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Tunisia Geography 1996

Location:

Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya

Map references:

Africa

Area:

total area:

163,610 sq km

land area:

155,360 sq km

comparative area:

slightly larger than Georgia

Land boundaries:

total 1,424 km, Algeria 965 km, Libya 459 km

Coastline:

1,148 km

Maritime claims:

contiguous zone:

24 nm

territorial sea:

12 nm

International disputes:

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

Climate:

temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south

Terrain:

mountains in north; hot, dry central plain; semiarid south merges into the Sahara

Natural resources:

petroleum, phosphates, iron ore, lead, zinc, salt

Land use:

arable land:

20%

permanent crops:

10%

meadows and pastures:

19%

forest and woodland:

other:

47%

Irrigated land:

2,750 sq km (1989)

Environment:

current issues:

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

natural hazards:

international agreements:

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

Note:

strategic location in central Mediterranean

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