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Capital Libya : |
Tripoli .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Libya :
| Algeria 982 km, Chad 1,055 km, Egypt 1,115 km, Niger 354 km, Sudan 383 km, Tunisia 459 km .
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| Climate Libya :
| Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior .
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| Life expectancy Libya :
| 76.28 years .
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| Fertility rate Libya :
| 3.42 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Libya :
| Jamahiriya (a state of the masses) in theory, governed by the populace through local councils; in fact, a military dictatorship .
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| Population Libya :
| 5 631 585.
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| Area Total Libya :
| 1,759,540 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Libya :
| 750,000 (2003) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Libya :
| 100,000 (2003) .
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| International Country Code Libya :
| 218.
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| Sex ratio total Libya :
| 1.06 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Libya ratio under 15 :
| 1.04 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Libya ratio 15 64 :
| 1.07 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Libya ratio 65 :
| 0.95 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Libya :
| $6.641 billion (2003) |
| HIV Libya :
| 0.2% (2001 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Libya :
| NA |
| Literacy Libya :
| 82,60% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Libya :
| NA |
| House hold income highest than 10% Libya :
| NA |
| Inflation Libya :
| 2.8% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Libya :
| 30% (2001) |
| Internet Users Libya :
| 160,000 (2003) |
| Location Libya :
| Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia |
| Geographic Coordinates Libya :
| 25 00 N, 17 00 E |
| Religion Libya :
| Sunni Muslim 97% |
| Administrative region Libya :
| 25 municipalities (baladiyat, singular - baladiyah); Ajdabiya, Al 'Aziziyah, Al Fatih, Al Jabal al Akhdar, Al Jufrah, Al Khums, Al Kufrah, An Nuqat al Khams, Ash Shati', Awbari, Az Zawiyah, Banghazi, Darnah, Ghadamis, Gharyan, Misratah, Murzuq, Sabha, Sawfajjin, Surt, Tarabulus, Tarhunah, Tubruq, Yafran, Zlitan; note - the 25 municipalities may have been replaced by 13 regions |
| Terrain Libya :
| mostly barren, flat to undulating plains, plateaus, depressions |
| Elevation extremes lowest Libya :
| Sabkhat Ghuzayyil -47 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Libya :
| Bikku Bitti 2,267 m |
| Natural resources Libya :
| petroleum, natural gas, gypsum |
| Land use arable land Libya :
| 1,03% |
| Land use permanentcrops Libya :
| 0,19% |
| Irrigated land Libya :
| 4,700 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Libya :
| hot, dry, dust-laden ghibli is a southern wind lasting one to four days in spring and fall; dust storms, sandstorms |
| Environment current issues Libya :
| desertification; very limited natural fresh water resources; the Great Manmade River Project, the largest water development scheme in the world, is being built to bring water from large aquifers under the Sahara to coastal cities |
| Geography note Libya :
| more than 90% of the country is desert or semidesert |
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Divisions
Ajdabiya
Al 'Aziziyah
Al Fatih
Al Jabal al Akhdar
Al Jufrah
Al Khums
Al Kufrah
An Nuqat al Khams
Ash Shati'
Awbari
Az Zawiyah
Banghazi
Darnah
Ghadamis
Gharyan
Misratah
Murzuq
Sabha
Sawfajjin
Surt
Tarabulus
Tarhunah
Tubruq
Yafran
Zlitan
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