The Republic of Tunisia (Arabic: الجمهورية التونسية) is located at the northernmost tip of the African continent, facing the Mediterranean Sea in the north and east, facing the Sicily in Italy across the Tunisian Strait, slamming the Mediterranean and east-west shipping, bordering Libya in the southeast and Algeria in the west.
The industrial, agricultural and service industries in the Tunisian economy are equally important. The industry is dominated by oil and phosphate mining, manufacturing and processing industries. Agriculture is an important part of the national economy of Tunisia, but food cannot be self-sufficient. Tunisia has a relatively developed tourism industry and plays an important role in the national economy.