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Tunisia, [ a] officially the Republic of Tunisia, [ b][ 20] is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a part of the Maghreb region of North Africa, bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares maritime borders with Italy through the islands of ...
Topographic map of Tunisia. Tunisia is on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa, midway between the Atlantic Ocean and the Nile Delta. It is bordered by Algeria on the west and Libya on the south east. It lies between latitudes 30° and 38°N, and longitudes 7° and 12°E. An abrupt southward turn of the Mediterranean coast in northern ...
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Flag Date Use Description 1987–2011: Presidential Flag of Tunisia (Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali) . A purple ground, superimposed with the white Tughra characters: Jim and Ta. The character Jim in Arabic is the first character of the word Jumhuriyya and the character Ta in Arabic is the first character of the name Tounes.
1:1. The flag of Tunisia is a rectangular panel of red color with an aspect ratio of 2:3. In the center of the cloth in a white circle is placed a red crescent, surrounding a red five-pointed star on three sides. The Tunisian Bey Hussein II decided to create a flag for Tunisia, close in appearance to the modern one, after the Battle of Navarino ...
History of Tunisia. The present day Republic of Tunisia, al-Jumhuriyyah at-Tunisiyyah, is situated in Northern Africa. Geographically situated between Libya to the east, Algeria to the west and the Mediterranean Sea to the north. [ 1] Tunis is the capital and the largest city (population over 800,000); it is near the ancient site of the city of ...
Country Name of animal Scientific name Picture Ref. Algeria: Fennec fox (national animal) Vulpes zerda [1] Argentina: Rufous hornero (national bird) Furnarius rufus [2] Antigua and Barbuda: European fallow deer (national animal) Dama dama [3] Frigate (national bird) Fregata magnificens [3] Hawksbill turtle (national sea creature) Eretmochelys ...
Flag map of the Arab World. Flags of Arab countries, territories, and organisations usually include the color green, which is a symbol of Islam as well as an emblem of purity, fertility and peace. Common colors in Arab flags are Pan-Arab colors (red, black, white and green); common symbols include stars, crescents and the Shahada.