GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Tunisia is a North-African country bordering the Mediterranean Sea and the Sahara Desert. In the capital, Tunis, the Bardo Museum has archaeological exhibits from Roman mosaics to Islamic art. The city’s medina quarter encompasses the massive Al-Zaytuna Mosque and a thriving souk. To the east, Carthage features the Antonine Baths and other ruins, plus ancient artifacts at the Carthage National Museum.
COUNTRY FACTS
POPULATION
10,043,000
CAPITAL
Tunis (1,996,000)
GDP PER CAPITA
U.S. $6,800
LANGUAGE
Arabic, French
RELIGION
Muslim
LIFE EXPECTANCY
73
AREA
163,610 square kilometers (63,170 square miles)
LITERACY PERCENT
74
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LOCATIONS EXPERIENCED
TUNIS
Tunis is situated on a large Mediterranean Sea gulf (the Gulf of Tunis), behind the Lake of Tunis and the port of La Goulette. It is home to a centuries-old medina and the Bardo, an archaeology museum where Roman mosaics are displayed in a 15th-century palace complex. The parklike ruins of ancient Carthage sit in the city’s northern suburbs.
TUNIS
Tunis is situated on a large Mediterranean Sea gulf (the Gulf of Tunis), behind the Lake of Tunis and the port of La Goulette. It is home to a centuries-old medina and the Bardo, an archaeology museum where Roman mosaics are displayed in a 15th-century palace complex. The parklike ruins of ancient Carthage sit in the city’s northern suburbs.
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