AFRICA: ONE CONTINENT. MANY WORLDS. | ATLAS

Tunisia
Al Jumhuriyah at Tunisiyah


  • Capital: Tunis
  • Population: 9,019,687
  • Population Density: 142 per square mile
  • Ethnic Makeup: Arab-Berber 98%
  • Official Language(s): Arabic
  • Religious Beliefs: Muslim 98%
  • Area: 63,378 square miles
  • Topography: The north is wooded and fertile. The central coastal plains are given to grazing and orchards. The south is arid, approaching Sahara Desert.

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    Maps by Kimberly Townsend, © Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Foundation.

    Atlas information obtained from "The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1997" published by K-III Reference Company.

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