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Explore Tunisia
Tunisia with its capital Tunis is located in Africa (Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea). It covers some 163,611 square kilometers (slightly larger than Georgia) with 11,403,800 citizens. Arabic and French are the common languages used in Tunisia. As an interesting fact, is sharing borders with Algeria and Libya.
Tunisia is a country in Northern Africa that has a Mediterranean Sea coastline in the very centre of Mediterranean Africa. Although Tunisia is best known today for its beach resort holidays, the country has an amazing heritage with some exceptional archaelogical remains to be explored. Little remains of Carthage, but what does is well presented and an absolute must see for every visitor to Tunisia. Tunisia has some of the most accessible, beautiful Saharan desert scenery. George Lucas fans will recognise the village of Matmata.
Popular Destinations in Tunisia
Administrative regions of Tunisia
- Gafsa Governorate
- Gouvernorat de Beja
- Gouvernorat de Ben Arous
- Gouvernorat de Bizerte
- Gouvernorat de Gabes
- Gouvernorat de Jendouba
- Gouvernorat de Kairouan
- Gouvernorat de Kasserine
- Gouvernorat de Kebili
- Gouvernorat de Kef
- Gouvernorat de Mahdia
- Gouvernorat de Medenine
- Gouvernorat de Monastir
- Gouvernorat de Nabeul
- Gouvernorat de Sfax
- Gouvernorat de Sidi Bouzid
- Gouvernorat de Siliana
- Gouvernorat de Sousse
- Gouvernorat de Tozeur
- Gouvernorat de Tunis
- Gouvernorat de Zaghouan
- Gouvernorat de l'Ariana
- Manouba
- Tataouine
About the country
Website: Tunisia Tourism
The topography is mountains in north with hot, dry central plain as well as semiarid south merges into the Sahara. The average density of population is about 70 per km². The climate in Tunisia can be described as temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers with desert in south. Potential natural disasters are droughts, earthquakes and flooding.
To reach someone Tunisia dial +216 prior to a number. The local cellular networks are operated on 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".tn". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery chaarger), keep in min the local 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: C, E). The sign for the locally used currency Dinar is TND.
Red with a white disk in the center bearing a red crescent nearly encircling a red five-pointed star; resembles the Ottoman flag (red banner with white crescent and star) and recalls Tunisia's history as part of the Ottoman Empire; red represents the blood shed by martyrs in the struggle against oppression, white stands for peace; the crescent and star are traditional symbols of Islam.
![Tunisia Flag Flag of Tunisia](https://www.tripmondo.com/resources/images/flags/h200/tn.png)
Rivalry between French and Italian interests in Tunisia culminated in a French invasion in 1881 and the creation of a protectorate. Agitation for independence in the decades following World War I was finally successful in convincing the French to recognize Tunisia as an independent state in 1956. The country's first president, Habib BOURGUIBA, established a strict one-party state. He dominated the country for 31 years, repressing Islamic fundamentalism and establishing rights for women unmatched by any other Arab nation. In November 1987, BOURGUIBA was removed from office and replaced by Zine el Abidine BEN ALI in a bloodless coup. Street protests that began in Tunis in December 2010 over high unemployment, corruption, widespread poverty, and high food prices escalated in January 2011, culminating in rioting that led to hundreds of deaths. On 14 January 2011, the same day BEN ALI dismissed the government, he fled the country, and by late January 2011, a "national unity government" was formed. Elections for the new Constituent Assembly were held in late October 2011, and in December, it elected human rights activist Moncef MARZOUKI as interim president. The Assembly began drafting a new constitution in February 2012 and, after several iterations and a months-long political crisis that stalled the transition, ratified the document in January 2014. Parliamentary and presidential elections for a permanent government were held at the end of 2014. Beji CAID ESSEBSI was elected as the first president under the country's new constitution. In 2016, the new unity government continued to seek to balance political cohesion with economic and social pressures.
Geography
Area | ||
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Total (World Rank: 94) | 163,610 | sq km |
Land (World Rank: 92) | 155,360 | sq km |
Water (World Rank: 55) | 8,250 | sq km |
Forest (World Rank: 51) | 31.10 | % |
Comparative | slightly larger than Georgia | |
Coastline | ||
1148 | ||
Landborder | ||
1495 | ||
Elevation | ||
Lowest point (World Rank: 54) | -17 | m |
Highest point (World Rank: 143) | 1,544 | m |
Agricultural land | ||
Total (World Rank: 35) | 64.80 | % |
Arable (World Rank: 62) | 18.30 | % |
Permanent crops (World Rank: 17) | 15.40 | % |
Permanent pastures (World Rank: 51) | 31.10 | % |
Irrigated land (World Rank: 58) | 4,590 | sq km |
Map reference | ||
Africa | ||
Environment | ||
Issues |
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Agreement party |
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Agreement signed | Marine Life Conservation | |
Hazzards |
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Location | ||
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya | ||
Climate | ||
temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south | ||
Terrain | ||
mountains in north; hot, dry central plain; semiarid south merges into the Sahara |
People
Population | ||
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Total (World Rank: 79) | 11,403,800 | |
Deathrate (World Rank: 151) | 0.63 | % |
Birthrate (World Rank: 94) | 1.82 | % |
Growthrate (World Rank: 111) | 1.01 | % |
Migration rate (World Rank: 118) | -0.17 | % |
Fertility rate (World Rank: 96) | 2.23 | % |
Median age | ||
Male (World Rank: 101) | 31.00 | |
Female (World Rank: 101) | 32.20 | |
Age structure | ||
0 14 male (World Rank: 84) | 1,482,300 | |
0 14 female (World Rank: 85) | 1,385,410 | |
15 24 male (World Rank: 85) | 805,376 | |
15 24 female (World Rank: 85) | 790,119 | |
25 54 male (World Rank: 71) | 2,410,720 | |
25 54 female (World Rank: 68) | 2,536,020 | |
55 64 male (World Rank: 66) | 543,865 | |
55 64 female (World Rank: 70) | 543,642 | |
65 x male (World Rank: 70) | 429,681 | |
65 x female (World Rank: 75) | 476,668 | |
Health | ||
Infant mortality rate (World Rank: 118) | 1.21 | % |
Life expectancy total (World Rank: 100) | 76 | years |
Life expectancy female (World Rank: 121) | 77 | years |
Life expectancy male (World Rank: 77) | 74 | years |
Physicians per 1000 (World Rank: 87) | 1.65 | |
Hospital bed per 1000 (World Rank: 101) | 2.10 | |
Sanitation access total (World Rank: 88) | 91.60 | % |
Obesity adult (World Rank: 40) | 26.90 | % |
Drinking water access (World Rank: 87) | 97.70 | % |
Energy
Electricity | ||
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Production (World Rank: 78) | 18,390,000,000 | kWh |
Consumption (World Rank: 77) | 15,120,000,000 | kWh |
Export (World Rank: 68) | 500,000,000 | kWh |
Import (World Rank: 83) | 403,000,000 | kWh |
Source fossil (World Rank: 59) | 93.40 | % |
Source nuclear (World Rank: 146) | 1.30 | % |
Source renew (World Rank: 90) | 5.60 | % |
Crude oil | ||
Production (World Rank: 56) | 48,670 | bbl / day |
Exports (World Rank: 43) | 46,370 | bbl / day |
Imports (World Rank: 63) | 23,600 | bbl / day |
Proved reserves (World Rank: 50) | 425,000,000 | bbl |
Refined products | ||
Production (World Rank: 85) | 34,760 | bbl / day |
Consumption (World Rank: 81) | 98,000 | bbl / day |
Export (World Rank: 70) | 16,710 | bbl / day |
Import (World Rank: 67) | 72,610 | bbl / day |
Natural gas | ||
Production (World Rank: 60) | 1,575,000,000 | m³ |
Consumption (World Rank: 59) | 7,670,000,000 | m³ |
Import (World Rank: 23) | 0 | m³ |
Carbon footprint | ||
21000000 |
Nation
Budget | ||
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Education (World Rank: 27) | 6 | % of GDP |
Military (World Rank: 41) | 2 | % of GDP |
Health (World Rank: 81) | 7 | % of GDP |
Surplus (World Rank: 155) | -5 | % of GDP |
National symbol | ||
encircled red star and crescent | ||
National colours | ||
white | ||
Adjective | ||
Tunisian | ||
Noun | ||
Tunisian(s) | ||
Background | ||
Rivalry between French and Italian interests in Tunisia culminated in a French invasion in 1881 and the creation of a protectorate. Agitation for independence in the decades following World War I was finally successful in convincing the French to recognize Tunisia as an independent state in 1956. The country's first president, Habib BOURGUIBA, established a strict one-party state. He dominated the country for 31 years, repressing Islamic fundamentalism and establishing rights for women unmatched by any other Arab nation. In November 1987, BOURGUIBA was removed from office and replaced by Zine el Abidine BEN ALI in a bloodless coup. Street protests that began in Tunis in December 2010 over high unemployment, corruption, widespread poverty, and high food prices escalated in January 2011, culminating in rioting that led to hundreds of deaths. On 14 January 2011, the same day BEN ALI dismissed the government, he fled the country, and by late January 2011, a "national unity government" was formed. Elections for the new Constituent Assembly were held in late October 2011, and in December, it elected human rights activist Moncef MARZOUKI as interim president. The Assembly began drafting a new constitution in February 2012 and, after several iterations and a months-long political crisis that stalled the transition, ratified the document in January 2014. Parliamentary and presidential elections for a permanent government were held at the end of 2014. Beji CAID ESSEBSI was elected as the first president under the country's new constitution. In 2016, the new unity government continued to seek to balance political cohesion with economic and social pressures. | ||
Flag description | ||
red with a white disk in the center bearing a red crescent nearly encircling a red five-pointed star; resembles the Ottoman flag (red banner with white crescent and star) and recalls Tunisia's history as part of the Ottoman Empire; red represents the blood shed by martyrs in the struggle against oppression, white stands for peace; the crescent and star are traditional symbols of Islam |
Economy
Gdp | ||
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Purchasing power parity (World Rank: 79) | 130,500,000,000 | USD |
Real growth rate (World Rank: 170) | 1.00 | % |
Per capita purchasing power parity (World Rank: 127) | 11,600 | USD |
Source agriculture (World Rank: 89) | 9.90 | % |
Source industry (World Rank: 110) | 26.20 | % |
Source service (World Rank: 100) | 63.30 | % |
Labourforce | ||
Total (World Rank: 91) | 4,022,000 | |
In poverty (World Rank: 127) | 15.50 | % |
Products | ||
Industries |
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Agriculture |
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Exports |
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Imports |
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Communication
Phone | ||
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Landline total (World Rank: 77) | 974,975 | |
Landline per 100 (World Rank: 134) | 9.00 | |
Mobile per 100 (World Rank: 60) | 128.00 | |
Assessment | 0 | |
Internet | ||
Users (World Rank: 70) | 5,665,240 | |
Population (World Rank: 122) | 50.90 | % |
Transport
Air | ||
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Airports paved (World Rank: 97) | 15.00 | |
Airports unpaved (World Rank: 120) | 14.00 | |
Rail | ||
Total length (World Rank: 71) | 2,173 | |
Road | ||
Total length (World Rank: 113) | 19,418 | |
Paved length (World Rank: 66) | 14,756 | |
Unpaved length (World Rank: 103) | 4,662 |