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Article: Tunisia: "A Country That Works"; Tunisian Beaches, Crafts and History Attract 4 Million Visitors Annually
- Article from:
- The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
- Article date:
- December 1, 1996
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TUNISIA: "A COUNTRY THAT WORKS"; Tunisian Beaches, Crafts and History Attract 4 Million Visitors Annually
Tunisia has fewer than nine million inhabitants, but its miles of white sand beaches, its colorful oriental souqs and handicrafts, and its dozens of major archeological sites and historic monuments, national parks and wildlife refuges attracted 4,119,847 foreign visitors in 1995. As a result, the tourism industry now is second only to agriculture as Tunisia's largest employer and foreign exchange earner.
Tourism, which also provides recreational facilities for Tunisia's own large middle class, directly employs 63,000 people, such as hotel workers, and indirectly employs another 250,000 ...