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| Basic Facts |
| Official name |
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| Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
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| Capital |
Tripoli |
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| Area |
1,757,000 sq km |
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678,400 sq mi |
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| Administrative divisions (population) |
| Al-Batnan |
151,240 (1995) |
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| Al-Kufra |
39,335 (1995) |
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| Al-Wahat |
62,056 (1995) |
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| Al-Wosta |
240,574 (1995) |
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| Banghazi |
665,615 (1995) |
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| Fezzan |
314,029 (1995) |
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| Jebel Akhdar |
381,165 (1995) |
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| Jebel Gharbi |
316,970 (1995) |
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| Misratha |
488,573 (1995) |
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| Najghaza |
244,553 (1995) |
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| Sofuljin |
76,401 (1995) |
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| Tripoli |
1,313,996 (1995) |
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| Zawia |
517,395 (1995) |
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| Largest cities (population) |
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| Tripoli |
1,149,957 (2003) |
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| Banghāzī |
636,992 (2003) |
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| People |
| Population |
6,036,914 (2007 estimate) |
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| Population growth rate |
| 2.26 per cent (2007 estimate) |
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| Population density |
3.4 persons per sq km (2007 estimate) |
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8.8 persons per sq mi (2007 estimate) |
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| Urbanization |
| Per cent urban |
87 per cent (2005 estimate) |
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| Per cent rural |
13 per cent (2005 estimate) |
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| Life expectancy |
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| Total |
76.9 years (2007 estimate) |
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| Female |
79.2 years (2007 estimate) |
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| Male |
74.6 years (2007 estimate) |
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| Infant mortality rate |
| 23 deaths per 1,000 live births (2007 estimate) |
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| Literacy rate |
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84.2 per cent (2005 estimate) |
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| Female |
74.3 per cent (2005 estimate) |
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| Male |
93.4 per cent (2005 estimate) |
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| Ethnic divisions |
| Arab and Berber |
97 per cent |
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| Egyptian, Greek, Indian, Italian, Maltese, Pakistani, Tunisian, Turk, other |
3 per cent |
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| Languages |
| Arabic (Standard Arabic is official), Domari, Berber languages including Tamahaq |
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| Religions |
| Sunni Muslim |
97 per cent |
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| Other or none |
3 per cent |
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| Government |
| Type of government |
Socialist state with military dictatorship |
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| Independence |
December 24, 1951 (from Italy) |
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| Constitution |
March 2, 1977 |
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| Voting rights |
Universal and compulsory at age 18 |
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| Economy |
| Gross domestic product (GDP) (US$) |
| 38,756 million (2005) |
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| GDP per capita (US$) |
6,621.10 (2005) |
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| GDP by economic sector |
| GDP, agriculture |
Not available |
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| GDP, industry |
Not available |
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| GDP, services |
Not available |
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| National budget (US$) |
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Not available |
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| Total expenditure |
Not available |
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| Monetary unit |
| 1 Libyan dinar (LD), consisting of 1,000 dirhams |
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| Exports |
| Crude oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas |
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| Imports |
| Machinery, transport equipment, food, manufactured goods |
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| Major trading partners for exports |
| Italy, Germany, Spain, France, Turkey, Greece, Egypt |
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| Major trading partners for imports |
| Italy, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Spain, Turkey, Tunisia, Eastern European countries |
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| Industries |
| Petroleum, food processing, textiles, handicrafts, cement |
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| Agriculture |
| Wheat, barley, olives, dates, citrus fruits, almonds |
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| Natural resources |
| Petroleum, natural gas, gypsum, salt |
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| Sources |
| Basic Facts and People sections |
| Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). |
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| Health and Education section |
| Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). |
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| Government section |
| Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data are from Military Balance. |
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| Economy section |
| Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the latest Europa World Yearbook and various International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. |
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| Energy, Communication, and Transportation section |
| Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). |
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| Note |
| Figures may not total 100 per cent due to rounding. |
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