after the Arab Spring
by Ibrahim Fraihat, 2016. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
A History of Modern Tunisia
by Kenneth Perkins, 2014. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
The Rough Guide to Tunisia
by Daniel Jacobs, 2009. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
Carthage: Uncovering the Mysteries and Splendors of Ancient Tunisia
by David Soren, Aicha Ben Abed Ben Khader and Hedi Slim, 1990. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
A History of Modern Tunisia
by Kenneth Perkins, 2014. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
Workers and Thieves: Labor Movements and Popular Uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt
by Joel Beinin, 2015. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
Tunisia: From stability to revolution in the Maghreb
by Christopher Alexander. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
Islamism, Electoral Hegemony, and Democracy: Lessons from Turkey, Egypt, and Tunisia
by Sebnem Gumuscu and Fuat Keyman. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
Youth and Revolution in Tunisia
by Alcinda Honwana, 2013. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
Politics and Power in the Maghreb: Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco from Independence to the Arab Spring
by Michael Willis. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
Karama! Journeys through the Arab Spring
Johnny West, 2011. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk [Also includes Libya and Egypt]
Politics and Power in the Maghreb: Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco from Independence to the Arab Spring
Michael Willis, 2012. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
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