Formation
March 20, 1956
Tunisia
Capital
Tunis
Population
12.26 million (2021)
Tunisia
About
The northernmost country in Africa. It is a part of the Maghreb region of North Africa, bordered by Algeria and Libya. It is home to Africa's northernmost point, Cape Angela.
Trivia
It has one of the world's largest amphitheaters called El Jem. Red is the color of mourning in Tunisia. The first demonstrations of the Arab Spring took place in central Tunisia in December 2010.
