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Introduction - Tunisia: | Location - Tunisia: | Location | Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya | | Geographic coordinates | 34 00 N, 9 00 E | | Map references | Africa | | Area | total: 163,610 sq km
land: 155,360 sq km
water: 8,250 sq km | | Area comparative | slightly larger than Georgia | | Land boundaries | total: 1,424 km
border countries: Algeria 965 km, Libya 459 km | | Coastline | 1,148 km | | Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm | | Climate | temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south | | Terrain | mountains in north; hot, dry central plain; semiarid south merges into the Sahara | | Elevation extremes | lowest point: Shatt al Gharsah -17 m
highest point: Jebel ech Chambi 1,544 m | | Natural resources | petroleum, phosphates, iron ore, lead, zinc, salt | | Land use | arable land: 17.05%
permanent crops: 13.08%
other: 69.87% (2005) | | Irrigated land | 3,940 sq km (2003) | | Natural hazards | NA | | 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 | | Environment 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
signed, but not ratified: Marine Life Conservation | | Geography 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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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |