State of Libya ليبيا | |
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Anthem: Libya, Libya, Libya [1] [2] | |
Capital and largest city | Tripoli |
Official languages | Arabic[a] |
Spoken languages | Libyan Arabic, other Arabic dialects, Berber |
Demonym(s) | Libyan |
Government | Democratic parliamentary state under a Provisional Government |
• Chairman of the Presidential Council | Mohamed al-Menfi[3] |
Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh | |
Independence | |
• Relinquished by Italy | 10 February 1947 |
24 December 1951 | |
Area | |
• Total | 1,759,541 km2 (679,363 sq mi) (17th) |
Population | |
• 2006 census | 5,670,688[b] |
• Density | 3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi) (218th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2012 estimate |
• Total | $66.941 billion[4] |
• Per capita | $10,129[4] |
GDP (nominal) | 2012 estimate |
• Total | $79.691 billion[4] |
• Per capita | $12,058[4] |
HDI (2011) | 0.760[5] 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,[6][7] 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.[8]