Libya

Libya (Arabic: ليبيا ‎ Lībiyā pronunciation (help·info); Libyan vernacular: Lībya pronunciation (help·info); Amazigh: ), officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ( الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الإشتراكية العظمى ‎ Al-Jamāhīriyyah al-ʿArabiyyah al-Lībiyyah aš-Šaʿbiyyah al-Ištirākiyyah al-ʿUẓmā pronunciation (help·info)), is a country located in North Africa. Bordering the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Libya lies between Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west.
With an area of almost 1.8 million square kilometres (700,000 sq mi), 90% of which is desert, Libya is the fourth largest country in Africa by area, and the 17th largest in the world.[3] The capital, Tripoli, is home to 1.7 million of Libya's 5.7 million people. The three traditional parts of the country are Tripolitania, the Fezzan, and Cyrenaica. Libya has the second highest GDP (PPP) per capita of Africa, behind Equatorial Guinea. This is largely due to its large petroleum reserves and low population.[4][5]
The flag of Libya consists of a green field with no other characteristics. It is the only national flag in the world with just one color and no design, insignia, or other details.[6]

Capital(and largest city)
Tripoli32°54′N 13°11′E / 32.9°N 13.183°E / 32.9; 13.183
Official languages
Arabic (native)[citation needed]
Demonym
Libyan
Government
Jamahiriya
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Leader and Guide of the Revolution
Muammar al-Gaddafi
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Secretary General of the General People's Congress
Imbarek Shamekh
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Prime Minister
Baghdadi Mahmudi
Independence
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Relinquished by Italy
10 February 1947
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From France/United Kingdom under United Nations Trusteeship
24 December 1951
Area
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Total
1,759,541 km2 (17th)679,359 sq mi
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Water (%)
negligible
Population
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estimate
6,173,579 (July 2008)[1] (105th)
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2006 census
5,670,6881
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Density
3.2/km2 (218th)8.4/sq mi
GDP (PPP)
2008 estimate
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Total
$90.251 billion[2]
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Per capita
$14,533[2] (55th)
GDP (nominal)
2008 estimate
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Total
$100.071 billion[2]
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Per capita
$16,114[2] (43rd)
HDI (2008)
▲0.840 (high) (52nd)
Currency
Dinar (LYD)
Time zone
EET (UTC+2)
Drives on the
right
Internet TLD
.ly
Calling code
218

1 Name
2 History
2.1 Ancient Libya
2.2 Phoenicians
2.3 Greeks
2.4 Romans
2.5 Under Islam
2.6 Ottoman Turks
2.7 Italian colony
2.8 United Kingdom of Libya
2.9 Coup of Muammar Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi
3 Politics
3.1 Foreign relations
3.2 Cooperation with Italy
3.3 Human rights
4 Administrative divisions
5 Geography
5.1 Libyan Desert
6 Economy
7 Demographics
7.1 Education
7.2 Religion
8 Culture
8.1 Contemporary travel
9 International rankings
10 See also
11 References
12 External links