Tunisia
geographical name
Tu·ni·sia
tü-ˈnē-zh(ē-)ə
tyü-,
-ˈni-
country in northern Africa bordering on the Mediterranean Sea capital Tunis area 63,170 square miles (163,610 square kilometers), population 11,516,000
Note: Tunisia was formerly one of the Barbary States. It was a French protectorate from 1881 to 1956 and a monarchy in 1956–57. It has been a republic since 1957.
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