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Tunisia is the only country in the Arab world where polygamy is forbidden by law. This is part of a provision in the country Code of Personal Status, which was introduced by the former president Bourguiba in 1956). The Tunisian legal system is based on the French civil code and on Islamic law; the judiciary is appointed by the Ministry of Justice. The Code of Personal Status remains one of the most progressive civil codes in the Middle East and the Muslim world. Education is given a high priority and accounts for 6% of GNP as you can see in Tunisia on world map. A basic education for children between the ages of 6 and 16 has been compulsory since 1991. Tunisia ranked 17th in the category of "quality of the [higher] educational system" and 21st in the category of "quality of primary education" in The Global Competitiveness Report 2008-9, released by The World Economic Forum.

Tunisia was in 2009 ranked the most competitive economy in Africa and the 40th in the world by the World Economic Forum. Tunisia has managed to attract many international companies such as Airbus and Hewlett-Packard. The Sahel, a broadening coastal plain along Tunisia eastern Mediterranean coast, is among the world premier areas of olive cultivation as its shown in Tunisia on world map. Inland from the Sahel, between the Dorsal and a range of hills south of Gafsa, are the Steppes. Much of the southern region is semi-arid and desert.

Djerba, an island in the Gulf of Gabès, is home to El Ghriba synagogue, which is one of the oldest synagogues in the world. Many Jews consider it a pilgrimage site, with celebrations taking place there once every year. In fact, Tunisia along with Morocco has been said to be the Arab countries most accepting of their Jewish populations. The Great Mosque of Kairouan, which has the oldest standing minaret in the world, is the most ancient and most prestigious sanctuary in the Muslim West; it is also a remarkable masterpiece of Islamic art and architecture as its mentioned in Tunisia on world map.

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Tunisia is an Arab Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Wedged between Algeria and Libya, Tunisia has sought to maintain good relations with its neighbors despite occasionally strained relations. Tunisia has supported the development of the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA), which includes Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania, Libya, and Tunisia as you can see in the Map of Tunisia and surrounding countries. Progress on Maghreb integration remains stymied, however, as a result of bilateral tensions between some member countries.

Tunisia and Algeria resolved a longstanding border dispute in 1993 and have cooperated in the construction of the Trans-Mediterranean natural gas pipeline through Tunisia that connects Algeria to Italy. In 2003 Tunisia and Algeria formed Numhyd, a petroleum company to develop oil resources. It is jointly owned (each 50%) by government corporations, Algeria Sonatrach and Tunisia Entreprise Tunisienne d'Activites Petroliere (ETAP) as its shown in the Map of Tunisia and surrounding countries. Recently Tunisia signed an agreement with Algeria in order to demarcate more exactly the maritime frontier between the two countries.

Tunisia relations with Libya have been erratic since Tunisia annulled a brief agreement to form a union in 1974. Diplomatic relations were broken in 1976, restored in 1977, and deteriorated again in 1980, when Libyan-trained rebels attempted to seize the town of Gafsa as its mentioned in the Map of Tunisia and surrounding countries. In 1982, the International Court of Justice ruled in Libya favor in the partition of the oil-rich continental shelf it shares with Tunisia. Libya 1985 expulsion of Tunisian workers and military threats led Tunisia to sever relations. Relations were normalized again in 1987. While supporting the UN sanctions imposed following airline bombings, Tunisia has been careful to maintain positive relations with its neighbor. Tunisia supported the lifting of UN sanctions against Libya in 2003, and Libya is again becoming a major trading partner. Currently, Tunisia has a maritime dispute with Libya.

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Tunisia is the smallest country in North Africa. The south of the country is composed of the Sahara desert, with much of the remainder consisting of particularly fertile soil and 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) of coastline as you can see in Tunisia map Northern Africa. Around the second half of the 7th century and the beginning of the 8th century, the region was conquered by Arab Muslims, who founded the city of Kairouan, which became the first city of Islam in North Africa.

Tunisia has a diverse economy, ranging from agriculture, mining, manufacturing, and petroleum products, to tourism. In 2008 it had a GDP of US $41 billion (official exchange rates), or $82 billion (purchasing power parity). It also has one of Africa and the Middle East highest per-capita GDPs (PPP). Tunisia also has several islands. The Djerba Island marked on the map above is North Africa largest island. It is located in the Gulf of Gabès as its shown in Tunisia map Northern Africa.

Located in the Maghreb region of North Africa, Tunisia hosts the northernmost point in the African continent called Cape Angela. Tunisia is located in the Northern and Eastern Hemisphere of the Earth. It is bordered by only two neighboring nations as its mentioned in Tunisia map Northern Africa. Libya bounds Tunisia to the southeast and Algeria to the west and southwest. The country has a coastline on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east.