Africa : Tunisia

Set on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa, Tunisia shares land borders with Algeria and Libya. Carthage, a former Phoenician colony, became the dominant power of the Western Mediterreanean in the fifth century BC, and archrival of the Romans in the second and third centuries B.C. Carthage eventually fell to Rome, and Tunisia was occupied by successive raiders, conquerors, and Muslim dynasties throughout its history, finally achieving independence in 1956. Although about 40 percent of the country lies within the Sahara Desert, the remainder of the land is so fertile that in Roman times, it was the "bread basket" of the Empire. Today, visitors are drawn to the spectacular archaeological excavations of these ancient empires, particularly the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Carthage and Tunis.

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