Tunisia is considered a large nation due to its total area. Its total land area is 163,610 km² (about 63,170 mi²). The continental shelf of Tunisia is approximately 67,126 km² (approximately 25,917 mi²). Tunisia is in Africa. Africa is the second largest and second most populous continent on earth. African countries include South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Egypt, among others. Tunisia has 2 neighboring countries. Its neighbors include Algeria, Libya. Tunisia is not a landlocked country. It means it is bounded by at least one major body of water. The average altitude range of Tunisia is 246 m (807 ft).

Neighbors
The total length of land borders of Tunisia is 1495 kilometers (~577 miles). Tunisia shares land borders with 2 different countries and has the same number of unique land borders with neighboring territories. If, as in the case of Tunisia, a country has the same number of distinct neighboring regions as the number of land borders, then that country has no non-contiguous sections of a land border. This is in contrast to several countries that have multiple non-contiguous stretches of land borders. Tunisia has 2 neighboring countries. Its neighbors include Algeria and Libya. The lengths of land borders of Tunisia with its neighboring countries are as follows:

Algeria - 965 km (600 miles),
Libya - 459 km (285 miles).


Cities
The capital of Tunisia is Tunis. The largest city in Tunisia is Tunis.

Elevation
The average altitude range of Tunisia is 246 m (807 ft). The highest point in Tunisia is Jebel ech Chambi with an official elevation of 1544 m (5,066 ft). The lowest point in Tunisia is Shatt al Gharsah. It is at -17 m (-56 ft), i.e. below sea level. The difference in altitude between the highest (Jebel ech Chambi) and the lowest (Shatt al Gharsah) point in Tunisia is 1561 m (2 ft).

Area
The total land area of ​​Tunisia is 163,610 km² (about 63,170 mi²). and the total Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is 101,857 km² (~39,327 mi²). The continental shelf of Tunisia is approximately 67,126 km² (around 25,917 mi²). Including the landmass and the EEZ, the total area of ​​Tunisia is approximately 265,467 km² (~102,497 mi²). Tunisia is considered a large nation due to its total area.

Forest and farmland
20,615 km² of Tunisia's territory is covered with forests, and forest areas account for 13% of the total land area. There are 26,489 km² of arable land in Tunisia, which accounts for 16% of the country's total area.