Tunisia is a country in Africa, known for ancient Carthage ruins and Mediterranean beaches. It has a population of 12.4 million, making it the 81st largest country in the world. Its capital is Tunis. Tunisia has a diverse economy with strong tourism sector.unisia is mostly made up of people from distinct and mixed Berber and Arab descent. About 98% of the population identifies as Arabs, while just 1% are purely Berber and live in the Dahar mountains and the island of Djerba.

Between the late 19th century and through the 1950’s, Tunisia had large populations of French and Italians, who combined made up 255,000 in 1956. Virtually all of the Europeans and the Jewish population left after the country gained independence. There was a history of Jews in the region going back 2,000 years. While the 1948 Jewish population was over 105,000, it was reduced to just 1,500 by 2003.

The Berbers are the first known inhabitants of the region, although today’s Tunisia reflects many civilizations who have invaded, migrated to and been assimilated into the population over the last thousand years.