Tunisia is a country located in Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya. Its geographic coordinates are 34°00′N, 9°00′E. Tunisia occupies an area of 163,610 square kilometres, of which 8,250 are water. Tunisia borders Algeria for 965 km and Libya for 459 km.
- Geographic coordinates: 34 00 N, 9 00 E
- Map references: Africa
- Area - comparative: slightly larger than Georgia
Land boundaries:
- Total: 1,424 km
- Border countries: Algeria 965 km, Libya 459 km
- Coastline: 1,148 km
Maritime claims:
- contiguous zone: 24 nm
- territorial sea: 12 nm
- Terrain: mountains in north; hot, dry central plain; semiarid south merges into the Sahara
Elevation extremes:
- lowest point: Shatt al Gharsah -17 m
- highest point: Jabal ash Shanabi 1,544 m
Natural resources: petroleum, phosphates, iron ore, lead, zinc, salt, arable land
Land use:
- arable land: 19%
- permanent crops: 13%
- permanent pastures: 20%
- forests and woodland: 4%
- other: 44% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: 3,850 sq km (1993 est.)
Natural hazards: NA
Environment - current issues: toxic and hazardous waste disposal is ineffective and presents human health risks; water pollution from raw sewage; limited natural fresh water resources; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
Environment - international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Marine Life Conservation
Geography - note: strategic location in central Mediterranean.
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