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 | Republic of Tunisia
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| Location: |
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya
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| Area: |
163,610 sq 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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| Population: |
9,513,603 (July 1999 est.)
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| Religions: |
Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1% |
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| Languages: |
Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce)
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| Capital: |
Tunis |
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