Tunisia


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Tunisia, officially the Tunisian Republic, is the northernmost country in Africa. It is an Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area is almost 165,000 km², with an estimated population of just over 11.4 million. Its name is derived from the capital Tunis located in the north-east.

 

Tunisia is the smallest of the nations situated along the Atlas Mountains range. The south of the country is composed of the Sahara desert, with much of the remainder consisting of particularly fertile soil and 1,300 km of coastline. Both played a prominent role in ancient times, first with the famous Phoenician city of Carthage, then as the Africa Province which was known as the "bread basket" of the Roman Empire. Later, Tunisia was occupied by Vandals during the 5th century AD, Byzantines in the 6th century, and Arabs in the 8th century. Under the Ottoman Empire,  Tunisia was known as "Regency of Tunis". It passed under French protectorate in 1881. After obtaining independence in 1956, the country took the official name of the "Kingdom of Tunisia" at the end of the reign of Lamine Bey and the Husainid Dynasty. With the proclamation of the Tunisian republic on July 25, 1957, the nationalist leader Habib Bourguiba became its first president and led the modernization of the country.

 

Today Tunisia is an export-oriented country, in the process of liberalizing and privatizing its economy. The country operates as a republic under the leadership of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali who has governed since 1987. The Tunisian economy has averaged 5% GDP growth since the early 1990s.

 

Tunisia has close relations with both the European Union — with whom it has an association agreement — and the Arab world. Tunisia is also a member of the Arab League and the African Union. Tunisia has built favourable relations with the European Union, and with France in particular, through economic cooperation, industry modernization, and privatisation programs. The government's moderate and even-handed approach to the Israel-Palestine conflict has also made it an important intermediary in Middle Eastern diplomacy.

The Capital and biggest city is Tunis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The President of Tunisia is it's Head of State, he is chosen by the people every 5th year. The Head of Government is the Prime Minister, he is elected by the president.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Country has one zoo in Tunis mentioned on these pages

 

 

 

 

 

Most western Countrys do not need a Visa

 

 

 

 

 

International callingcode is +216

 

 

 

 

 

The countrys curency is the Tunisian Dinar (TND)

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