Cultural/historic attraction of Tunisia:
-the ancient city of Carthage
-several Star Wars locations were filmed in the country
How many jobs were created in the tourism sector?
370,000
What benefited local businesses?
the development of coastal resorts
What other sector did the growth in tourism boost?
the agricultural sector
year on year average growth 1976 to 2017
1.14%
What did the economic boost allow the government to do?
invest in healthcare and education
Literacy rate improvement
66-79% since 1995
Life expectancy improvement
42-75 years since 1960