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Tunisia (nation) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 34 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 34.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 009 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 9.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Shares name with historic Barbary state and Roman province; area had Phoenician settlements 12th century BCE; part of Carthaginian kingdom 6th century BCE; in French control late 19th century, leading to Italy's accession to Triple Alliance in 1882; official language is Arabic, though French is also widely spoken. |
Names: |
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| Tūnis (preferred,C,V,Arabic (transliterated)-P,U,N)
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| Al Jumhūriyyah at Tūnisiyyah (C,V,O,Arabic (transliterated),U)
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| Al Jumhūrīyah at Tūnisīyah (C,V,Arabic (transliterated),U,N)
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| al-Jumhūrīyah at-Tūnisīyah (C,V,Arabic (transliterated),U,N)
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| Tunis (C,V)
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| Tunisie (C,O,French-P,U,N)
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| République tunisienne (C,O,French,U,N)
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| Tunisia (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Republic of Tunisia (C,O,English,U,N)
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| Al-Djoumhouria Attunusia (C,V)
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| Túnez (C,O,Spanish-P,U,N)
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| República de Túnez (C,O,Spanish,U,N)
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| Tunísia (C,O)
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| Tunesien (C,O)
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| Тунис (C,O,Russian-P,U)
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| Тунисская Республика (C,O,Russian,U)
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| 突尼斯 (C,O,Chinese-P,U)
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| 突尼斯共和国 (C,O,Chinese,U)
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| ثووس (C,O,Arabic-P,U)
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| الجهور ةً ا خًووس ةَ (C,O,Arabic,U)
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| TUN (C,O,ISO3L)
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| TN (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO788 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| TS00 (C,O,FIPS)
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| Tunisian (C,O,English,U,A)
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| תוניסיה (C,U,Hebrew )
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| nation (preferred, C) |
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independence recognized in 1956 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| independent sovereign nation (C) |
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| republic (C) |
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| constitutional monarchy (H) |
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| controlled region (H) |
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French, 1881-1956 |
| protectorate (H) |
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French, 1881-1956 |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital is .... |
Tunis .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Africa, Tunisia, Tunis) [7001016] |
| historical connection .... |
Numidia .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
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(World, Africa) [7030333] |
| member of .... |
Arab League .......... (organization) |
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(World) [7000153] |
| member of .... |
United Nations .......... (organization) |
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(World) [7029605] |
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joined organization in 1956 |
| related to .... |
Africa .......... (province) |
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(World, Roman Republic and Empire) [6000082] |
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