🌍 Geography
Location: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya
Area & Boundaries
Total Area
163,610 km²
Land Area
155,360 km²
Water Area
8,250 km²
World Rank by Area
#null
Land Boundaries
1,495 km
Coastline
1,148 km
Bordering Countries
Algeria 1 (N/A km)
034 km; Libya (461 km)
Terrain & Climate
Terrain: mountains in north; hot, dry central plain; semiarid south merges into the Sahara
Climate: temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south
Elevation
Highest Point
: N/Am
Lowest Point
: nullm
Mean Elevation
246m
Natural Resources
petroleum, phosphates, iron ore, lead, zinc, salt
👥 Demographics
Population Overview
Total Population (2024)
12,048,847
World Rank
#null
Growth Rate
0.58%
Urbanization
null%
Age & Life Expectancy
Median Age
34.4 years
Life Expectancy
null years
Birth Rate
13.5 per 1,000
Death Rate
6.4 per 1,000
Major Urban Areas
Education
Literacy Rate: null% (Male: 92.7%, Female: 80.1%)
💼 Economy
lower middle-income North African economy; drafting reforms for foreign lenders; high unemployment, especially for youth and women; hit hard by COVID-19; high public sector wages; high public debt; protectionist austerity measures; key EU trade partner
GDP & Economic Indicators
GDP (PPP)
$156.09 billion
GDP (Official Rate)
$53.41 billion
GDP per Capita (PPP)
$12,700
World GDP Rank
#null
GDP Growth Rate
1.4%
Unemployment Rate
null%
Inflation Rate
7.2%
Public Debt (% of GDP)
null%
GDP Composition by Sector
Agriculture
9.3%
Industry
23.6%
Services
62.1%
Major Industries
petroleum, mining (particularly phosphate, iron ore), tourism, textiles, footwear, agribusiness, beverages
Trade
Exports
N/A
Imports
N/A
Foreign Exchange Reserves
N/A
Currency
(null)
🏛️ Government
Government Type
parliamentary republic
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal except for active government security forces (including the police and the military), people with mental disabilities, people who have served more than three months in prison (criminal cases only), and people given a suspended sentence of more than six months
Executive Branch
Chief of State:
Head of Government:
Legislative Branch
National Holiday
Independence Day, 20 March (1956); Revolution and Youth Day, 14 January (2011)
📈 Social Indicators
Physicians
1.32 per 1,000
Hospital Beds
2.4 per 1,000
Health Expenditure
7% of GDP
Education Expenditure
6.7% of GDP
🎨 Cultural Heritage
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
9
Notable Sites
- Amphitheatre of El Jem
- Archaeological Site of Carthage
- Medina of Tunis
- Ichkeul National Park
- Punic Town of Kerkuane
- Kairouan
- Medina of Sousse
- Dougga / Thugga
- Djerba: Testimony to a settlement pattern in an island territory