Tunisia (Arabic: تونس), officially the Tunisian Republic (الجمهورية التونسية), is a country situated on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa. It is the easternmost and smallest of the nations situated along the Atlas mountain range, bordering Algeria, to the west, and Libya to the south east. Forty-five percent of the country is composed of the Sahara desert, with much of the remainder consisting of particularly fertile soil, with easily accessible coasts. Both played a prominent role in ancient times, first with the famous Phoenician city of Carthage, and later, as the Africa Province, which became known as the bread basket of the Roman Empire. It is thought that the name Tunis originated from Berber, meaning either a geographical promontory, or, "to spend the night."

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RT: Back in Tunisia... http://bit.ly/74vJJC
twinisier (Twinisier) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:51:10 -0000
RT: Back in Tunisia... http://bit.ly/74vJJC
Back in Tunisia...
missmymoo (MissMymoo) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:46:26 -0000
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RT @ifikra: #tunisia: Internet and the Public Sphere: Tunisian Cyberactivism » another study by Romain Lecomte http://is.gd/5w1lD
linabenmhenni (lina ben mhenni) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:22:15 -0000
RT @ifikra: #tunisia: Internet and the Public Sphere: Tunisian Cyberactivism » another study by Romain Lecomte http://is.gd/5w1lD
RT:@ifikra #tunisia: Internet and the Public Sphere: Tunisian Cyberactivism » another study by Romain Lecomte http://is.gd/5w1lD
Selim_ (Selim ) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:16:32 -0000
RT:@ifikra #tunisia: Internet and the Public Sphere: Tunisian Cyberactivism » another study by Romain Lecomte http://is.gd/5w1lD
@Selim_ RT New plane for the government of Tunisia Airbus A340 http://bit.ly/4sZA7j c'est notre reine qui doit en etre contente.
malekk (malekk) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:59:45 -0000
@Selim_ RT New plane for the government of Tunisia Airbus A340 http://bit.ly/4sZA7j c'est notre reine qui doit en etre contente.
RT: Video with Malta (+ Tunisia and Egypt) in the 1930s... amazing! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8rgEwp0CYY http://bit.ly/5Nc32j
twinisier (Twinisier) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:49:59 -0000
RT: Video with Malta (+ Tunisia and Egypt) in the 1930s... amazing! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8rgEwp0CYY http://bit.ly/5Nc32j

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