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Libya
‏ليبيا
Lībiyā
Other flag of Libya
Other flag
Location of Libya
Capital
and largest city
Tripoli
32°52′N 13°11′E / 32.867°N 13.183°E / 32.867; 13.183
Official languagesArabic1
Demonym(s)Libyan
GovernmentDisputed between:
Muammar al-Gaddafi (Leader)
(no specific leader)
Independence
• Relinquished by Italy
10 February 1947
• Independence from Anglo-French trusteeship as the Kingdom of Libya

24 December 1951
1 September 1969
Area
• Total
1,759,541 km2 (679,363 sq mi) (17th)
• Water (%)
Negligible surface water, reservoirs of water underground.
Population
• 2010 estimate
6,420,000[1] (105th)
• 2006 census
5,670,6881
• Density
3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi) (218th)
GDP (PPP)2010 estimate
• Total
$96.138 billion[2] (68th)
• Per capita
$14,884[2] (56th)
GDP (nominal)2010 estimate
• Total
$76.557 billion[2] (64th)
• Per capita
$11,852[2] (48th)
HDI (2010)Increase0.755[3]
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CurrencyDinar (LYD)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
Drives onright
Calling code218
ISO 3166 codeLY
Internet TLD.ly
  1. Libyan Arabic and other varieties are the spoken languages, while literary Arabic is the official written language.
  2. Includes 350,000 foreigners (Libyan 2006 census, accessed September 15, 2006;[4])

Libya (Arabic: ‏ليبيا‎ Lībiyā) is a country located in the Maghreb region of northern Africa. Bordering the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Libya lies between Egypt to the east, Sudan to the south east, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west.

  1. ^ Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division (2009). "World Population Prospects, Table A.1" (PDF). 2008 revision. United Nations. Retrieved 2009-03-12. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); line feed character in |author= at position 42 (help)
  2. ^ a b c d "Libya". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
  3. ^ "Human Development Report 2010" (PDF). United Nations. 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
  4. ^ "View". redOrbit. Retrieved 2010-05-02.