Geography Statistics of Tunisia

Tunisia's Information

Land Area	155,360 km²
Water Area	8,250 km²
Total Area	163,610km² (#91)
Population	11,134,588 (#79)
Population Density	71.67/km²
Government Type	Parliamentary Republic
GDP (PPP)	$131.00 Billion
GDP Per Capita	$11,700
Currency	Dinar (TND)
Largest Cities	Tunis (693,210) Sfax (277,278) Sousse (164,123) Midoun (120,000) Kairouan (119,794) Bizerte (115,268) Gabes (110,075) Ariana (97,687) Kasserine (81,987) Gafsa (81,232) View all cities in Tunisia

Coastline: 1,148 km (0.62 miles)
Land Area:
( land) 59,984 sq miles (155,360 sq km)
( water) 3,185 sq miles (8,250 sq km)
( TOTAL) 63,170 sq miles (163,610 sq km)

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Land Area: (all countries)
Land Divisions: There are 24 governorates including: Ariana (Aryanah), Beja (Bajah), Ben Arous (Bin 'Arus), Bizerte (Banzart), Gabes (Qabis), Gafsa (Qafsah), Jendouba (Jundubah), Kairouan (Al Qayrawan), Kasserine (Al Qasrayn), Kebili (Qibili), Kef (Al Kaf), Mahdia (Al Mahdiyah), Manouba (Manubah), Medenine (Madanin), Monastir (Al Munastir), Nabeul (Nabul), Sfax (Safaqis), Sidi Bou Zid (Sidi Bu Zayd), Siliana (Silyanah), Sousse (Susah), Tataouine (Tatawin), Tozeur (Tawzar), Tunis and Zaghouan (Zaghwan)
Horizontal Width: 112.94 miles (181.77 km) from Le Kef east to Nabeul
Vertical Length: 484 miles (778.92 km) from Bizerte south to Borj el-Khadra

Note: Lengths and widths are point-to-point, straight-line measurements from a Mercator map projection, and will vary some using other map projections
Bordering Countries: (2) Algeria, Libya
Geographic Center: About 47.26 miles (76.05 km) east of Gafsa
Highest Point: Chambi 5,066 ft. (1,544 m)
Lowest Point: Shatt al Gharsah -55 ft. (-17 m)
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This page was last updated on April 7, 2017.

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