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Tunisia

تونس

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Key facts

Official name
Tunisian Republic
Name in Arabic
تونس
Capital
Tunis
Region
Africa
Subregion
North Africa
Official languages
Arabic
Currency
Tunisian Dinar · د.ت · TND
Area
163,610 km²
Coastline
Yes

Neighbours

Flags often confused with this one

About Tunisia

Tunisia is a country in North Africa, one of the 54 countries of Africa on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Tunisian Republic. In Arabic, the name is written تونس, and the capital تونس. Tunisia is a member of the Arab League, which brings together 22 countries. It is also one of the 5 countries of the Maghreb. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.

The capital of Tunisia is Tunis. Tunis lies at about 37° north and 10° east. The official language of Tunisia is Arabic. Its currency is the Tunisian Dinar, with the symbol ⁨د.ت⁩ and the international code TND.

Tunisia covers about 163,610 square kilometres, which puts it 91st by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 2 countries: Algeria and Libya. The largest of these neighbours by area is Algeria. Other countries in North Africa include Sudan, Egypt, and Morocco. Its flag is easy to confuse with the flag of Türkiye, a classic trap in the Hard level of the flags quiz. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Africa quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Tunisia with the other countries of the same region.

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