NationMaster - Tunisian Geography statistics

Area > Comparative slightly larger than Georgia
Area > Total	96 sq km	[96th of 248]
Area > Water	46 sq km	[46th of 237]
Capital city with population	Tunis - 887,800
Climate temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south
Coastline	83 km	[83rd of 249]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Jebel ech Chambi 1,544 m
Forested Land	174%	[174th of 193]
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
Irrigated land	59 sq km	[59th of 185]
Largest city	Tunis
Largest city population	60	[60th of 174]
Largest city with population	Tunis - 887,800
Location Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya
Map references Africa
Maritime claims > Contiguous zone	73 nm	[73rd of 82]
Natural resources petroleum, phosphates, iron ore, lead, zinc, salt
Population density	130 people per sqkm	[130th of 256]
Precipitation	73 mm	[73rd of 95]
Terrain mountains in north; hot, dry central plain; semiarid south merges into the Sahara

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SOURCES: The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America. ; Total area in square kilometers ; Total water area in square kilometers ; Capital cities including most recent population (estimates included). Populations are figures only within the city limits, unless otherwise specified. All populations are from 2001 t0 2005 unless otherwise specified.; A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year. ; The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea. ; Highest point above sea level ; Forested land as a proportion of total land area, estimate by FAO; This entry includes miscellaneous geographic information of significance not included elsewhere. ; The number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water. ; The city with the highest population; The population of the country's largest city; Largest cities including most recent population (estimates included). Populations are figures only within the city limits, unless otherwise specified. All populations are from 2001 t0 2005 unless otherwise specified.; The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water. ; The name of the CIA World Factbook reference map on which a country may be found. The entry on Geographic coordinates may be helpful in finding some smaller countries. ; Contiguous zone - according to the LOS Convention (Article 33), this is a zone contiguous to a coastal State's territorial sea, over which it may exercise the control necessary to: prevent infringement of its customs, fiscal, immigration, or sanitary laws and regulations within its territory or territorial sea; punish infringement of the above laws and regulations committed within its territory or territorial sea; the contiguous zone may not extend beyond 24 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured (e.g. the US has claimed a 12-mile contiguous zone in addition to its 12-mile territorial sea). A full and definitive definition can be found in the Law of the Sea (LOS) Convention. ; A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance. ; People per square kilometre, in 1999. At this time the world average was 14.42.; Average Annual Precipitation in Largest City (mm, 1931-1960); A brief description of the topography

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Tunisia, Tunisian Republic, Al Jumhuriyah at Tunisiyah, Tunis

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