Tunisia
Part of | North Africa, European Union tax haven blacklist ![]() |
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Year dem found am | 20 March 1956 ![]() |
Ethnic group | Arabs ![]() |
Dey archive for | National Archives of Tunisia ![]() |
Dem name after | Tunis ![]() |
Official language | Arabic ![]() |
Anthem | Humat Al Hima ![]() |
Culture | culture of Tunisia ![]() |
Motto text | حرية، كرامة، عدالة، نظام, Rhyddid, urddas, cyfiawnder, a threfn ![]() |
Continent | Africa ![]() |
Country | Tunisia ![]() |
Capital | Tunis ![]() |
Located in time zone | UTC+01:00, Central European Time, UTC+02:00, Africa/Tunis ![]() |
Located in or next to body of water | Mediterranean Sea ![]() |
Coordinate location | 34°0′0″N 10°0′0″E ![]() |
Coordinates of easternmost point | 33°10′1″N 11°33′42″E ![]() |
Coordinates of northernmost point | 37°33′0″N 8°57′0″E ![]() |
Coordinates of southernmost point | 30°13′41″N 9°33′23″E ![]() |
Coordinates of westernmost point | 33°47′54″N 7°31′32″E ![]() |
Highest point | Jebel ech Chambi ![]() |
Lowest point | Shatt al Gharsah ![]() |
Government ein basic form | parliamentary republic, semi-presidential system ![]() |
Office held by head of state | President of Tunisia ![]() |
State ein head | Kais Saied ![]() |
Office head of government hold | Prime Minister of Tunisia ![]() |
Government ein head | Sarra Zaafrani ![]() |
Executive body | Government of Tunisia ![]() |
Legislative body | Assembly of the Representatives of the People ![]() |
Central bank | Central Bank of Tunisia ![]() |
Currency | Tunisian dinar ![]() |
Twinned administrative body | Seto ![]() |
Dey share bother plus | Libya, Algeria ![]() |
Driving side | right ![]() |
Electrical plug type | Europlug, Type E ![]() |
Visitor center | Tunisian National Tourist Office ![]() |
Dey follow | Beylik of Tunis ![]() |
Dey replace | French protectorate of Tunisia ![]() |
Significant event | Tunisian independence ![]() |
Award e receive | The Economist country of the year ![]() |
Hashtag | Tunisia ![]() |
Top-level Internet domain | .tn ![]() |
Flag | flag of Tunisia ![]() |
Coat of arms | coat of arms of Tunisia ![]() |
Geography of topic | geography of Tunisia ![]() |
Get characteristic | free country ![]() |
History of topic | history of Tunisia ![]() |
Railway traffic side | left ![]() |
Economy of topic | economy of Tunisia ![]() |
Demographics of topic | demographics of Tunisia ![]() |
Madhhab | Malikism ![]() |
OpenStreetMap zoom level | 6 ![]() |
Mobile country code | 605 ![]() |
Country calling code | +216 ![]() |
Trunk prefix | 00 ![]() |
Emergency phone number | 190, 198, 193, 197 ![]() |
GS1 country code | 619 ![]() |
Licence plate code | TN ![]() |
Maritime identification digits | 672 ![]() |
Unicode character | 🇹🇳 ![]() |
Category for maps or plans | Category:Maps of Tunisia ![]() |

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

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 | |||||||
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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
- ↑ "Embassy of the Republic of Tunisia" (in American English). Embassy of the Republic of Tunisia. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ↑ (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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Tunisia Governorates". Statoids.com. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ↑ "Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne" (in French). Tunisieindustrie.nat.tn. Archived from the original on 6 January 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
Read further
- Steel, Catherine (5 March 2013). The End of the Roman Republic 146 to 44 BC. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9780748629022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
External links
- Key Development Forecasts for Tunisia from International Futures
Government
- Tunisia Government Portal – gateway to government sites
- Presidency – official website of the president of Tunisia
- Prime Minister – official website of the prime minister of Tunisia
- Statistics – official website of National Institute of Statistics
History
- "History" – Tunisian History at National Heritage Institute
Tourism
- Discover Tunisia – Tunisia's official tourism portal
Maps
Geographic data related to Tunisia at OpenStreetMap
- Pages using the JsonConfig extension
- CS1 American English-language sources (en-us)
- CS1 French-language sources (fr)
- Articles containing French-language text
- Tunisia
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