The Republic of Tunisia (la Répubique Tunisienne, Arabic: الجمهورية التونسية), abbreviated as Tunisia[1], is located at the northernmost tip of the African continent, facing the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east, and across the Tunis Strait from the Italian island of Sicily. It is a key point in the east-west shipping of the Mediterranean. It borders Libya to the southeast and Algeria to the west. Its capital is Tunis. It has a land area of 162,000 square kilometers and a population of 11.9 million (2021), more than 90% of whom are Arabs and the rest are Berbers. The country is divided into 24 provinces.