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Republic of Tunisia
🗺️ Tunis, Tunisia
Capital city
📍 36.8065°, 10.1815°View larger map →
📍 Essential Info
CapitalTunis
TimezoneUTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population12.0M
Governmentparliamentary republic
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.tn
Internet Users72%
GDP per Capita$12,700
🌍 Geography
LocationNorthern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya
Size Comparisonslightly larger than Georgia
Climatetemperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south
Terrainmountains in north; hot, dry central plain; semiarid south merges into the Sahara
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsArab 98%, European 1%, Jewish and other 1%
ReligionsMuslim (official; Sunni) 99%, other (includes Christian, Jewish, Shia Muslim, and Baha'i) <1%
Median Age34.1 years
Life Expectancy77.3 years
National HolidayIndependence Day, 20 March (1956)
Destinations in Tunisia
Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook