Infrastructure Disparities in Tunisia

COASTAL V. RURAL TUNISIA: INFRASTRUCTURE DISPARITIES The following diagram offers a comparative portrait of transportation, sea trade, health care, and telecommunications connectivity between two provinces in Tunisia–one interior and one coastal. Even accounting for differences in population density, the disparities are marked. NA BEUL [ COASTAL PROVINCE ] KASSERINE [INLAND PROVINCE ] 16 hospitals & clinics hospitals & clinics Health care According to UNICEF, infant mortality is twice as high and maternal mortality is much more frequent in the case of these four rural 3.9a 7.8 doctors doctors per 10,000 inhabitants per 10,000 inhabitants 8888 governorates (Kairouan, Kasserine, Jendouba, Sidi Bouzid) than the pational average. 38 km highway roads O km highway roads Transportation 3 railroad stations railroad stations Sidi Dagud International Kelibia Béni KNar Trade Ports Kasserine Nabeul ALGERIA MEDITERRANEAN SEA 3.6% of por- fixed line telephone subscribers 10.3% of pop. fixed line telephone subscribers 63.8% of pop. mobile subscribers 85.8% of pop- mobile subscribers Telecom 27 232 public internet access points (all Inland provinces) public internet access points (all Coastal provinces) 12.5% 186% increase in public internet access points between 2000 - 2002 increase in public internet access points between 2000 - 2002 Learn more at the Reboot.org/tunisia REBOOT