Libya Country Report

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.