Information about country:Tunisia

Tunisia is located in the northern part of Africa; in the northeastern part it has an outlet to the Mediterranean Sea. Climate is subtropical. In summer the temperature rises to +32 °С, and falls to +5 … +12 °С in winter.
The history of Tunisia begins in XII century BC as at this time here there lived the first Phoenician colonies. The largest one was called Carthago.
Tunisia is the republican country which head is the president. The country’s territorially divided in 23 administrative parts.
In the country the agrariann complex is developed. Farmers cultivate such cultural plants as olives, citron, grapes and grain. The animal industries provide only needs of the country itself.
Also the extraction and oil refining are developed here.
In Tunisia there are many architectural and historical monuments which have been left since the times of Phoenicians, Romans and the Arabs living on these lands. It is possible to get acquainted with a life of the ancient person in Tamaqua caves near the city of Matmatu.