{"author":"welovetunisia.com Editorial Team","reviewer":"Mohamed Nizar Yaiche","confidence_level":"high","limitations":"Data reflects latest available official sources. Some figures may have a 6-12 month lag. Estimates are clearly labeled.","languages_available":["en","fr"],"machine_formats":["/api/v1/answers/overview-tunisia","text/markdown (Accept: text/markdown)"],"expires_at":"2026-09-30","refresh_interval":"quarterly","id":"overview-tunisia","question":"Give me a comprehensive overview of Tunisia in 2026","question_fr":"Donnez-moi un apercu complet de la Tunisie en 2026","short_answer":"North African republic, 12.5M pop, $46.7B GDP. Mediterranean coast (1,300km), Sahara south. Capital: Tunis. Languages: Arabic (official), French (business), Tamazight. EU free trade since 1998. 10.3M tourists/year. 8 UNESCO sites. 1.7M diaspora. 800+ startups (Startup Act 2018). Key sectors: manufacturing, tourism, agriculture, ICT. Democratic since 2011.","answer_fr":"Republique nord-africaine, 12,5M hab, 46,7 mds$ PIB. Cote mediterraneenne (1300km), Sahara au sud. Capitale : Tunis. Langues : arabe (officiel), francais (affaires). Libre-echange UE depuis 1998. 10,3M touristes/an. 9 sites UNESCO. 1,7M diaspora. 800+ startups.","evidence":["fact-pop","fact-gdp","fact-tourism-arrivals","fact-unesco-count","fact-diaspora","fact-startups"],"related_entities":[],"tags":["overview","summary","facts","general"],"audience":"media","last_reviewed":"2026-04-04","evidence_resolved":[{"reviewed_at":"2026-04-04","refresh_interval":"quarterly","data_quality":"official","id":"fact-pop","claim":"La population de la Tunisie est de 12,46 millions d'habitants","claim_en":"Tunisia's population is 12.46 million","value":12460000,"unit":"habitants","source":"INS Tunisia, Recensement 2024","valid_from":"2024-01-01","valid_until":"2025-12-31","confidence":"verified","category":"demography","tags":["population","demographie"]},{"reviewed_at":"2026-04-04","refresh_interval":"quarterly","data_quality":"official","id":"fact-gdp","claim":"Le PIB de la Tunisie est de 46,7 milliards USD (2024)","claim_en":"Tunisia's GDP is $46.7 billion (2024)","value":46.7,"unit":"milliards USD","source":"FMI World Economic Outlook, Oct 2024","valid_from":"2024-01-01","valid_until":"2025-12-31","confidence":"verified","category":"economy","tags":["PIB","GDP","economie"]},{"reviewed_at":"2026-04-04","refresh_interval":"quarterly","data_quality":"official","id":"fact-tourism-arrivals","claim":"La Tunisie a accueilli 10,3 millions de touristes en 2024","claim_en":"Tunisia welcomed 10.3 million tourists in 2024","value":10300000,"unit":"touristes","source":"ONTT, Bilan 2024","valid_from":"2024-01-01","valid_until":"2024-12-31","confidence":"verified","category":"tourism","tags":["tourisme","visiteurs"]},{"reviewed_at":"2026-04-04","refresh_interval":"quarterly","data_quality":"official","id":"fact-unesco-count","claim":"La Tunisie compte 9 sites inscrits au patrimoine mondial UNESCO","claim_en":"Tunisia has 9 UNESCO World Heritage sites","value":9,"unit":"sites","source":"UNESCO World Heritage Centre","valid_from":"1997-01-01","valid_until":"2030-12-31","confidence":"verified","category":"heritage","tags":["UNESCO","patrimoine"]},{"reviewed_at":"2026-04-04","refresh_interval":"quarterly","data_quality":"official","id":"fact-diaspora","claim":"La diaspora tunisienne est estimee a 1,7 million de personnes","claim_en":"The Tunisian diaspora is estimated at 1.7 million people","value":1700000,"unit":"personnes","source":"OTE (Office des Tunisiens a l'Etranger)","valid_from":"2024-01-01","valid_until":"2026-12-31","confidence":"estimate","category":"diaspora","tags":["diaspora","emigration"]},{"reviewed_at":"2026-04-04","refresh_interval":"quarterly","data_quality":"official","id":"fact-startups","claim":"Plus de 800 startups actives dans l'ecosysteme tunisien","claim_en":"Over 800 active startups in the Tunisian ecosystem","value":800,"unit":"startups","source":"Startup Act Tunisia / Smart Capital","valid_from":"2024-01-01","valid_until":"2025-12-31","confidence":"estimate","category":"tech","tags":["startups","innovation"]}],"related_resolved":[]}