Tunisia
Tunisia (US
i// too-NEE-zhə or UK // tew-NIZ-i-ə; Arabic: تونس Tūnis 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 التونسية
al-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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