TunisiaDid you know?
- •Tunisia is the smallest country in North Africa but has a rich history spanning over 3,000 years.
- •The ancient city of Carthage, near modern-day Tunis, was once Rome's greatest rival.
- •Tunisia was the birthplace of the Arab Spring movement in December 2010.
Key Information
Capital
Tunis
Population
12,0 million
Area
163,610 km²
GDP
60,4 billion $
Currency
TND
Difficulty on MapGuesser
Easy
Subregion
Northern Africa
Calling code
+216
MapGuesser Tip
Tunisia is the small country at the very top of Africa, between Algeria and Libya — it points north toward Sicily.
Official Languages
ArabicFrench
Flag Colors
rougeblanc
Flag History
The national flag of Tunisia is a rectangular panel of red color with an aspect ratio of 2:3. In the center of the cloth in a white disk is placed a red crescent, surrounding a red five-pointed star on three sides. The Tunisian Bey Hussein II decided to create a flag for Tunisia, close in appearance to the modern one, after the Battle of Navarino on 20 October 1827; in 1831 he was officially approved. In that form, the flag existed during the French protectorate, and on 1 June 1959, it was procl...
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