Tunisia
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Tunisia
Official name: | Tunisian Republic |
Capital: | Tunis |
Area: | total: 163,610 sq km water: 8,250 sq km land: 155,360 sq km |
Climate: | temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south |
Location: | Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya |
Geographic coordinates: | 34 00 N, 9 00 E |
Comparative Area: | slightly larger than Georgia |
Land boundaries: | total: 1,424 km border countries: Algeria 965 km, Libya 459 km |
Coastline: | 1,148 km |
Terrain: | mountains in north; hot, dry central plain; semiarid south merges into the Sahara |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Shatt al Gharsah -17 m highest point: Jebel ech Chambi 1,544 m |
Map of Tunisia