Country Overview
Largest Cities
|
City
|
Population
|
Estimated
|
Sfax
|
277,278
|
2020
|
Sousse
|
164,123
|
2020
|
Tunis
|
693,210
|
2020
|
Region: |
Africa |
Population: |
11,494,176 |
Area Total: |
163,610km2 |
Area Land: |
155,360km2 |
Coast Line: |
1,148km |
Capital: |
Tunis |
Climate: |
Temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south. |
Languages: |
Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce) French (commerce) |
Currency: |
1 Tunisian dinar (TD$) = 1,000 millimes |
Holiday: |
National Day is 20 March (1956), Republic Day is 25 July, Martyr's Day is 9 April |
Average Daily Temperature
|
January: |
°C / 51.40°F |
July: |
°C / 79.90°F |
Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 16.2" |
Boundaries
|
Algeria
|
965 km
|
Libya
|
459 km
|
Ethnic Divisions
|
Arab-Berber
|
98.00%
|
European
|
1.00%
|
Jewish
|
1.00%
|
Religions
|
Muslim
|
98.00%
|
Christian
|
1.00%
|
Jewish
|
1.00%
|
CountryWire
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