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Tunisia
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Location:
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Area:
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Coastline:
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International disputes:
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Climate:
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Terrain:
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Natural resources:
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Land use:
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Irrigated land:
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Environment:
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Note:
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Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya
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Africa
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total area:
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163,610 sq km
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land area:
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155,360 sq km
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comparative area:
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slightly larger than Georgia
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total 1,424 km, Algeria 965 km, Libya 459 km
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1,148 km
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contiguous zone:
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24 nm
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territorial sea:
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12 nm
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maritime boundary dispute with Libya; land boundary dispute with Algeria
settled in 1993; Malta and Tunisia are discussing the commercial
exploitation of the continental shelf between their countries, particularly
for oil exploration
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temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in
south
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mountains in north; hot, dry central plain; semiarid south merges into the
Sahara
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petroleum, phosphates, iron ore, lead, zinc, salt
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arable land:
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20%
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permanent crops:
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10%
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meadows and pastures:
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19%
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forest and woodland:
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4%
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other:
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47%
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2,750 sq km (1989)
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current issues:
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toxic and hazardous waste disposal is ineffective and presents human health
risks; water pollution from raw sewage; limited natural fresh water
resources; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
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natural hazards:
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NA
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international agreements:
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party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Environmental
Modification, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer
Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands; signed, but not ratified -
Desertification, Marine Life Conservation
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strategic location in central Mediterranean