Tunisia
Tunisian Republic · Northern Africa
Updated 8 November 2026
Tunisia is a country in Northern Africa with its capital in Tunis. Its head of state is Kais Saied and its head of government is Sara Zaafarani. On DiploMaps you can see Tunisia on the world map with its leaders, economy, trade and UN votes, and its relations with the United Arab Emirates.
Key facts
- Capital
- Tunis
- Head of state
- Kais SaiedTunisian politician, academic and jurist
- Head of government
- Sara ZaafaraniTunisian engineer, senior civil servant and politician (born 1963)
- Foreign minister
- Mohamed Ali NaftiTunisian diplomat and politician
- Population
- 12.3 million (2025)
- Area
- 163,610 km²
- GDP
- $57.5 billion (2025)
- Currency
- Tunisian dinar (TND)
- Official languages
- Arabic
- United Nations
- Member since 1956
- Region
- Northern Africa · Africa
Tunisia and the UAE
- UAE exports to it (2025)
- $174.6 million
- UAE imports from it (2025)
- $167.8 million
- Visa for UAE citizens
- No visa needed3 months
Memberships
- Arab League
- African Union
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
- Non-Aligned Movement
- Group of 77
- OAPEC
- Union for the Mediterranean
- NPT (Non-Proliferation Treaty)
- ICC (Rome Statute)