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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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City
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Population
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Estimated
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Sfax
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277,278
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2020
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Sousse
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164,123
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2020
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Tunis
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693,210
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2020
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| Region: |
Africa |
| Population: |
11,494,176 |
| Area Total: |
163,610km2 |
| Area Land: |
155,360km2 |
| Coast Line: |
1,148km |
| Capital: |
Tunis |
| Climate: |
Temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south. |
| Languages: |
Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce)
French (commerce) |
| Currency: |
1 Tunisian dinar (TD$) = 1,000 millimes |
| Holiday: |
National Day is 20 March (1956), Republic Day is 25 July, Martyr's Day is 9 April |
Average Daily Temperature
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| January: |
°C / 51.40°F |
| July: |
°C / 79.90°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 16.2" |
Boundaries
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Algeria
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965 km
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Libya
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459 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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Arab-Berber
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98.00%
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European
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1.00%
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Jewish
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1.00%
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Religions
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Muslim
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98.00%
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Christian
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1.00%
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Jewish
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1.00%
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CountryWire
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