Official Name: State of Libya
Capital City: Tripoli
Location: North Africa 25 00 N 17 00 E
Population: 6,888,013 (September 2020)
Land: 1,759,540 sq. km
Water: 0 sq. km
Currency: Libyan dinar (LD)
GDP (per capita) $7,683 (2019)
Dominant religion: Islam (vast majority)
Languages: Standard Arabic, English, Italian (unofficial), French (unofficial), Berber dialects
Libya is a North African country, bordered by the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt, Sudan, Chad, Niger, Algeria and Tunisia. Libya is known to be politically unstable, particularly after the deposition of its 42-year leader, Colonel Gaddafi. Libya has vast resources of oil, making it Libya’s main source of revenue. Added to this, Libya exports petroleum and natural gas.
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