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Tunisia
Tunisian Republic
Tunisia is a country in Northern Africa. Its capital city is Tunis. About 11.6 million people live there, in an area of 163 610 square kilometres.
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Where is Tunisia?
Tunisia lies in Northern Africa, on the continent of Africa.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 3 785 km from the equator.
Its coastline is about 1 148 km long.
It shares a border with 2 countries: Algeria and Libya.
How big is Tunisia?
Tunisia covers 163 610 square kilometres.
That is about 4 times the size of Switzerland.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 91st largest.
Spread out evenly, that is roughly 70.7 people per square kilometre.
Who lives in Tunisia?
About 11.6 million people live in Tunisia.
That is the 76th biggest population in the world.
People here speak Arabic.
They pay with the Tunisian dinar (د.ت).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 74 years.
The land of Tunisia
The land in Tunisia sits on average 246 metres above sea level.
Its coast runs for about 1 148 km. Walking it end to end, at twenty kilometres a day, would take roughly 57 days.
It lies between the tropics and the poles, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Tunisia different?
A dish the country is known for: Couscous and Kabkabou.
Websites from here often end in .tn.
Tunisia and the rest of the world
Out of every thousand people alive on Earth, about 2 live in Tunisia.
It takes up about 0.12 % of all the land that countries stand on.
Within Africa it is the 35th largest of 54 countries, and the 29th most populated.
That is close to the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Tunisia and its neighbours
Algeria, its largest neighbour, is about 14.6 times bigger.
Algeria has more people: 42.2 million against 11.6 million.
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Tunisia?
The capital of Tunisia is Tunis. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Tunisia?
About 11.6 million people live in Tunisia, which makes it the 76th most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
Which countries border Tunisia?
Tunisia borders Algeria and Libya — 2 neighbours in total.
How big is Tunisia?
Tunisia covers 163 610 square kilometres, making it the 91st largest country in the world. That is about 4 times the size of Switzerland.
Which continent is Tunisia in?
Tunisia is in Africa, in the part called Northern Africa.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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