Tunisia
Tunisia
Capital Tunis
163,610 km² · 12,348,573 people (2025) · Tunisian dinar
Cape Angela is the northernmost point of the African continent. Chott el Djerid in the south is a salt flat of about 7,000 km² that dries out almost completely in summer and shimmers with mirages, which is why so much desert film-making happens there.
The facts
- Capital
- Tunis
- Area
- 163,610 km² — 63,170 sq mi
- Population
- 12,348,573 (2025)
- Density
- 75.5 people per km²
- Currency
- Tunisian dinar (TND, د.ت)
- Official language
- Arabic
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Calling code
- +216
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- TN · TUN
- Continent
- Africa
How it compares
- By area
- 92 of 200
- By population
- 80 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 176,215 | 3,384,688 |
| Suriname | 163,820 | 639,850 |
| Tunisia ← | 163,610 | 12,348,573 |
| Bangladesh | 148,460 | 175,686,899 |
| Nepal | 147,181 | 29,618,118 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Tunisia?
- Tunis
- What currency does Tunisia use?
- The Tunisian dinar (TND).
- How big is Tunisia?
- 163,610 km², or 63,170 square miles — 92 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Tunisia drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
- Uruguay 176,215 km²
- Suriname 163,820 km²
- Bangladesh 148,460 km²
- Nepal 147,181 km²
- Nigeria Africa
- Ethiopia Africa
- Egypt Africa
- Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa
- Tanzania Africa
- South Africa Africa
- Kenya Africa
- Sudan Africa
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)