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Tunisia, [a] officially the Republic of Tunisia, [b] [20] is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a part of the Maghreb region of North Africa, bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east.
Tunisia is in the northern part of Africa. The Mediterranean Sea joins Tunisia in the north and east; the coastline of Tunisia on the Mediterranean Sea is about 1,300 km. Tunisia is also bordered by Algeria to the west and Libya to the south-east. The Sahara Desert covers 40% of Tunisia. The other 60% is a fertile area.
Tunisia, country of North Africa situated between Algeria and Libya along the Mediterranean Sea. The country’s capital is Tunis, and it has long been a popular tourist attraction. Learn more about Tunisia’s geography, people, culture, economy, and history in this article.
Tunisia's cultural life dates to prehistoric times, as illustrated by dolmens near Bou Salem and rock carvings of the Tunisian Sahara. The Hermaïon of El Guettar, discovered near the city of El Guettar in the south, is the oldest extant religious display discovered.
In 1861, Tunisia enacted the first constitution in the Arab world, but a move toward a modernizing republic was hampered by the poor economy and by political unrest. Loans made by foreigners to the government were becoming difficult to manage.
Tunisia has a coastline 1,148 kilometres (713 miles) long. In maritime terms, the country claims a contiguous zone of 24 nautical miles (44 kilometres; 28 miles), and a territorial sea of 12 nautical miles (22 kilometres; 14 miles).
Tunis (Arabic: تونس Tūnis ⓘ) 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, it is the third-largest city in the Maghreb region (after Casablanca and Algiers) and the eleventh-largest in the Arab world.. Situated on the Gulf of Tunis, behind the Lake of Tunis and the port ...
Provides overview of Tunisia, including key dates and facts about this North African country.
In its modern history, Tunisia is a sovereign republic, officially called the Republic of Tunisia. Tunisia has over ten million citizens , almost all of Arab-Berber descent. The Mediterranean Sea is to the north and east, Libya to the southeast, and Algeria to the west.
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