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Tunisia


Tunisia has an EMWIS website, run by its NFP, the Bureau de l'Inventaire et des Recherches Hydrauliques sous la tutelle de la Direction Générale des Ressources en Eau.

Key indicators

Area (100 sq km): 155
Population (mill): 9.8
GDP ($ bill):  21
Water per cap: 470 m3
Water withdrawal:
total 60.9%
agriculture 86%

Access to
drinking water: 80%
sanitation: 84%

Important reports

European Neighbourhood Policy:

Country report
Action plan

Local water supply and sanitation services, 2005.

UNESCO-IHP National Report for the period: 2004-2006

Incentive Systems for Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in Irrigated Agriculture in the MENA Region: Evidence from Jordan and Tunisia, 2004.

Country news
Country events
Country projects

Folder Data and Statistics

Land area (100 sq km)
 155
Population (millions)
 9.8 
Total GDP ($ billions)
 21 
Freshwater per capita
 470 m3 
Freshwater withdrawal
 total 60.9%

agriculture 86%
Access to drinking water
  80%
Access to sanitation
  84%

Statistics: World Bank 1994

URL Institut national de la statistique tunisienne
URL url811272 Item only translated in French
URL AQUASTAT - Water and agriculture in Tunisia Country profile from AQUASTAT, the information system of the land and water division of the FAO (Food and Agriculture division of the United Nations).
URL World Bank overview of Tunisia
URL World Bank - Private Participation in Infrastructure Database: Tunisia profile This page provides a snapshot of infrastructure projects in low- and middle-income. Projects included are management or lease contracts, concessions, greenfield projects, and divestitures.
URL Improved drinking water, coverage estimates Tunisia -JMP 2004 Coverage estimates for improved drinking water in Tunisia (updated in 2004) prepared by the Joint Monitoring Program for Water Supply and Sanitation (WHO/UNICEF) by survey
URL World Health Organisation fact sheet on Tunisia
URL Earthtrends country profile Water resources and freshwater ecosystems information by the World Resources Institute.
URL WaDImena member country profile Water Demand Management (WDM) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) - member country overview.
URL BBC country profile British Broadcasting Corporation guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, plus background on key institutions.
URL CIA factbook on Tunisia Country profile of the The World Factbook of the US Central Intelligence Agency  - CIA. It includes information on geography, people, governement, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
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