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Tunisia

Tunisia (population 9.97 million people) is a country in Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Tunisia and Libya that covers an area of 163,610 square kilometres. The capital of Tunisia is Tunis.

According to the United Nations human development index (HDI), Tunisia is ranked 92/177 countries worldwide (value 0.745)1 and 2/45 African countries for which an index is available. This places Tunisia in the group of countries with medium human development.