Friday, April 11, 2014

Tunisia






Tunisia (US Listeni/tˈnʒə/ too-NEE-zhə or UK /tjˈnɪziə/ tew-NIZ-i-ə; Arabic: تونسTūnis pronounced [ˈtuːnɪs]; French: Tunisie;[Notes 1] Berber: ⵜⵓⵏⴻⵙ), officially the Tunisian Republic (though often referred to in English as the "Republic of Tunisia";[8] Arabic: الجمهورية التونسيةal-Jumhūriyyah at-Tūnisiyyah; French: République tunisienne; Berber: ⵜⴰⴳⴷⵓⴷⴰ ⵏ ⵜⵓⵏⴻⵙ) is the northernmost country in Africa[Notes 2] and, at almost 165,000 square kilometres (64,000 sq mi) in area, the smallest country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. As of 2013, its population is estimated at just under 10.8 million.[3] Its name is derived from its capital city, Tunis, located on the country's northeast coast.


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