Place:Tunisia

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NameTunisia
Alt namesAfrica Novasource: Times Atlas of World History (1993) p 335
Al-Djoumhouria Attunusiasource: Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) p 663-664
al-Jumhūrīyah at-Tūnisīyahsource: Britannica Book of the Year (1991) p 716; Britannica Book of the Year (1993) p 732
Ifriqiyasource: Canby, Historic Places (1984) II, 952
Republic of Tunisiasource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
Tunesiensource: Rand McNally Atlas (1994) p 320
Tunissource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Tunisian Republicsource: Wikipedia
Tunisiesource: UN Terminology Bulletin (1993) p 84
Tunísiasource: Rand McNally Atlas (1994) p 320
Túnezsource: UN Terminology Bulletin (1993) p 84
TypeNation
Coordinates34°N 9°E
Contained Places
Governorate
Al Mahdíyah
Al Munasrīr
Al Qayrawán
Ariana
Ben Arous
Bizerte
Bájah
El Kef
Gabès
Gafsa
Jendouba
Kasserine
Kebili
Manouba
Médenine
Nābul
Silyānah
Sīdī Bū Zayd
Sūsah
Tataouine
Tozeur
Tūnis
Zaghouan
Ṣafāqis
Inhabited place
Khniss
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Tunisia ( or  ;  ; ), officially the Republic of Tunisia ( ; Berber: Tagduda n Tunes; ), is the smallest country in North Africa. It is a Maghreb country bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east.

Tunisia is almost in area, with an estimated population of just under 10.7 million. Its name is derived from the capital Tunis located in the northeast. The south of the country is composed of the Sahara desert, with much of the remainder consisting of particularly fertile soil and of coastline.

Tunisia has an association agreement with the European Union and is a member of the Arab Maghreb Union, the Arab League, and the African Union. Tunisia has established close relations with France in particular, through economic cooperation, industrial modernization, and privatisation programs.

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National Archives of Tunisia: A library of preserved works in Arabic, and a file index.

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