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Tunisia is situated on the Mediterranean coast of Northwest Africa, midway between the Atlantic Ocean and the Nile Delta. It is bordered by Algeria on the west (965 km) and southwest and Libya on the south east (459 km). [ 135 ] It lies between latitudes 30° and 38°N, and longitudes 7° and 12°E.
Tunisia map of Köppen climate classification. Tunisia is a country in Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, having a western border with Algeria (965 km) and south-eastern border with Libya (459 km) where the width of land tapers to the south-west into the Sahara.
The present day Republic of Tunisia, al-Jumhuriyyah at-Tunisiyyah, is situated in Northern Africa. Geographically situated between Libya to the east, Algeria to the west and the Mediterranean Sea to the north. [1] Tunis is the capital and the largest city (population over 800,000); it is near the ancient site of the city of Carthage.
Map of Tunisia. Tunis, Capital of Tunisia. Sfax City Centre. Skyline of Sousse. Central Kairouan. This is the list of 350 cities and towns in Tunisia. In the list by governorate, capitals are shown in bold.
Tunisia is: a country; Location Tunisia is situated within the following regions: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Africa. Sahara Desert; North Africa. Maghreb; Time zone: UTC+01; Extreme points of Tunisia High: Jebel ech Chambi 1,544 m (5,066 ft) Low: Shatt al Gharsah −17 m (−56 ft) Land boundaries: 1,424 km Algeria 965 km Libya ...
The population of Tunisia is made up of Arabs (98%), [2] Berbers (1%), [3][4] and others (1%). Around 98 percent of the population are Muslim. [7] There is a Jewish population on the southern island of Djerba and in Tunis. There also exists a small autochthonous group of Christian adherents.
Tunis (Arabic: تونسTūnis ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Tunisia. The greater metropolitan area of Tunis, often referred to as " Grand Tunis ", has about 2,700,000 inhabitants. As of 2020 [update], it is the third-largest city in the Maghreb region (after Casablanca and Algiers) and the eleventh-largest in the Arab world.
Governorates of Tunisia. Tunisia is divided into 24 governorates (wilayat, sing. wilayah). This term in Arabic can also be translated as province. The governorates are divided into 264 delegations (mutamadiyat), and further subdivided into municipalities (baladiyat), [1] and sectors (imadats). [2] Tunisia is divided into 6 regions. [3]