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tunisia in the worldTunisia 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

 
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