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Located on the northern coast
of Africa, Tunisia has boundaries with Algeria
to the west, Libya to the southeast and
the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east.
The Atlas Mountains divide the country
into two regions, the well-watered north
and the semi-arid south. The northern
region, which contains the Kroumirie Forest,
Bizerte, and the Medjerda River Valley,
is further divided into three subregions:
the northwest, with extensive cork forests;
the north central, with its fertile grasslands,
and the northeast from Tunis to Cap Bon,
noted for its livestock, citrus fruits
and garden produce.
The southern regions contains a central
plateau and a desert area in the extreme
south, which merges into the Sahara and
is characterised by the date palm oases
and saline lakes. The Medjerda Mountains,
which run from Kroumirie to Bizerte, and
the Tébessa Mountains (or Massif Meridional),
in the southern region, are the two most
important mountain ranges. The Medjerda,
the most important river system, rises
in Algeria and drains into the Gulf of
Tunis.
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