Outline of Tunisia

The Flag of Tunisia

The Coat of arms of Tunisia

File:Satellite image of Tunisia in August 2001.jpg

Satellite image of Tunisia, in summer

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Tunisia:

Tunisia – northernmost country in Africa situated on the southern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Tunisia is the smallest of the nations situated along the Atlas mountain range. The south of the country is composed of the Sahara desert, with much of the remainder consisting of particularly fertile soil and 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) of coastline. In ancient times, Tunisia was the home of the famous Phoenician city of Carthage

General reference

• Pronunciation: US ⁱ/tjuːˈniːʒə/ tew-NEE-zhə, UK /tjuːˈnɪziə/ tew-NIZ-iə; Arabic: تونس‎‎ [tuːnis], Berber: Tunes)
• Common English country name: Tunisia
• Official English country name: The Tunisian Republic
• Adjectival(s): Tunisian
• Etymology: Name of Tunisia
• International rankings of Tunisia
• ISO country codes: TN, TUN, 788
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:TN
• Internet country code top-level domain: .tn

Geography of Tunisia

Main article: Geography of Tunisia

• Tunisia is: a country
• Location
  • Tunisia is situated within the following regions:
    • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
    • Africa
      • Sahara Desert
      • North Africa
        • Maghreb
  • Time zone: UTC+01
  • Extreme points of Tunisia
    • High: Jebel ech Chambi 1,544 m (5,066 ft)
    • Low: Shatt al Gharsah −17 m (−56 ft)
  • Land boundaries: 1,424 km

Algeria 965 km

Libya 459 km

• Coastline: Mediterranean Sea 1,148 km

• Population of Tunisia: 10,327,000  – 79th most populous country
• Area of Tunisia: 163610 km²
• Atlas of Tunisia

Environment of Tunisia

• Climate of Tunisia
• Ecoregions in Tunisia
• Renewable energy in Tunisia
• Geology of Tunisia
• Protected areas of Tunisia
  • Biosphere reserves in Tunisia
  • National parks of Tunisia
• Wildlife of Tunisia
  • Fauna of Tunisia
    • Birds of Tunisia
    • Mammals of Tunisia

Natural geographic features of Tunisia

• Cap Bon (also known as Sharik Peninsula)
• Ras ben Sakka (northernmost point of Africa)
• Strait of Sicily
• World Heritage Sites in Tunisia

Gulfs of Tunisia

File:Tunis Gulf topo map-fr.svg

The capital city of Tunis lies at the southern edge of the Gulf of Tunis.

• Gulf of Gabès
• Gulf of Hammamet
• Gulf of Tunis

Islands of Tunisia

• Djerba
• Galite Islands
• Kerkennah Islands
  • Chergui
  • Gharbi
• Zembra

Lakes of Tunisia

The Lake of Tunis is a natural lagoon located between the capital city of Tunis and the Gulf of Tunis.

• Ichkeul Lake
• Lake Tritonis (former lake)
• Lake of Tunis (lagoon)
• Tunisian salt lakes
  • Chott el Djerid (salt lake)

Mountains of Tunisia

• Atlas Mountains
• Aurès Mountains
• Jebel ech Chambi (highest mountain in Tunisia–1,544 m (5,066 ft))
• Djebel Zaghouan

Rivers of Tunisia

• Medjerda River (longest river of Tunisia)

Regions of Tunisia

Main article: Regions of Tunisia

Ecoregions of Tunisia

Main articles: List of ecoregions in Tunisia and Ecoregions in Tunisia

Administrative divisions of Tunisia

Main article: Subdivisions of Tunisia

• Governorates of Tunisia
  • Lists of Tunisian governorates
    • List of Tunisian governorates (sortable)
    • List of Tunisian governorates by area
    • List of Tunisian governorates by creation date
    • List of Tunisian governorates by population
  • Delegations of Tunisia

Governorates of Tunisia

Main article: Governorates of Tunisia

• Ariana
• Béja
• Ben Arous
• Bizerte
• Gabès
• Gafsa
• Jendouba
• Kairouan
• Kasserine
• Kebili
• Kef
• Mahdia
• Manouba
• Medenine
• Monastir
• Nabeul
• Sfax
• Sidi Bouzid
• Siliana
• Sousse
• Tataouine
• Tozeur
• Tunis
• Zaghouan

Delegations of Tunisia

Main article: Delegations of Tunisia

The governorates of Tunisia are divided into 262 "delegations" or "districts" (mutamadiyat).

Settlements

Main article: List of cities in Tunisia

• Tunis (capital city, most populous city)
• Sfax (second city)

Demography of Tunisia

Main article: Demographics of Tunisia

• Berber Jews
  • History of the Jews in Tunisia
• Mrazig

Government and politics of Tunisia

Main article: Government of Tunisia and Politics of Tunisia

• Form of government: unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic
• Capital of Tunisia: Tunis

• Elections in Tunisia
• 2010–2011 Tunisian uprising

Branches of the government of Tunisia

Main article: Government of Tunisia

Executive branch of the government of Tunisia

• Head of state: President of Tunisia, Beji Caid Essebsi
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Tunisia, Habib Essid
• Cabinet of Tunisia
  • Ministries of Tunisia
    • Ministry of Communication Technologies
    • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    • Ministry of Regional Development

Legislative branch of the government of Tunisia

• Parliament of Tunisia: Assembly of the Representatives of the People (unicameral since 2014)

Judicial branch of the government of Tunisia

Main article: Court system of Tunisia

• Court of Cassation – highest court of Tunisia.

Foreign relations of Tunisia

Main article: Foreign relations of Tunisia

• Diplomatic missions in Tunisia
• Diplomatic missions of Tunisia
• Tunisia Monitoring Group
• Tunisia – United States relations

International organization membership

The Tunisian Republic is a member of:

• African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
• African Union (AU)
• Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA)
• Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD)
• Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)
• Arab Monetary Fund (AMF)
• Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC) (observer)
• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• Group of 77 (G77)
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization (IMO)
• International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
• International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
• League of Arab States (LAS)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
• Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
• Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
• Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) (partner)
• Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
• Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) (suspended)
• United Nations (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI)
• United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Customs Organization (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Tunisia

Main article: Law of Tunisia

• Constitution of Tunisia
• Crime in Tunisia
  • Polygamy in Tunisia
  • Prostitution in Tunisia (mostly ignored)
• Human rights in Tunisia
  • Code of Personal Status
  • Freedom of religion in Tunisia
  • Freedom of speech in Tunisia
    • Censorship in Tunisia
      • Internet censorship in Tunisia
    • Tunisia Monitoring Group
• Law enforcement in Tunisia
  • National Library of Tunisia
• Tunisian passports
  • Visa requirements for Tunisian citizens
• Speed limits in Tunisia

Military of Tunisia

Main article: Military of Tunisia

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Tunisia
• Forces
  • Army of Tunisia
  • Navy of Tunisia
  • Air Force of Tunisia
  • Special forces of Tunisia
• Military history of Tunisia
• Military ranks of Tunisia

Political parties in Tunisia

Main article: List of political parties in Tunisia

• Congress for the Republic
• Constitutional Democratic Rally
• Democratic Forum for Labour and Liberties
• Democratic Modernist Pole
• Destour
• Ennahda Movement
• Movement of Socialist Democrats
• Neo Destour
• Party of People's Unity
• Popular Petition
• Progressive Democratic Party
• Social Liberal Party
• Socialist Destourian Party
• Tunisian Communist Party
• Tunisian Workers' Communist Party
• Unionist Democratic Union

Politicians of Tunisia

• List of Presidents of Tunisia
  • Habib Bourguiba
  • Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
• Prime Minister of Tunisia
  • Hédi Baccouche
  • Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
  • Mohamed Ghannouchi
  • Hamed Karoui
  • Mohammed Mzali
  • Hedi Amara Nouira
  • Rachid Sfar

Local government in Tunisia

Main article: Local government in Tunisia

History of Tunisia

Main article: History of Tunisia, Timeline of the history of Tunisia, and Current events of Tunisia

• History of North Africa

By period

• History of ancient Tunisia
  • History if early Tunisia
  • History of Punic-era Tunisia
    • Carthage
      • Carthago delenda est
    • History of Punic-era Tunisia: chronology
    • History of Punic-era Tunisia: culture
  • History of Roman-era Tunisia
    • Africa (Roman province)
    • Diocese of Africa
• History of early Islamic Tunisia
• History of medieval Tunisia
  • Ifriqiya
• Ottoman Tunisia
  • Barbary pirates
    • Barbary slave trade
• History of French-era Tunisia
  • French conquest of Tunisia
    • Treaty of Bardo (1881)
  • French protectorate of Tunisia
    • Tunisia during World War II
      • Tunisia Campaign
• History of modern Tunisia
  • Arab Islamic Republic – proposed Libya-Tunisia union, 1974
  • Tunisian Revolution
  • 2013–14 Tunisian protests

By region

• History of Carthage

By subject

Dynasties of Tunisia

• Aghlabids
• Fatimid Caliphate
• Zirid Dynasty
• Almohad Caliphate
• Hafsid dynasty
• Husainid Dynasty
  • List of Beys of Tunis

Economic history of Tunisia

• First Tunisia Plan
• Second Tunisia Plan
• Third Tunisia Plan
• Fourth Tunisia Plan
• Fifth Tunisia Plan
• Sixth Tunisia Plan
• Seventh Tunisia Plan
• Eighth Tunisia Plan
• Ninth Tunisia Plan

Military history of Tunisia

• Battle of Adys (255 BC)
• Battle of Tunis (255 BC)
• Battle of the Great Plains (203 BC)
• Battle of Zama (202 BC)
• Battle of Carthage (c. 149 BC)
• Battle of Ruspina (46 BC)
• Battle of Thapsus (46 BC)
• Battle of Carthage (238)
• Vandalic War (533–534)
  • Battle of Ad Decimum (533)
  • Battle of Tricamarum (533)
• Battle of Carthage (698)
• Mahdia campaign (1087)
• Conquest of Tunis (1535)
• Battle of Djerba (1560)
• Barbary Wars
  • First Barbary War (1801–1805)
  • Second Barbary War (1815)
• Battle of Cape Bon (1941)
• Tunisia Campaign (1942–1943)
• Tunisian independence (1952–1956)
• Operation Wooden Leg (1985)

Culture of Tunisia

Main article: Culture of Tunisia

• Architecture of Tunisia
• Festivals in Tunisia
• Languages of Tunisia
  • Northern Berber languages
  • Sened language (extinct)
  • Shelha language
  • Tunisian Arabic
• Media in Tunisia
• Museums in Tunisia
• National symbols of Tunisia
  • Coat of arms of Tunisia
  • Flag of Tunisia
  • National anthem of Tunisia (Humat al-Hima)
  • Nichan Iftikhar (order)
• People of Tunisia
  • Italian Tunisians
• Prostitution in Tunisia
• Public holidays in Tunisia
• Records of Tunisia
• Recreation in Tunisia
  • Caving in Tunisia
• World Heritage Sites in Tunisia

Arts in Tunisia

• Art in Tunisia
  • Tunisian collaborative painting
• Cinema of Tunisia
• List of Tunisian films
• Literature of Tunisia
• Music of Tunisia
  • Checkpoint 303
  • Mezwed
  • Tunisia in the Eurovision Song Contest
  • Tunisian underground music
• Television in Tunisia
• Theatre in Tunisia
  • National Theatre of Tunisia

Cuisine of Tunisia

Main article: Cuisine of Tunisia

• Brik
• Chermoula
• Couscous
• Harissa
• Lablabi
• Makroudh
• Merguez
• Shakshouka
• Zlebia

Religion in Tunisia

Main article: Religion in Tunisia

• Christianity in Tunisia
  • Roman Catholicism in Tunisia
• Hinduism in Tunisia
• Islam in Tunisia
• Judaism in Tunisia
• Sikhism in Tunisia

Sports in Tunisia

Main article: Sports in Tunisia

• List of Tunisian records in athletics
• Tunis Sports City
• Basketball in Tunisia
  • Tunisia national basketball team
  • Tunisia women's national basketball team
• Football in Tunisia
  • Fédération Tunisienne de Football
  • Tunisian Coupe de la Ligue Professionnelle
  • Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
  • Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 2
  • Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 3
  • Tunisia national football team
  • Tunisia women's national football team
  • Tunisian President Cup
  • Tunisian Triangle
• Tunisia national futsal team
• Handball in Tunisia
  • Tunisia national handball team
  • Tunisia women's national handball team
• Tunisia at the Mediterranean Games
  • Tunisia at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
  • Tunisia at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
• Tunisia at the Olympics
  • Tunisia at the 1960 Summer Olympics
  • Tunisia at the 1964 Summer Olympics
  • Tunisia at the 1968 Summer Olympics
  • Tunisia at the 1972 Summer Olympics
  • Tunisia at the 1976 Summer Olympics
  • Tunisia at the 1984 Summer Olympics
  • Tunisia at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  • Tunisia at the 1992 Summer Olympics
  • Tunisia at the 1996 Summer Olympics
  • Tunisia at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  • Tunisia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  • Tunisia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
• Tunisia at the Paralympics
  • Tunisia at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
  • Tunisia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
• Tunisia at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
• Tunisia at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
• Rugby union in Tunisia
  • Tunisia national rugby union team
  • Tunisia national rugby union team (sevens)
  • Tunisian Rugby Federation
• Tunisia men's national volleyball team
• Tunisia men's national water polo team
• Tennis in Tunisia
  • Tunis Open
  • Tunisia Davis Cup team
  • Tunisia Fed Cup team

Economy and infrastructure of Tunisia

Main article: Economy of Tunisia

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 77th (seventy-seventh)

• Agriculture in Tunisia
• Banking in Tunisia
  • Central Bank of Tunisia
  • List of banks in Tunisia
• Communications in Tunisia
  • Internet in Tunisia
    • Internet censorship in Tunisia
    • Tunisian Internet Agency
  • Telephone numbers in Tunisia
• Companies of Tunisia
  • Entreprise Tunisienne d'Activites Petroliere (state-owned)
    • Numhyd
  • Tunisian Railways
  • Tunisiana (owned by Orascom Telecom Holding)
• Currency of Tunisia: Dinar
  • Tunisian duro
  • ISO 4217: TND
• Economic history of Tunisia
• Energy in Tunisia
  • Energy policy of Tunisia
  • Oil industry in Tunisia
• Health care in Tunisia
• Mining in Tunisia
• Stock exchange: Bourse de Tunis
• Tourism in Tunisia
• Trade unions in Tunisia
  • Confédération Générale des Travailleurs Tunisiens
  • Tunisian General Labour Union
  • Union Syndicale des Travailleurs de Tunisie
  • Union des Travailleurs Tunisiens
  • Transport in Tunisia
  • Air transport in Tunisia
    • Airlines in Tunisia
      • Karthago Airlines
      • Nouvelair
      • Sevenair
      • SBA Airlines (planned)
      • Tunisair
    • Airports in Tunisia
      • Borj El Amri Airport
      • Djerba–Zarzis International Airport
      • Monastir – Habib Bourguiba International Airport
      • Tozeur–Nefta International Airport
      • Sfax–Thyna International Airport
      • Tunis–Carthage International Airport
      • Enfidha – Hammamet International Airport
  • Rail transport in Tunisia
    • Railway stations in Tunisia
    • List of Tunis Metro stations
    • Métro léger de Tunis
    • Société des transports de Tunis
    • TGM
  • Roads in Tunisia
    • Speed limits in Tunisia
• Water supply and sanitation in Tunisia

Education in Tunisia

Main article: Education in Tunisia

• List of schools in Tunisia
• List of universities in Tunisia

See also

Main article: Tunisia

• Index of Tunisia-related articles
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
• Outline of geography

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Tunisia

• Photos of Tunisia
• Tunisia travel guide from Wikivoyage
• (French) Tunisia Government official site
• The North Africa Journal business news
• Tunisia Media Online government-sourced
• AllAfrica.com – Tunisia news headline links
• BBC News Country Profile – Tunisia
• Encyclopædia Britannica, Tunisia – Country Page
• Tunisia on arab.net
• CIA World Factbook – Tunisia
• Tunisia at DMOZ
• (French) (Arabic) (English) country info & who's who
• Everything about Tunisia
• TunisiaOnline
• Tunisia Daily