To put little Tunisia into its geopolitical context, it’s halfway between Morocco and Egypt, on the North African coast. Even then the lakes shielded little Tunisia from invasion. A movie set building imitating the domed houses of the Tunisian desert. FIVE MORE NORTH AFRICAN NATIONS TO VISIT (AND NOT TO VISIT)MOROCCOThe most-visited country in Africa, with more than 17 million people holidaying there last year. Tourism is undeveloped, though desert rats will love that 90 per cent of Mauritania is covered by the dramatic Sahara desert.