Tunisia Geography - Sunny Tunisia

With an area of 163, 610 square kilometers, Tunisia is a North African country lying on the Mediterranean coast. Though the size of this Islamic country is relatively small but still the geography of Tunisia reflects great diversity like its climate. Algeria and Libya forms the boundary line on the western and south-eastern sides of the country while an extension of Atlas Mountain Range, The Dorsal, passes through it in north-eastern direction.

A main part of Tunisia geography is its climate. The northern region of the country is mainly mountainous and experiences a temperate climate with mild rain and hot and dry summer seasons while the southern part is somewhat semiarid and it merges into the great Sahara. In between the north and south lies the hot and dry central plain. Shatt al Gharsah is the lowest point whereas Tunisia's highest point is Jebel ech Chambi at a height of 1,544 metres and is covered with a pine forest.

Topographically speaking, the landscape of Tunisia is either hilly or deserted, though the country also features a series of salt lakes (known as chotts or shatts) located at the northern edge of the Sahara. The largest city is Tunis the capital city while petroleum, phosphates, iron ore, lead, zinc, salt and arable land dominate the natural resources scenario.

Along with these, there are two other main features of the geography of Tunisia; the eastern Mediterranean coast of the country is well-famous among visitors and civilians, thanks to its olive monoculture and second though its winter season is not so cold but still the temperature goes below 0 °C sometimes. Demographically, this Islamic country is mainly inhabited by a majority of Arabs and Arabized Berbers population. Around 1% of population consists of French and Italian people. Though Modern Arabic is the official language of the country but Tunisian Arabic holds the place as local and native language. French is also widely used, especially in business communications.