Today, Tunis is the capital of the country and is home to about 2 million people, which is about one-sixth of the country’s population,
Situated in the Gulf of Tunis on the Mediterranean Sea, the modern city extends along the coastal plains and to the surrounding hills.
It is a city with many contrasts, with modern office buildings, shopping malls, European cafes, the colonial French style of the Ville Nouvelle, and Arab souks in the old Medina.
Thinking back to modern history, in 2011, Tunisia was the start for the Arab Spring, a series of anti-government protests, uprisings and armed rebellions that spread across much of the Arab world.
