Publication date: 2016, November
Author: RES4MED
Description: Tunisia is a country of North Africa, sharing 965 kilometers of boundaries with Algeria to the west, 459 kilometers with Libya on the southeast and a border with the Mediterranean Sea on the north and the east. The Tunisian capital, Tunis, is located in the north-east of the country. The total area of the country is about 164,000 kilometers, with 50% of the land used for agriculture (8.7 millions of hectares). The Sahara desert represents more than 30% of the country, while the remaining lands are composed of mountains and plains with fertile soil. In 2015, the population of Tunisia reached 11,107,800, following an annual growth rate of 1%. About 63% of the population lives in urban settlements. The proportion of men and women in Tunisia is stable and balanced, but the young generation (between 0-14years old) represents only 23% of the overall population.
