🌍 Countries of the world 🕌 Arab countries
Tunisia
📖 In short
Tunisia is a small Arab country in North Africa on the Mediterranean Sea, the northernmost country in Africa. Arab geographers of old called it “Ifriqiya”. Its capital is Tunis, and it has beautiful beaches, lots of olive trees and a desert in the south.
🤩 Did you know?
- Tunisia's capital is Tunis.
- The currency is the Tunisian dinar.
- In El Jem there's a huge Roman amphitheater, one of the biggest in the world.
- Tunisia is one of the five Maghreb countries.
🗂️ Fact file
- Capital
- Tunisia
- Official language
- Arabic
- Official name
- Tunisia
- Currency
- The Tunisian dinar, worth 0.91 US dollars in 1999.
- Area
- 149,150 km²
- Population
- (1998) 9,380,000 people; population (1994): 8,785,400
🔎 Find out more
🌟 Carthage
Near Tunis are the ruins of ancient Carthage, founded by the Phoenicians about three thousand years ago, a great trading city that rivaled Rome.
🔍 Kairouan
Muslims founded Kairouan more than 1300 years ago. It has the Mosque of Uqba ibn Nafi, one of the oldest mosques in North Africa, and was a center of learning.
💡 Sidi Bou Said
The village of Sidi Bou Said sits on a hill overlooking the sea, with white houses and blue doors and windows. It's one of the prettiest villages in the world.
🎯 Olives and dates
Tunisia is one of the world's biggest olive oil producers, its southern oases have palm trees with delicious dates, and there's a big salt lake called Chott el-Djerid.
🧩 Test yourself
1 Which ancient city did the Phoenicians found near Tunis?
2 What is the village of Sidi Bou Said famous for?
3 Which picture shows “Tunisia”?
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📷 Picture sources: Wikimedia Commons
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