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Region: Africa

Capital: Tunis

Population: 11,494,176

Area Total: 163,610

Area Land: 155,360

Climate: Temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south.
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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Sfax 277,278 2020
Sousse 164,123 2020
Tunis 693,210 2020

Other Key Data
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%

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