Outline of Tunisia explained

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 Mountains. The south of the country is composed of the Sahara desert, with much of the remainder consisting of particularly fertile soil and 1300km (800miles) of coastline. In ancient times, Tunisia was the home of the famous Phoenician city of Carthage.

General reference

Pronunciation:, ; ar|تونس pronounced as /ar/, 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
Internet country code top-level domain: .tn

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 15440NaN0
  - Low: Shatt al Gharsah -170NaN0
- Land boundaries: 1,424 km

965 km

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

Islands of Tunisia

Lakes of Tunisia

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–15440NaN0)
Djebel Zaghouan

Rivers of Tunisia

Medjerda River (longest river of Tunisia)

Regions of Tunisia

Ecoregions of Tunisia

See main article: List of ecoregions in Tunisia and Ecoregions in Tunisia.

Administrative divisions of Tunisia

Subdivisions of Tunisia

Governorates of Tunisia
- Lists of Tunisian governorates
- Delegations of Tunisia

Governorates of Tunisia

Delegations of Tunisia

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

Settlements

List of cities in Tunisia

Tunis (capital city, most populous city)
Sfax

Demography of Tunisia

Demographics of Tunisia

Government and politics of Tunisia

Politics of Tunisia

Form of government: unitary 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, Kais Saied
Head of government: Prime Minister of Tunisia, Ahmed Hachani led by whom President of Tunisia, Kais Saied
Cabinet of Tunisia
- Ministries of Tunisia

Legislative branch of the government of Tunisia

The National Council of Regions and Regions

(Bicameral since 2022)

Judicial branch of the government of Tunisia

Court system of Tunisia

Court of Cassation – highest court 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
- Tunisian National Guard
- Tunisian Police
Tunisian passports
- Visa requirements for Tunisian citizens
Speed limits in Tunisia

Military of Tunisia

Command
- Commander-in-chief:
  - Ministry of Defence of Tunisia
Forces
Military history of Tunisia

Political parties in Tunisia

List of political parties in Tunisia

Politicians of Tunisia

Local government in Tunisia

Carthage Palace (The official residence of the President of the Republic of Tunisia)
the government palace (The official residence of the Prime Minister and meetings of the Council of Ministers)
Bardo Palace (The seat of the Tunisian parliament) .