Map of Tunisia

Size: Equivalent of England and Wales

Location: in North Africa, 80 miles south of Sicily

Coast: 800 miles bordering the mediterranean

Climate: Sub-tropical in the north and along the coast, desert in the interior and south

Highest mountain: Jebel Chaambi, in the Atlas range, 1544m

Population: Over 9 million

Official Language: Arabic

Other Languages: French, English

What grows: Olives, grapes, cereals, dates, fruit, vegetables

Minerals: Oil, phosphates, iron, zinc

Currency: Tunisian Dinar (TD)

Time zone: GMT plus 1 hour