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Internet World Stats > Africa > Tunisia
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Tunisia
Internet Usage and
Marketing Report
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Tunisia, -
officially the Tunisian Republic - is a country situated on the Mediterranean
coast of North Africa. It is the northernmost African country and the smallest
of the nations situated along the Atlas mountain range, bordering Algeria, to
the west, and Libya to the south east. Around forty percent of the country is
composed of the Sahara desert, with much of the remainder consisting of particularly
fertile soil, and a 1300-km coastline. Both played a prominent role in ancient
times, first with the famous Phoenician city of Carthage, and later, as the
Africa Province, which became known as the bread basket of the Roman Empire.
Internet Usage Statistics:
1,765,430
Internet users as of March/08, 17.0% of the population,
according to ATI.
Latest Population
Estimate:
10,383,577
population for 2008, according to US Census Bureau.
Gross National
Income:
GNI per
capita is US$ 2,890 ('06), according to the World
Bank.
Country Area:
163,610 sq
km
Internet Usage and
Population Growth:
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YEAR
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Users
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Population
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% Pen.
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Usage
Source
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2000
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100,000
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9,666,900
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1.0
%
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ITU
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2006
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953,000
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10,228,604
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9.3
%
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ITU
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2007
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1,618,440
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10,342,253
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15.6
%
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ATI
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2008
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1,765,430
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10,383,577
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17.0
%
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ATI
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Tunisia - Telecoms Market Overview &
Statistics
Tunisia
Telecommunications Report
As a result of heavy investments in the telecom sector since the mid-1990s,
Tunisia now has one of the most developed telecommunications infrastructures
in Northern Africa with a fixed-line teledensity of more than 12%. The mobile
sector has experienced exceptional growth, especially since a second operator
was licensed in 2002. Various 3G trial systems have been installed and as one
of the first in Africa the country saw its first 3G call made in 2004. Internet
access is available country-wide with a fibre optic backbone and international
access via submarine cables, terrestrial and satellite links. In 2006 a 35% stake
in the incumbent telco, Tunisie Telecom, was sold to a UAE-based consortium.
Africa Market
and Telecommunications Reports
The latest information about Africa Telecommunications from the largest
global telecommunications research site on the Internet.
Marweb Tunisia
Website
Tunisia news, lifestyle, money, news, sports, politics,
top stories, and links directory can be found here.
Tunisia Newspapers
Links
Most important daily news and information from
Tunisia here.
Tunisia Country
Profile
Brief economic and country overview of
Tunisia, by the BBC of London.
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