Outline of Tunisia

Satellite image of Tunisia, in summer

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Tunisia:

Tunisia – northernmost country in Africa situated on the southern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Tunisia is the smallest of the nations situated along the Atlas mountain 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 kilometres (810 mi) of coastline. In ancient times, Tunisia was the home of the famous Phoenician city of Carthage

General reference[edit]

Pronunciation: US ⁱ/tjuːˈniːʒə/ tew-NEE-zhə, UK /tjuːˈnɪziə/ tew-NIZ-iə; Arabic: تونس‎‎ [tuːnis], Berber: Tunes)
Common English country name: Tunisia
Official English country name: The Tunisian Republic
Adjectival(s): Tunisian
Etymology: Name of Tunisia
International rankings of Tunisia
ISO country codes: TN, TUN, 788
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:TN
Internet country code top-level domain: .tn

Geography of Tunisia[edit]

Tunisia is: a country
Location
- Tunisia is situated within the following regions:
  - Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  - Africa
    - Sahara Desert
    - North Africa
      - Maghreb
- Time zone: UTC+01
- Extreme points of Tunisia
  - High: Jebel ech Chambi 1,544 m (5,066 ft)
  - Low: Shatt al Gharsah −17 m (−56 ft)
- Land boundaries: 1,424 km

Algeria 965 km

Libya 459 km

Coastline: Mediterranean Sea 1,148 km

Population of Tunisia: 10,327,000 – 79th most populous country
Area of Tunisia: 163610 km²
Atlas of Tunisia

Environment of Tunisia[edit]

Natural geographic features of Tunisia[edit]

Cap Bon (also known as Sharik Peninsula)
Ras ben Sakka (northernmost point of Africa)
Strait of Sicily
World Heritage Sites in Tunisia

Gulfs of Tunisia[edit]

The capital city of Tunis lies at the southern edge of the Gulf of Tunis.

Islands of Tunisia[edit]

Lakes of Tunisia[edit]

The Lake of Tunis is a natural lagoon located between the capital city of Tunis and the Gulf of Tunis.

Ichkeul Lake
Lake Tritonis (former lake)
Lake of Tunis (lagoon)
Tunisian salt lakes
- Chott el Djerid (salt lake)

Mountains of Tunisia[edit]

Atlas Mountains
Aurès Mountains
Jebel ech Chambi (highest mountain in Tunisia–1,544 m (5,066 ft))
Djebel Zaghouan

Rivers of Tunisia[edit]

Medjerda River (longest river of Tunisia)

Regions of Tunisia[edit]

Ecoregions of Tunisia[edit]

Administrative divisions of Tunisia[edit]

Governorates of Tunisia
- Lists of Tunisian governorates
- Delegations of Tunisia

Governorates of Tunisia[edit]

Delegations of Tunisia[edit]

The governorates of Tunisia are divided into 262 "delegations" or "districts" (mutamadiyat).

Settlements[edit]

Tunis (capital city, most populous city)
Sfax (second city)

Demography of Tunisia[edit]

Government and politics of Tunisia[edit]

Politics of Tunisia

Form of government: unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic
Capital of Tunisia: Tunis
Elections in Tunisia
2010–2011 Tunisian uprising

Branches of the government of Tunisia[edit]

Executive branch of the government of Tunisia[edit]

Head of state: President of Tunisia, Beji Caid Essebsi
Head of government: Prime Minister of Tunisia, Habib Essid
Cabinet of Tunisia
- Ministries of Tunisia

Legislative branch of the government of Tunisia[edit]

Parliament of Tunisia: Assembly of the Representatives of the People (unicameral since 2014)

Judicial branch of the government of Tunisia[edit]

Court of Cassation – highest court of Tunisia.

Foreign relations of Tunisia[edit]

International organization membership[edit]

The Tunisian Republic is a member of:^[1]

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
African Union (AU)
Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA)
Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD)
Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)
Arab Monetary Fund (AMF)
Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC) (observer)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 77 (G77)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
League of Arab States (LAS)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) (partner)
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) (suspended)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI)
United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Tunisia[edit]

Military of Tunisia[edit]

Command
- Commander-in-chief:
  - Ministry of Defence of Tunisia
Forces
Military history of Tunisia
Military ranks of Tunisia

Political parties in Tunisia[edit]

Politicians of Tunisia[edit]

Local government in Tunisia[edit]

History of Tunisia[edit]

History of North Africa

By period[edit]

History of early Islamic Tunisia
History of medieval Tunisia
- Ifriqiya
Ottoman Tunisia
- Barbary pirates
  - Barbary slave trade
History of French-era Tunisia
- French conquest of Tunisia
  - Treaty of Bardo (1881)
- French protectorate of Tunisia
  - Tunisia during World War II
    - Tunisia Campaign
History of modern Tunisia
- Arab Islamic Republic – proposed Libya-Tunisia union, 1974
- Tunisian Revolution
- 2013–14 Tunisian protests

By subject[edit]

Dynasties of Tunisia[edit]

Economic history of Tunisia[edit]

Military history of Tunisia[edit]

Battle of Adys (255 BC)
Battle of Tunis (255 BC)
Battle of the Great Plains (203 BC)
Battle of Zama (202 BC)
Battle of Carthage (c. 149 BC)
Battle of Ruspina (46 BC)
Battle of Thapsus (46 BC)
Battle of Carthage (238)
Vandalic War (533–534)
- Battle of Ad Decimum (533)
- Battle of Tricamarum (533)
Battle of Carthage (698)
Mahdia campaign (1087)
Conquest of Tunis (1535)
Battle of Djerba (1560)
Barbary Wars
- First Barbary War (1801–1805)
- Second Barbary War (1815)
Battle of Cape Bon (1941)
Tunisia Campaign (1942–1943)
Tunisian independence (1952–1956)
Operation Wooden Leg (1985)

Culture of Tunisia[edit]

Arts in Tunisia[edit]

Cuisine of Tunisia[edit]

Religion in Tunisia[edit]

Sports in Tunisia[edit]

Economy and infrastructure of Tunisia[edit]

Education in Tunisia[edit]

References[edit]

^ "Tunisia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Atlas of Tunisia

Photos of Tunisia
Tunisia travel guide from Wikivoyage
(French) Tunisia Government official site
The North Africa Journal business news
Tunisia Media Online government-sourced
AllAfrica.com – Tunisia news headline links
BBC News Country Profile – Tunisia
Encyclopædia Britannica, Tunisia – Country Page
Tunisia on arab.net
CIA World Factbook – Tunisia
Tunisia at DMOZ
(French) (Arabic) (English) country info & who's who
Everything about Tunisia
TunisiaOnline
Tunisia Daily
Tunisia’s Security Concerns

[CIA_World_Factbook-1] "Tunisia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

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