Where is Tunisia?
Tunisia is a country in Northern Africa, bordered by Algeria and Libya.
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Crazy but True
Parts of Star Wars were filmed in Tunisia, and some sets are still standing in the desert. The town of Tataouine lent its name to Luke Skywalker's home planet, and at Matmata you can stay in the underground cave dwelling used as his family home, which is a real Berber house.
Tunisia facts
- Capital
- Tunis
- Population
- 12,348,573 (2025)
- Area
- 163,610 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Northern Africa
- Currency
- Tunisian dinar (TND)
- Languages
- Arabic
- Coordinates
- 34°, 9°
- Landlocked
- No
- Country code
- TN · TUN
How Tunisia compares
- Tunisia is the 92nd largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than Suriname and larger than Bangladesh.
- It is the 79th most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 2 countries.
- Within Africa, it is the 35th largest of 49 countries by area.