ocr: TUNISIA 40 Bizerte a Official Name: Republic of Tunisia Capital: Tunis Ariana Population: 8.4 million Currency: Tunisian dinar FUNIS Official language: Arabic M NORTH AFRICA'S SMALLEST COUNTRY, TUNISIA lies sandwiched d between Libya and Algeria. A The populous northis mountainous, fertile inplaces 2 and has along Mediterranes an coastline. The south islargely desert. Habib Bourguibaruled the country from its independence in 1956 until his Sfax 5 downfall in a bloodless coup in 1987. Under a Gabès President Ben Ali, the government has since beenmoving toward multiparty democracy, but faces a c ...
