Tunisia — Capital, Flag and Country Facts

Explore Tunisia: capital Tunis, population, flag, geography, languages, history and culture.

Tunisia is in Africa. Its capital is Tunis.

Climate

Temperate in the north with mild rainy winters and hot dry summers; desert in the south

Mountains in the north; hot dry central plain; semiarid south merging into the Sahara

Tunisia has ruins of Carthage, once rival to ancient Rome.

Tunisia's revolution in 2011 sparked the Arab Spring across the Middle East and North Africa.

Star Wars was filmed in several Tunisian locations, including Matmata which inspired Tatooine.

814: Phoenicians found Carthage, which becomes a major Mediterranean power

146: Rome destroys Carthage in the Third Punic War

1574: Ottoman Empire conquers Tunisia

1881: France establishes a protectorate over Tunisia

1956: Independence from France under Habib Bourguiba

2011: Jasmine Revolution sparks the Arab Spring, toppling President Ben Ali