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Tunisia country profile

Tunisia country profile

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Updated: August 26, 2008, 2:07 pm
This article has been reviewed by the following Topic Editor: Lakhdar Boukerrou
Map of Tunisia. (Source: <a href='http://www.eia.doe.gov/' class='external text' title='http://www.eia.doe.gov/' rel='nofollow'>EIA</a>) Map of Tunisia. (Source: EIA)


Terracing prevents further gully erosion and stores surface runoff for olive production (Tunisia). (Source: <a href='http://www.millenniumassessment.org/en/index.aspx' class='external text' title='http://www.millenniumassessment.org/en/index.aspx' rel='nofollow'>Millennium Ecosystem Assessment</a>) Terracing prevents further gully erosion and stores surface runoff for olive production (Tunisia). (Source: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment)


  1. General overview
  2. Water in Tunisia
  3. Energy in Tunisia
  4. Human Development Index
  5. National parks and preserves:
    1. Ichkeul National Park
  6. Ecoregions:
    1. Mediterranean conifer and mixed forests
    2. Mediterranean dry woodlands and steppe
    3. Mediterranean woodlands and forests
    4. North Saharan steppe and woodlands
    5. Sahara desert
    6. Saharan halophytics
  7. Regional biodiversity hotspot (Mediterranean Basin)

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Citation

Maggie Surface (Lead Author);Lakhdar Boukerrou (Topic Editor) "Tunisia country profile". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth August 26, 2008; Last revised Date August 26, 2008; Retrieved May 18, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Tunisia_country_profile>

The Author

Maggie SurfaceMaggie Surface, originally from Nashville, TN, graduated in May of 2007 from Allegheny College with a double B.S. in physics and environmental studies. Her senior thesis at Allegheny focused on bringing solar energy to campus. She interned with American Rivers in the summer of 2006, helping plan River Lobby Day, and with the Meadville Area Local Growers and the Meadville Redevelopment Authority in the summer of 2005. Maggie served as the Earth Portal Program Coordinator for the National Counc ... (Full Bio)

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