Tunisia
Tunis · North Africa
Tunisia is a country in Africa. Its capital city is Tunis, the official currency is the Tunisian Dinar, and the main language is Arabic.
With a population of roughly 12.5 million people spread over 163,610 km², Tunisia is the 78th most populous country in the world and the 91st largest by area. That works out at about 76 people per square kilometre.
Tunisia shares land borders with Algeria and Libya — 2 neighbours in all. Its largest urban centres are Tunis, Sfax and Sousse. The highest point in the country is Jebel ech Chambi, at 1,544 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Suriname, while its population is closest to that of Bolivia.
- Capital
- Tunis
- Region
- North Africa
- Population
- 12,500,000
- Area
- 163,610 km²
- Currency
- Tunisian Dinar
- Main language
- Arabic
- Highest point
- Jebel ech Chambi
1,544 m - Land borders
- 2
Tunisia: things worth knowing
- Tunisia is the northernmost country in Africa and the smallest in the Maghreb.
- Carthage, near modern Tunis, was Rome's great rival before its destruction in 146 BC.
- Parts of the Sahara here have stood in for other planets in numerous films.
Tunisia in context
Africa has 54 sovereign countries in total. Tunisia ranks 31st among them by population.
See the full list of Africa countries, or browse all 195 countries.