Tunisia is located in the center of North Africa on the Mediterranean Sea. Its area is approximately 165,000 sq km. Check out Tunisia photos to view its beautiful beaches, mountains, plains and desert.

The official name of Tunisia is the "Tunisian Republic". The name is spelled in Arabic as al-Joumhouriya al-Tunisiya, Tunis or Tounes.

'Tunis City' is the capital of Tunisia. Other main cities in Tunisia include: Sfax, Gabes, Sousse, Djerba, Carthage, Kairouan, Monastir and Hammamet.

Tourism in Tunisia is an important part of the economy, as well as agriculture, mining and manufacturing.

Tunisia attracts lots of visitors who come for tourism, history, arts and cultural events. The International Cultural Festival of Carthage hosts annually a number of cultural events and art concerts at the Acropolium center. Tunisia hotels and resorts and cultural services are of high levels.

Tunisia has several World Heritage sites, in addition to other natural, historic and cultural sites, including Carthage, Medina of Sousse, Kairouan, Dougga, Jebil National Park and the Amphitheatre of El-Jem.

The population of Tunisia is over 10.5 millions. The main spoken languages are Arabic and French.

Tunisian food is similar to other Mediterranean cuisines but more spicy. National Tunisian dishes include couscous, coucha, merguez, harissa and khobz tabouna. Tunisian sweets include Brik and Bambaloony.