🇹🇳 Tunisia
North Africa
About Tunisia
A Mediterranean North African republic with a strong education base, olive groves and an outsized tech and manufacturing sector.
- Population
- ~12 million
- Capital
- Tunis
- Languages
- Arabic, French
- Region
- North Africa
- Culture
- Carthaginian and Ottoman heritage, malouf music, Sidi Bou Said's blue-and-white streets, and a strong film festival tradition.
- Main products
- Olive oilElectrical componentsTextilesPhosphatesTourism
Happening now in Tunisia
Most recent reports- Arab Radio and TV Festival Kicks Off At Carthage Roman Amphitheatre
Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:30 · Arts, Culture and Entertainment
- Rwanda Bow Out of African Volleyball Championship As Tunisia Reach Semis
Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:18 · Central Africa
- All of Africa Today - September 21, 2026
Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:04 · Africa
- Public Health 'Integrated System That Was Deliberately Targeted and Systematically Crippled,' President Says [update 1)
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:56 · Health and Medicine
- Imprisoned Tunisian Journalist Zied El-Heni Faces New Terrorism Charges
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 04:45 · Legal and Judicial Affairs
- Draft Finance Law 2027 - President Saïed Says Less Taxes and Red Tape and Increased Responsibility [update 1]
Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:51 · North Africa
- Draft Finance Law 2027 - President Saïed Says Less Taxes and Red Tape and Increased Responsibility
Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:42 · Governance
- All of Africa Today - September 14, 2026
Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:07 · Africa
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