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You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. Tunisia is a 63, square mile nation situated in North Africa. Algeria shares land borders with Algeria and Tunisia and a maritime border with Italy. In Tunisia was home to about 11,, people which at the time was the 79th highest population in the world.
The nation's capital Tunis, from which Tunisia draws its name, has a more significant population than other cities in the country. As of , its population was estimated at 1,, People have lived within Tunisia's borders for a long time with archaeological evidence indicating that human activity was widespread in the region for nearly , years.
Tunisia fell under French control during the colonial period, and its colonial history greatly influenced the shape of its borders.
Tunisia's land borders cover a total length of about miles while its coastline is about miles long. Tunisia's longest land border is shared with Algeria which covers a length of about miles in the western and southwestern regions of Tunisia. Due to their proximity, Tunisia and Algeria share great historical ties as they were both under the rule of the Aghlabid Dynasty in the 9th century.
Both nations would later fall under French control during the colonial period which strengthened their ties. Their close relationship allows Tunisia and Algeria to cooperate in some areas such as transport and security.
During the 's, Tunisia ensured that its foreign policy, particularly regarding the territory of Western Sahara, was in line with Algeria's policy so as not to antagonize the Algerian government. Tunisia and Algeria signed a treaty in aimed at enhancing friendship and cooperation between the two nations. Algeria and Tunisia also cooperated in some economic activities such as the construction of a pipeline that lined the countries to Italy.
The relationship between the two nations was significantly affected by the Tunisian Revolution after several powerful Tunisians claimed that the Algerian government was interfering in Tunisia's internal security. The whole of Tunisia Algeria border has approximately pillars running from the Mediterranean Sea in the north stretching southwards to Bordj El Khadra, formerly known as Fort Saint and goes further to the tripoint connecting Libya-Tunisia-Algeria.
In a statement, the official Our Government website said Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh had instructed the ministries of interior and transportation to open land borders and restore air traffic with Tunisia starting Thursday. On July 8, Libya announced the closure of its land border and air traffic with Tunisia due to a spike in COVID cases and outbreak of the mutated Indian strain of the virus there.
Dbeibeh stressed the need to take all precautionary measures to combat the virus as movement between the two countries resumes. Libya has registered , coronavirus cases and 3, deaths, according to the National Center for Disease Control.
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