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Great Socialist
People s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
GEOGRAPHY: Libya consists mostly of huge areas of desert.
It shares borders with Tunisia and Algeria in the west, and
Egypt in the east, while the Sahara extends across the southern
frontiers with Niger, Chad and the Sudan. There are almost 2000km
(1250 miles) of Mediterranean coast, with a low plain extending
from the Tunisian border to the Jebel Akhdar (Green Mountain)
area in the east.
Climate: Summers are
hot and winters mild with cooler evenings. The desert has hot
days and cold nights.
LANGUAGE: Arabic
(which must be used for all official purposes), with some English
or Italian. English is normally understood by people working
in hotels, restaurants and shops.
Religion:
Sunni Muslim.
TIME: GMT + 2.
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| Area |
1,759,540 sq. km |
| Border countries |
Algeria 982 km,
Chad 1,055 km, Egypt 1,150 km,Niger 354 km, Sudan 383 km,
Tunisia 459 km |
| Population: |
5,240,599 |
| Religions |
Muslim |
| Languages |
Arabic, Italian,
English, all are widely understood inthe major cities |
| Capital |
Tripoli |
| Government type |
Jamahiriya (a state
of the masses) |
| Major cities |
Banghazi, Darnah,
Ghadamis, Gharyan, Misratah,Murzuq, Sabha, , Sirt. |
| International organization
participation |
AU,CEN-SAD,FAO,Intelsat,Interpol,OPEC,UN,UNCTAD
,UNESCO,UNIDO,WHO. |
| Industries |
petroleum, food
processing, textiles, handicrafts,cement |
| Natural resources |
petroleum, natural gas,
gypsum |
| Currency |
Libyan dinar (LYD) |
| Time |
GMT+2 |
| Tel. code |
+218 |
| Internet Domain Name |
.LY |
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