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Africa TN The Republic of Tunisia
Tunisia
  • تونس / الجمهورية التونسية / Tūnisiyya
  • Region : Northern Africa
  • Capital : Tunis
  • Area : 163,610.00 km²
  • Official Language : Arabic
  • Population : 11,565,000.00
  • GDP(Nominal) : 38.732
  • GPI Rank : 82
  • GII Rank : 70
Tunisia is a country in the north of Africa on the southern Mediterranean coast. The distance to the southern Italian islands is just under 70 km. The land has a total area of 163,610 km² and a total coastline of 1,148 km. This area is approximately 79% of the area of Minnesota. The country has about 30 islands. There are direct national borders with the 2 neighbouring countries Algeria and Libya. The distance between New York City and the Capital Tunis is about 7,020 km.According to the definition of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Tunisia is one of the developing countries because of its lower economic performance.
Population
Population Per Km2

70.69

Life Expectancy of Males

74.5

Life Expectancy of Females

78.5

Birth Rate

17.6 ‰

Death Rate

6.3 ‰

Passport
Passport of Tunisia
VF : 37 , VOA : 41 MS : 78
Currency : Tunesian Dinar (TND)

1 US Dollar = 2.91 Dinar
1 Dinar = 0.34 US Dollar

Economy

Item

Value

GDP : 38.732 | GDP(PPP) : 149.190
Important Cities

City/Region

Population

Tunis / CapitalTunis

1,056,000

SfaxSafaqis

277,000

SousseSusah

164,000

MidounMadanin

120,000

KairouanAl Qayrawan

120,000

BizerteBanzart

115,000

GabèsQabis

110,000

ArianaAriana

98,000

KasserineAl Qasrayn

82,000

GafsaGafsa

81,000

La GouletteTunis

80,000

ZarzisMadanin

79,000

Ben ArousBin 'Arus

75,000

MonastirAl Munastir

72,000

MasakinSusah

65,000

SaqanisAl Munastir

64,000

TataouineTataouine

63,000

El HammaQabis

62,000

DouaneNabul

60,000

BéjaBajah

57,000

NabeulNabul

56,000

JendoubaJundubah

51,000

El KefKef

48,000

Menzel BourguibaBanzart

46,000

MahdiaAl Mahdiyah

46,000

Sidi BouzidSidi Bu Zayd

42,000

Al MetlaouiGafsa

42,000

TozeurTawzar

35,000

Al QarmadahSafaqis

34,000

DouzQibili

28,000

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Land Use

Category

Area

Mother Tongue

Lanaguage

Percent

Arabic

69.9 %

Arabic-French

26.3 %

Arabic-French-English

3.2 %

other

0.6 %

Transport

Lanaguage

Percent

Climate
The climate in TunisiaThe climate in Tunisia is subtropical. So it is much drier and warmer than in the most parts of the US or Central Europe. Only in a few humid months per year the intense of rain is a bit higher. Depending on the season, the average daytime temperatures range between 17 and 35 degrees. In some parts of the country the temperature raises up to 39 °C. In the colder months and depending in the region, the temperature lowers down to 7°C in a month's average. Average daytime and nighttime temperaturesDetailed climate data for Tunisia and 9 geographic spots of the country
The climate in Tunisia