Flag of Tunisia
What the flag means
- Red field — the Ottoman heritage and the blood of martyrs
- White disc with a red crescent and star — Islam
Design set by: Loi organique n° 99-56 du 30 juin 1999, relative au drapeau national · Adopted 1999
Highlights
- 🏛️ Ruins of ancient Carthage
- 🏜️ Sahara desert and oases
- 🏖️ Blue Mediterranean coast
- 🕌 The holy city of Kairouan
- 🫒 Fragrant olives and cuisine
Quick facts
- Region
- Africa · Northern Africa
- Population
- 12,348,573 people (2025)
- Area
- 163,610 km²
- Capital
- Tunis
- Languages
- Arabic, French
- Currency
- Tunisian dinar (TND)
- Organizations
- United Nations, African Union
Similar flags
Star & crescent
Neighboring countries
Land neighbors, approximated from simplified map outlines.
Data Sources
- What the flag means: Loi organique n° 99-56 du 30 juin 1999, relative au drapeau national
- Population: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL), latest available value
- Area: World countries in JSON, CSV, XML and YAML
- Organizations: Membership of Principal UN Organs
- Organizations: Member States