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Tunisia
- Geography
Location: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya
Geographic coordinates: 34 00 N, 9 00 E
Map references: Africa
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Note:
strategic location in central Mediterranean; Malta and Tunisia are discussing the commercial exploitation of the continental shelf between their countries, particularly for oil exploration
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Aera |
Total: total: 163,610 sq km
Rank:
92
Land: land: 155,360 sq km
Water: water: 8,250 sq km
Area
- comparative: slightly larger than Georgia
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Boundaries |
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Boundaries total: 1,424 km
Boundaries detail: Algeria 965 km, Libya 459 km
Coastline: 1,148 km
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Climate |
temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south
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Terrain |
mountains in north; hot, dry central plain; semiarid south merges into the Sahara
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Elevation extremes |
lowest
point: Shatt al Gharsah -17 m
highest point: Jebel ech Chambi 1,544 m
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Land use |
Arable land: arable land: 17.05%
Irrigated land: 3,940 sq km
Permanent crops: 13.08%
Permanent pastures: 20%
Forests and woodland: 4%
Other: 69,87% (2005)
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Natural resources |
petroleum, phosphates, iron ore, lead, zinc, salt
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Environment |
current issues: toxic and hazardous waste disposal is ineffective and poses health risks; water pollution from raw sewage; limited natural fresh water resources; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
international agreements
- party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
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signed, but not ratified: Marine Life Conservation
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Maritime claims |
territorial sea: territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone:
continental shelf:
exclusive fishing zone:
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