Tunisia

General InformationCountry Name TunisiaCapital City TunisMotto Liberty, Justice, OrderArea 163,610 km² Population 10,982,754 Ages Age structure: 0-14 years: 23.02% 15-24 years: 15.05% 25-54 years: 44.52% 55-64 years: 9.21% 65 years and over:Export million $ $14.07 billion (2015 est.)Export partners France 28.5%, Italy 17.2%, Germany 10.9%, Libya 6.1%, Spain 4.2% (2015)Export commodities clothing, semi-finished goods and textiles, agricultural products, mechanical goods, phosphates and chemicals, hydrocarbons, electrical equipmentImport million $ $19.1 billion (2015 est.)Import partners France 19.4%, Italy 16.4%, Algeria 8.2%, Germany 7.4%, China 6% (2015)Import commodities textiles, machinery and equipment, hydrocarbons, chemicals, foodstuffs Bilateral Agreements Switzerland-Tunisa12 May 1960 Agreement on air transport 15 November 1963 Protocole on trade agreement of2 December 1961 27 October 1972 Agreement on scientif ic and technical cooperaation23 December 1976 Trade Agreement15 July 1978 Agreement to regulate the conditions for possible intervention by the Swiss disaster corps (exchange of letters between Switzerland and Tunisia)12 January 1981 Agreement on international transportation by road10 February 1994 Agreement on the avoidance of double taxation on income18 June 1994 Agreement between on the financing of the partnership in the context of the mixed financing of 27 January 198617 December 2004 Agreement in the form of Exchange of Letters on the Trade of farm products17 December 2004 Amendment to the Agreement on the opening of a mixed credit22 Juy 2011 Memorandum on the implementation of the Swiss Program for the Support of Transition in Tunisia11 June 2012 Memorandum of Understanding on the Establishment of a Migration Partnership16 October 2012 Agreement on the protection on inventions15 March 2013 Agreement on the financing of two sewage treatment plants in Thala and Fériana17 June 2013 Agreement on the implementation of a program of technical assistance to central banks (BCC)28 November 2013 Agreement on the project for the implementation of a DMO (Destination Management for Organization) in Tataouine, Médenine and Gabès03 September 2014 Agreement on the financing of the project to strengthen the financial and financial sector of the Republic of Tunisia28 October 2015 Manual of Procedures concerning the financing of the project “Sanitation 10 medium-sized towns18 February 2016 Agreemnet on visa exemption for holders of diplomatic or special Passports18 February 2016 Declaration of intent on the implementation of the Swiss Program for the Support of Transition in Tunisia18 February 2016 Declaration of intent on the implementation of the Swiss Program for the Support of Transition in Tunisia18 February 2016 Declaration of intent on the prevention of violent extremism18 February 2016 Memorandum of understanding concerning bilateral political consultations18 February 2016 Memorandum of understanding on the restitution of assets of illicit origin blocked in Switzerland11 June 2016 Agreement on the exchange of young vocational trainees GovernmentEmbassy of Tunisia in SwitzerlandEmbassy of Switzerland in TunisiaDouanes-Customs