Tunisia Land Use

Tunisia Land Use

Use Percentage of Area (2011)

• Arable land            17.35%
• Permanent crops 14.63%
• Other                      68.02%

Tunisia Environment

Current environmental issues for Tunisia include:

• Toxic and hazardous waste - disposal is ineffective and presents human health risks
• Water pollution from raw sewage
• Limited natural fresh water resources
• Deforestation
• Overgrazing
• Soil erosion
• Desertification

Tunisia is a party to the following international agreements: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution (MARPOL 73/78) and Wetlands. Tunisia has signed, but not ratified the Marine Life Conservation agreement.

Tunisia, like other North African countries, has lost much of its prehistoric biodiversity due to the ongoing expanding human population, for example, until historic times there was a population of the endangered primate Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus). The monk seal is now extirpated (locally extinct).

Tunisia Extreme Points

This is a list of the extreme points of Tunisia, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other:

• Northernmost point - Gallo, Iles des Chiens, Galite Islands, Bizerte Governorate
• Northernmost point (mainland) – Ras ben Sakka (Ra's al Abyad), Bizerte Governorate*
• Easternmost point – Bel Ahemer on the border with Libya, Medenine Governorate
• Southernmost point – the tripoint with Algeria and Libya, Tataouine Governorate
• Westernmost point - Village of Hizwa on the border with Algeria due west of Nefta, Tozeur Governorate

*Note: This is also the northernmost point of the African continent

Geography of Tunisia Overview

Geography of Tunisia Continent: Africa
Geography of Tunisia Region: Northern Africa
Geography of Tunisia Coordinates: 34°00′N 9°00′E
Geography of Tunisia Area: Ranked 93rd
Geography of Tunisia Total Land Mass: 163,610 km2 (63,170 sq mi)
Geography of Tunisia Land: 95%
Geography of Tunisia Water: 5%
Geography of Tunisia Coastline: 1,148 km (713 mi)
Geography of Tunisia Total Land Borders: 1,424 km
Algeria: 965 km
Libya: 459 km
Geography of Tunisia Highest Point: Jebel ech Chambi 1,544 m
Geography of Tunisia Lowest Point: Chott el Djerid -17 m
Geography of Tunisia Longest River: Medjerda River 450 km