Geography & Climate

 Tunisia is located in northern Africa. It is hot and dry in the summer time. Winters are mild (not too hot, not too cold), with a fair amount of rainfall.

Tunisia borders the Mediterranean Sea. 

Most of southern Tunisia is desert. 


 

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