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34 00 N, 9 00 E
Regional Information

Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya

Capital City

Tunis
Regional Relationships

No issues.
Environmental: Goals/Challenges/Agreements

Challenges

Toxic and hazardous waste disposal is ineffective and poses health risks; water pollution from raw sewage; limited natural fresh water resources; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification

International Agreements

Party to: 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, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Marine Life Conservation
Humanitarian Projects
Native Languages

Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce)
Climate

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