State of Libya ليبيا | |
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Anthem: | |
Capital and largest city | Tripoli |
Official languages | Arabic |
Libyan Arabic, other Arabic dialects, Berber | |
Demonym(s) | Libyan |
Government | Democratic parliamentary state |
• Chairman of the Presidential Council | Mohamed al-Menfi |
Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh | |
Independence | |
• Relinquished by Italy | 10 February 1947 |
24 December 1951 | |
Area | |
• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (17th) |
Population | |
• 2006 census | 5,670,688 |
• Density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (218th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2012 estimate |
• Total | $66.941 billion |
• Per capita | $10,129 |
GDP (nominal) | 2012 estimate |
• Total | $79.691 billion |
• Per capita | $12,058 |
HDI (2011) | 0.760 high · 64th |
Currency | Dinar (LYD) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | 218 |
ISO 3166 code | LY |
Internet TLD | .ly |
a. Libyan Arabic and other varieties. Berber languages in certain low-populated areas. The official language is simply identified as "Arabic" (Constitutional Declaration, article 1). b. Included 350,000 foreigners |
Libya (Arabic: ليبيا Lībyā, Berber: ⵍⵉⴱⵢⴰ Libya), officially the State of Libya, is a country in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west. It covers an area of almost 1.8 million square kilometres (700,000 sq mi). Libya is the 17th largest country in the world.
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