- Comes label the country of naming its capital, which has the same name, and opinions differ on the nomination of this state, some believed that the name of Tunisia back to the era Phoenician where usually called the city Balehtha Home, and in the case of Tunisia is Tanit, while some Arab schools likely origin of the word to the roots of Arab through the old city "splatter", as pointed out of Tunisia, "Abdel-Rahman Ibn Khaldun" to the origin of the word "Tunisia", which was launched on the capital of North Africa, where attributed its origin to what is known as the city of the booming urban and economic vitality and dynamic cultural and social lost He pointed out that the name "Tunisia" is derived from the description of a population and arrivals because they know its a good cohabitation and hospitality and hospitality.
- The area of the "Republic of Tunisia" about 162.155 km 2, and sub-Saharan stretch to 30% of the Tunisian territory while covering the rest of the area fertile soil adjacent to the sea.
- Has played a "Tunisia" important roles in ancient history since the era of "Amazigh", "Phoenicians" and "Carthaginians," has been known as the province of Africa during the Roman rule her, then Saracens in the seventh century and founded the city of Kairouan year 50 AH to be The first Islamic city in North Africa.
- Divided into the Republic of Tunisia administratively into six areas of development, divided by the twenty-four states, in the north-east lies the state of Bizerte, Tunis, and Ariana, State of Manouba, State of Ben Arous, State Zaghouan, Nabeul, while in the north-west lies Jendouba, State Beja, State of Kef, and Siliana, and in the middle east lies Sousse, Monastir, Mahdia, Sfax, while in the Midwest located mandate of Kairouan, the mandate of Kasserine, State of Sidi Bouzid, and the south-east lies the mandate of Gabes, Medenine, State Tataouine, south-west: the mandate of Gafsa, Tozeur, Kebili.
- And the climate in "Tunisia", there are three varieties of climate are the Mediterranean climate in the north than the amount of rainfall 400 mm per year, climate semiarid in the middle range where rainfall amounts between 200 and 400 mm per year, and the dry climate in the south under a rain of 200 mm annually.
- It features a reconstruction and development in the "Tunisia" unequal to Almistoan Economic and Social Council, where there is inserted between the country and its coastline, States coastal totaling thirteen mandate of the total twenty-four states, embraces 65.3% of the total population density residential high, about one hundred and forty finger in the quantum box, compared with 66.3 in the entire country, as it is characterized by the diversity of economic, they account for 85% of industrial enterprise in the country and 87.5% of the labor force in this sector.
- The rate of urbanization in "Tunisia" 66.3% in 2008, and stationed urban network on the eastern shores of the areas of "Bizerte", "ڨabs", passing through the capital, "Tunisia" and the Cap Bon and the coast and the "Sfax", where stationed most important economic establishments, as well as 80 % of the population of urbanites.
- As for religion in the state, "Tunisia", about 99% of Tunisians convert to the Islamic religion, 85% of them years of the followers of the Maliki school and 15% of the Hanafi school and there is a minority worship, as there Elsafrion, and with a thousand Jews in the island "Djerba "Tunisian who came from the Levant after the burning of their temple by Nebuchadnezzar 2,500 years ago, the Jewish capital" Tunisia "has came from Spain in the late fifteenth century AD after being persecuted by the Spaniards.
- In spite of the absence of official figures count the number of Christians in Tunisia, but it is said that there are about fifty thousand Christians from Francea Tunisia, as well as the Tunisian assets of Italian, French and Maltese, about 80% of whom are Catholic and older and reside with "Tunisia" capital city "Sfax" There are a small number of Orthodox, Protestant minority staying on the island "Djerba."
- As for languages and dialects, speaks Tunisian Tunisian dialect a dialect vocabulary Arab and contain many words Kturkah, Italian, largely French, and is considered the Arab official language, but French is the language of business and management, de facto, and the Italian has a strong presence in the Tunisian dialect through vocabulary is rooted for immigrants coming from the island of "Sicily."
- The most important merge happened in the history of the Tunisian dialect when Added Song Andalusia (Spanish) after the expulsion of Moros from Andalusia between the 17th and 18th centuries, and are still several areas of "Tunisia" speak Amazigh, such as "Matmata" and "Aldoarat".
- Featuring "Tunisia" tourist beaches, beautiful treasures of archaeological and cultural diversity, which brings to nearly five million tourists annually from around the world, linked to Tunisia with the outside world through seven international airports and eight ports, "Tunisia" the capital is located just two hours by plane from the French capital, "Paris" and the English capital "London" and only 50 minutes from the Italian capital, "Rome," and there are daily flights linking Tunis European and African countries and countries in the Middle East and the Arabian Gulf.
- Has "Tunisia" along the coastline stretching nearly 1300 kilometers several tourist centers freely internationally known such as bathrooms, Sousse, Djerba, Tabarka, also occupies suburb "Sidi Bou Said" northern capital position fascinating Bjblha tall supervisor of the sea, and the domes glittering, and on the walls white, doors and balconies Blue spotless.
- Visitors can an amateur equestrian, diving and fishing in the waters of the deep sea to practice their favorite sport in many beautiful tourist sites. There is also a tourist stations specially prepared for those interested in healing mineral water.
- Also attracts Arab-Islamic architecture attention of visitors, Also worth a visit is the Great Mosque of Kairouan and collector globe olive and medina "Tunisia" capital, in addition to other Arab and Islamic monuments in all parts of the country.
- And replete with Tunisia in several historical sites, Punic and Roman, including baths Antony in "Carthage" and temples Romania in the "Resolution", "Zaghouan" and "Sbeitla," and the cemetery Punic in the "Utica" and housing Romania in "Blariga" and the Roman theater in "Jem" , which is the most important of its kind theater after theater Rome.
- And lets the Tunisian south View views desert wonderful oases many, attracts this region a growing number of senior filmmakers foreign destination to capture the views and filming global singled out from the film "Star Wars" famous, are found in the south-east of the country's Island "Djerba", which became pole prominent tourist attraction in the region and enjoys a global reputation.
