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Tunisia, Africa

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Tunis, capital city of Tunisia

Image of Tunis, capital city of Tunisia

Tunisia Flag

Flag of Tunisia

Tunisia is a country located in the Northern Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.

Easy learning about Tunisia

Tunisia is located in Northern Africa
Africa Continent
Tunisia has a population of 12,200,431 inhabitants
(2023 UN data)
Inhabitants of Tunisia are called Tunisians
The country’s total area is 163,610 Km2
( 101,662 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank74
Global Peace Index Score2
Human Development Index (HDI) Tunisia HDI ranks in position nº 101 worldwide
High Human Development
HDI of 0.732 (0.4 to 1)
(2022 data from UNDP)
Tunisia’s passport allows visa-free entry to 69 countries
Tunisia passport ranks in position nº 70 in the world
(2025 HP Index data)
Tunisia GDP per capita is $4,528 USD
(2025 estimated data from IMF)
Tunisia ’s LGBTI legal status Same-sex sexual acts are illegal
(2025 ILGA data)
Tunisia EPI (English Proficiency Index) is classified as Low Proficiency in English
has a score of 496
ranks 66th worldwide
(2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude 34° 00' N, 9° 00' E
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Tunisia Capital cityTunis
Neighbouring countriesAlgeria, Libya.
Tunisia Climatetemperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south
Most predominant religionMuslim (official; Sunni),
Second most predominant religionother (includes Christian, Jewish, Shia Muslim, and Baha'i)
Currency name & code Dinar (TND)
Internet ccTLD.tn
Tunisia calling code+216

Tunisia administrative divisions

24 governorates (wilayat)
  1. Beja (Bajah)
  2. Ben Arous (Bin 'Arus)
  3. Bizerte (Banzart)
  4. Gabes (Qabis)
  5. Gafsa (Qafsah)
  6. Jendouba (Jundubah)
  7. Kairouan (Al Qayrawan)
  8. Kasserine (Al Qasrayn)
  9. Kebili (Qibili)
  10. Kef (Al Kaf)
  11. L'Ariana (Aryanah)
  12. Mahdia (Al Mahdiyah)
  13. Manouba (Manubah)
  14. Medenine (Madanin)
  15. Monastir (Al Munastir)
  16. Nabeul (Nabul)
  17. Sfax (Safaqis)
  18. Sidi Bouzid (Sidi Bu Zayd)
  19. Siliana (Silyanah)
  20. Sousse (Susah)
  21. Tataouine (Tatawin)
  22. Tozeur (Tawzar)
  23. Tunis
  24. Zaghouan (Zaghwan)

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