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Total population | |
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7.2 million (2020)[1] | |
Religions | |
Predominantly Sunni Islam, with minorities of Ibadis | |
Languages | |
Liturgical Quranic Arabic Common Libyan Arabic, Berber (Awjila, Nafusi, Tamasheq), Teda |
Islam is the dominant religion in Libya, with 97% of Libyans following Sunni Islam.[2] Article 5 of the Libyan Constitution declared that Islam was the official religion of the state.[2] The post-revolution National Transitional Council has explicitly endeavored to reaffirm Islamic values, enhance appreciation of Islamic culture, elevate the status of Quranic law and, to a considerable degree, emphasize Quranic practice in everyday Libyan life with legal implementation in accordance to Islamic jurisprudence known as sharia. Libya has a small presence of Ahmadis and Shias, primarily consisting of Pakistani immigrants, though unrecognized by the state.[3]