- Official name
- Tunisian Republic الجمهورية التونسية · Arabic
- Capital
- Tunis
- Region
- Northern Africa
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 12 million
- Area
- 163,610 km²
- Currency
- Tunisian dinar (TND)
- Neighbours
- Algeria, Libya
- Internet / phone
- .tn · +216
Where it is
Notable facts
- Carthage, founded by the Phoenicians near modern Tunis, was Rome’s great rival in the Punic Wars.
- The amphitheatre at El Jem is one of the largest Roman amphitheatres anywhere.
- Parts of southern Tunisia, including Matmata’s underground homes, were used as filming locations for Star Wars.
- The 2010–2011 protests that began in Sidi Bouzid started the Arab Spring.
World Heritage 10 sites
National dish
Couscousكسكس Steamed semolina with a harissa-spiced stew of fish or lamb.
Shares UNESCO heritage status with Algeria, Mauritania and Morocco. Brik, a fried pastry around a whole egg, is the other Tunisian claim.