Tunisia

Subject:International Relations

Section: Mapping

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Tunisia has pushed African migrants to scorching no-man’s lands along its borders with little food and water.
Under a deal with the European Union, Tunisia agreed to tighten border controls in exchange for aid.

Tunisia:

Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is the northernmost country in Africa.
Tunisia is home to Africa’s northernmost point, Cape Angela, and its capital and largest city is Tunis, located on its northeastern coast, which lends the country its name.
Tunisia was inhabited by the indigenous Berbers.
Tunisia is well integrated into the international community. It is a member of the United Nations, La Francophonie, the Arab League, the OIC, the African Union, the Non-Aligned Movement, the International Criminal Court, and the Group of 77, among others.
It maintains close economic and political relations with some European countries, particularly with France, and Italy, which geographically lie very close to it.
Tunisia also has an association agreement with the European Union, and has also attained the status of a major non-NATO ally of the United States.
The word Tunisia is derived from Tunis; a central urban hub and the capital of modern-day Tunisia.
Tunisia has great environmental diversity due to its north–south extent. Its east–west extent is limited.
Tunisia has a coastline 1,148 kilometres (713 mi) long. In maritime terms, the country claims a contiguous zone of 24 nautical miles (44 kilometres), and a territorial sea of 12 nautical miles (22 kilometres).