Economic Development - Tunisia

Question 1

What is the GDP?

Answer 1

$50 billion

Question 2

What are the rough percentages for each sector?

Answer 2

Primary - 10% (agriculture)
Secondary - 30% (industry)
Tertiary - 60% (services)

Question 3

What factors have helped develop Tunisia economically?

Answer 3

• tourism
• oil
• car parts manufacturing

Question 4

What event happened in 2015 that would affect tourism?

Answer 4

Terrorist attacks in Port El Kantaoui, 39 killed

Question 5

What is the unemployment rate?

Answer 5

15%

Question 6

How much did Tunisia’s GDP rise from 1970 to 1980?

Answer 6

380% due to the discovery of oil

Question 7

What is the population?

Answer 7

11 million

Question 8

What percentage of the population is living in slums?

Answer 8

8%

Question 9

How many people arrive in Tunisia per year for tourism?

Answer 9

7 million

Question 10

How much money did the tourism industry produce?

Answer 10

$1.5 billion

Question 11

Give three attractions in Tunisia

Answer 11

• El Djem Amphitheatre
• Carthage
• Bardo Museum

Question 12

How much has life expectancy increased by since 1960?

Answer 12

42 to 75

Question 13

What do temperatures go up to?

Answer 13

40°C

Question 14

How many jobs does the tourist industry provide?

Answer 14

370,000

Question 15

What percentage of Tunisia’s GDP is invested in the health system?

Answer 15

4%

Question 16

How much have literacy rates increased since 1995?

Answer 16

66% to 79%