Outline of Tunisia

The Flag of Tunisia

Satellite image of Tunisia, in summer

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Tunisia:

Tunisia – northernmost country in Africa situated on the southern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Tunisia is the smallest of the nations situated along the Atlas mountain range. The south of the country is composed of the Sahara desert, with much of the remainder consisting of particularly fertile soil and 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) of coastline. In ancient times, Tunisia was the home of the famous Phoenician city of Carthage.

General reference[]

Pronunciation: US: /tjuːˈniːʒə/ (listen) tew-NEE-zhə, UK: /tjuːˈnɪziə/ tew-NIZ-ee-ə; Arabic: تونس‎ [tuːnis], Berber: Tunes)
Common English country name: Tunisia
Official English country name: The Tunisian Republic
Adjectival(s): Tunisian
Etymology: Name of Tunisia
International rankings of Tunisia
ISO country codes: TN, TUN, 788
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:TN
Internet country code top-level domain: .tn

Geography of Tunisia[]

Geography of Tunisia

Tunisia is: a country
Location
- Tunisia is situated within the following regions:
  - Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  - Africa
    - Sahara Desert
    - North Africa
      - Maghreb
- Time zone: UTC+01
- Extreme points of Tunisia
  - High: Jebel ech Chambi 1,544 m (5,066 ft)
  - Low: Shatt al Gharsah −17 m (−56 ft)
- Land boundaries: 1,424 km

Algeria 965 km

Libya 459 km

Coastline: Mediterranean Sea 1,148 km

Population of Tunisia: 10,327,000 – 79th most populous country
Area of Tunisia: 163610 km²
Atlas of Tunisia

Environment of Tunisia[]

Climate of Tunisia
Ecoregions in Tunisia
Protected areas of Tunisia
- Biosphere reserves in Tunisia
- National parks of Tunisia
Wildlife of Tunisia
- Fauna of Tunisia
  - Birds of Tunisia
  - Mammals of Tunisia

Natural geographic features of Tunisia[]

Cap Bon (also known as Sharik Peninsula)
Ras ben Sakka (northernmost point of Africa)
Strait of Sicily
World Heritage Sites in Tunisia

Gulfs of Tunisia[]

The capital city of Tunis lies at the southern edge of the Gulf of Tunis.

Gulf of Gabès
Gulf of Hammamet
Gulf of Tunis

Islands of Tunisia[]

Djerba
Galite Islands
Kerkennah Islands
- Chergui
- Gharbi
Zembra

Lakes of Tunisia[]

The Lake of Tunis is a natural lagoon located between the capital city of Tunis and the Gulf of Tunis.

Ichkeul Lake
Lake Tritonis (former lake)
Lake of Tunis (lagoon)
Tunisian salt lakes
- Chott el Djerid (salt lake)

Mountains of Tunisia[]

Atlas Mountains
Aurès Mountains
Jebel ech Chambi (highest mountain in Tunisia–1,544 m (5,066 ft))
Djebel Zaghouan

Rivers of Tunisia[]

Medjerda River (longest river of Tunisia)

Regions of Tunisia[]

Ecoregions of Tunisia[]

Administrative divisions of Tunisia[]

Subdivisions of Tunisia

Governorates of Tunisia
- Lists of Tunisian governorates
  - List of Tunisian governorates (sortable)
  - List of Tunisian governorates by area
  - List of Tunisian governorates by creation date
  - List of Tunisian governorates by population
- Delegations of Tunisia

Governorates of Tunisia[]

Governorates of Tunisia

Delegations of Tunisia[]

Delegations of Tunisia The governorates of Tunisia are divided into 262 "delegations" or "districts" (mutamadiyat).

Settlements[]

List of cities in Tunisia

Tunis (capital city, most populous city)
Sfax (second city)

Demography of Tunisia[]

Demographics of Tunisia

Berber Jews
- History of the Jews in Tunisia
Mrazig

Government and politics of Tunisia[]

Politics of Tunisia

Form of government: unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic
Capital of Tunisia: Tunis
Elections in Tunisia
2010–2011 Tunisian uprising

Branches of the government of Tunisia[]

Government of Tunisia

Executive branch of the government of Tunisia[]

Head of state: President of Tunisia, Beji Caid Essebsi
Head of government: Prime Minister of Tunisia, Habib Essid
Cabinet of Tunisia
- Ministries of Tunisia
  - Ministry of Communication Technologies
  - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  - Ministry of Regional Development

Legislative branch of the government of Tunisia[]

Parliament of Tunisia: Assembly of the Representatives of the People (unicameral since 2014)

Judicial branch of the government of Tunisia[]

Court system of Tunisia

Court of Cassation – highest court of Tunisia.

Foreign relations of Tunisia[]

Foreign relations of Tunisia

International organization membership[]

The Tunisian Republic is a member of:^[1]

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
African Union (AU)
Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA)
Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD)
Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)
Arab Monetary Fund (AMF)
Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC) (observer)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 77 (G77)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
League of Arab States (LAS)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) (partner)
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) (suspended)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI)
United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Tunisia[]

Law of Tunisia

Constitution of Tunisia
Crime in Tunisia
- Polygamy in Tunisia
- Prostitution in Tunisia (mostly ignored)
Human rights in Tunisia
- Code of Personal Status
- LGBT rights in Tunisia
- Freedom of speech in Tunisia
  - Censorship in Tunisia
    - Internet censorship in Tunisia
  - Tunisia Monitoring Group
Law enforcement in Tunisia
- National Library of Tunisia
Tunisian passports
- Visa requirements for Tunisian citizens
Speed limits in Tunisia

Military of Tunisia[]

Military of Tunisia

Command
- Commander-in-chief:
  - Ministry of Defence of Tunisia
Forces
- Army of Tunisia
- Navy of Tunisia
- Air Force of Tunisia
Military history of Tunisia

Political parties in Tunisia[]

List of political parties in Tunisia

Congress for the Republic
Constitutional Democratic Rally
Democratic Forum for Labour and Liberties
Democratic Modernist Pole
Destour
Ennahda Movement
Movement of Socialist Democrats
Neo Destour
Party of People's Unity
Popular Petition
Progressive Democratic Party
Social Liberal Party
Socialist Destourian Party
Tunisian Communist Party
Tunisian Workers' Communist Party
Unionist Democratic Union

Politicians of Tunisia[]

List of Presidents of Tunisia
- Habib Bourguiba
- Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Prime Minister of Tunisia
- Hédi Baccouche
- Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
- Mohamed Ghannouchi
- Hamed Karoui
- Mohammed Mzali
- Hedi Amara Nouira
- Rachid Sfar

Local government in Tunisia[]

Local government in Tunisia

History of Tunisia[]

History of Tunisia

History of North Africa

By period[]

- History of early Tunisia
- History of Carthage
  - Carthage
    - Carthago delenda est
- History of Roman-era Tunisia / Africa (Roman province)
  - Diocese of Africa
History of early Islamic Tunisia
History of medieval Tunisia
- Ifriqiya
Ottoman Tunisia
- Barbary pirates
  - Barbary slave trade
History of French-era Tunisia
- French conquest of Tunisia
  - Treaty of Bardo (1881)
- French protectorate of Tunisia
  - Tunisia during World War II
    - Tunisia Campaign
History of modern Tunisia
- Arab Islamic Republic – proposed Libya-Tunisia union, 1974
- Tunisian Revolution
- 2013–14 Tunisian protests

By subject[]

Dynasties of Tunisia[]

Aghlabids
Fatimid Caliphate
Zirid Dynasty
Almohad Caliphate
Hafsid dynasty
Husainid Dynasty
- List of Beys of Tunis

Economic history of Tunisia[]

Second Tunisia Plan
Third Tunisia Plan
Fourth Tunisia Plan
Fifth Tunisia Plan
Sixth Tunisia Plan
Seventh Tunisia Plan
Ninth Tunisia Plan

Military history of Tunisia[]

Battle of Adys (255 BC)
Battle of Tunis (255 BC)
Battle of the Great Plains (203 BC)
Battle of Zama (202 BC)
Battle of Carthage (c. 149 BC)
Battle of Ruspina (46 BC)
Battle of Thapsus (46 BC)
Battle of Carthage (238)
Vandalic War (533–534)
- Battle of Ad Decimum (533)
- Battle of Tricamarum (533)
Battle of Carthage (698)
Mahdia campaign (1087)
Conquest of Tunis (1535)
Battle of Djerba (1560)
Barbary Wars
- First Barbary War (1801–1805)
- Second Barbary War (1815)
Battle of Cape Bon (1941)
Tunisia Campaign (1942–1943)
Tunisian independence (1952–1956)
Operation Wooden Leg (1985)