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Tunisia

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Tunisia
country, sovereign state, republic, Mediterranean country
Part ofNorth Africa, European Union tax haven blacklist Edit
Year dem found am20 March 1956 Edit
Ethnic groupArabs Edit
Dey archive forNational Archives of Tunisia Edit
Dem name afterTunis Edit
Official languageArabic Edit
AnthemHumat Al Hima Edit
Cultureculture of Tunisia Edit
Motto textحرية، كرامة، عدالة، نظام, Rhyddid, urddas, cyfiawnder, a threfn Edit
ContinentAfrica Edit
CountryTunisia Edit
CapitalTunis Edit
Located in time zoneUTC+01:00, Central European Time, UTC+02:00, Africa/Tunis Edit
Located in or next to body of waterMediterranean Sea Edit
Coordinate location34°0′0″N 10°0′0″E Edit
Coordinates of easternmost point33°10′1″N 11°33′42″E Edit
Coordinates of northernmost point37°33′0″N 8°57′0″E Edit
Coordinates of southernmost point30°13′41″N 9°33′23″E Edit
Coordinates of westernmost point33°47′54″N 7°31′32″E Edit
Highest pointJebel ech Chambi Edit
Lowest pointShatt al Gharsah Edit
Government ein basic formparliamentary republic, semi-presidential system Edit
Office held by head of statePresident of Tunisia Edit
State ein headKais Saied Edit
Office head of government holdPrime Minister of Tunisia Edit
Government ein headSarra Zaafrani Edit
Executive bodyGovernment of Tunisia Edit
Legislative bodyAssembly of the Representatives of the People Edit
Central bankCentral Bank of Tunisia Edit
CurrencyTunisian dinar Edit
Twinned administrative bodySeto Edit
Dey share bother plusLibya, Algeria Edit
Driving sideright Edit
Electrical plug typeEuroplug, Type E Edit
Visitor centerTunisian National Tourist Office Edit
Dey followBeylik of Tunis Edit
Dey replaceFrench protectorate of Tunisia Edit
Significant eventTunisian independence Edit
Award e receiveThe Economist country of the year Edit
HashtagTunisia Edit
Top-level Internet domain.tn Edit
Flagflag of Tunisia Edit
Coat of armscoat of arms of Tunisia Edit
Geography of topicgeography of Tunisia Edit
Get characteristicfree country Edit
History of topichistory of Tunisia Edit
Railway traffic sideleft Edit
Economy of topiceconomy of Tunisia Edit
Demographics of topicdemographics of Tunisia Edit
MadhhabMalikism Edit
OpenStreetMap zoom level6 Edit
Mobile country code605 Edit
Country calling code+216 Edit
Trunk prefix00 Edit
Emergency phone number190, 198, 193, 197 Edit
GS1 country code619 Edit
Licence plate codeTN Edit
Maritime identification digits672 Edit
Unicode character🇹🇳 Edit
Category for maps or plansCategory:Maps of Tunisia Edit
Map

Tunisia, officially de Republic of Tunisia,[1] be country insyd de Maghreb region of North Africa. Ebe bordered by Algeria to de west den southwest, Libya to de southeast, den de Mediterranean Sea to de north den east. Tunisia sanso dey share maritime borders plus Italy thru de islands of Sicily den Sardinia to de north den Malta to de east. E dey feature de archaeological sites of Carthage wey dey date back to de 9th century BC, as well as de Great Mosque of Kairouan. Dem know am for ein ancient architecture, souks, den blue coasts, e dey cover 163,610 km2 (63,170 sq mi), wey e get a population of 12.1 million. E dey contain de eastern end of de Atlas Mountains den de northern reaches of de Sahara desert; much of ein territory wey remain be arable land. Ein 1,300 km (810 mi) of coastline dey include de African conjunction of de western den eastern parts of de Mediterranean Basin. Tunisia be home to Africa ein northernmost point, Cape Angela. E dey locate on de northeastern coast, Tunis be de capital den largest city of de country, wich dem name einself after Tunis. De official language of Tunisia be Modern Standard Arabic. De vast majority of Tunisia ein population be Arab den Muslim. Vernacular Tunisian Arabic be de most spoken, wey French sanso dey serve as an administrative den educational language insyd sam contexts, buh e get no official status.

Tunisia be well integrated into de international community. E be member of de United Nations, Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, de Arab League, de Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, de African Union, de Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, de Non-Aligned Movement, de International Criminal Court, de Group of 77, among odas. E dey maintain close economic den political relations plus sam European countries, particularly plus France den Italy,[2][3] secof dema geographical proximity. Tunisia sanso get association agreement plus de European Union wey e attain de status of a major non-NATO ally of de United States.

Government den politics

Administrative divisions

Map of Tunisia


Tunisia be subdivided into 24 governorates (Wilaya), wich dem further divide into 264 "delegations" anaa "districts" (mutamadiyat), den further subdivided into municipalities (baladiyats)[4] den sectors (imadats).[5]

Demographics

Largest cities anaa towns insyd Tunisia

According to de 2014 Census

Rank Name Governorate Pop.
1 Tunis Tunis 1,066,961
2 Sfax Sfax 330,440
3 Sousse Sousse 271.428
4 Ettadhamen-Mnihla Ariana 196,298
5 Kairouan Kairouan 186,653
6 Gabès Gabès 152,921
7 Bizerte Bizerte 142,966
8 La Soukra Ariana 129,693
9 Aryanah Aryanah 114,486
10 Sakiet Eddaïer Sfax 113,776

References

  1. "Embassy of the Republic of Tunisia" (in American English). Embassy of the Republic of Tunisia. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  2. (insyd French) "Pourquoi l'Italie de Matteo Renzi se tourne vers la Tunisie avant l'Europe". JOL Journalism Online Press (28 February 2014). Archived 10 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 5 September 2015.
  3. Ghanmi, Monia (12 September 2014). "La Tunisie renforce ses relations avec l'Italie" [Tunisia strengthens relations with Italy]. Magharebia (in French). Archived from the original on 14 September 2014.
  4. "Tunisia Governorates". Statoids.com. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  5. "Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne" (in French). Tunisieindustrie.nat.tn. Archived from the original on 6 January 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.

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Government

History

  • "History" – Tunisian History at National Heritage Institute

Tourism

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