Tunisia

Tunisia is a multi faceted North African country linking north and south. Its climate, location, culture, and ethnicity are all distinctive. Three thousand years ago, the Phoenicians called Tunisia “AFRI” literally “the other shore”, the Romans changed this into “AFRICA”, a name borne by our country for centuries.

Tunisia is located in Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, in front of Italy and near Malta.
Geographic coordinates : 34 00 N, 9 00 E 
Population : 10 millions inhabitants

Tunis, the capital, with a population of about 2 million, is one of the principal cosmopolitan urban centers of the Mediterranean. Other cities in Tunisia include Carthage, Jerba, Hammamet, Sfax, Nabeul, Kairouan, Sousse, Bizerte, Jendouba, Medenine, Monastir, Gabes, Gafsa, Tabarka, Zarzis, Beja, Kasserine and Le Kef.
The official language is Arabic; French is widely used. English is spoken among a growing number of Tunisians. Many also speak Italian or Spanish

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 http://www.tunisie.com/
 http://www.tunisietourisme.com.tn/home-e.htm
 http://www.cap-tunisie.com/html/medinatunis.htm
 http://www.tunisiaonline.com/