Libya
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| جمهورية ليبيا الشعبية Al-Jamāhīriyyah al-Lībiyyah aš-Ša`biyyah People's Republic of Libya | |
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| Flag | Coat of arms |
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| Motto "al-Watan, at-Thawra, al-Wehda" (Arabic) "Nation, Revolution, Unity" | |
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| Anthem The Internationale | |
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| Capital (and largest city) | Tripoli 32°54′N, 13°11′E |
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| Official languages | Arabic |
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| Demonym | Libyan |
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| Government - General-Secretary - Premier - Politburo President | Socialist state Muammar al-Gaddafi Baghdadi Mahmudi Miftah Muhammed K'eba |
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| Establishment - Relinquished by Italy - Independence - Coup d'état | February 10, 1947 December 24, 1951 September 1, 1969 |
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| Area - Total - Water (%) | 1,759,540 km² 679,359 sq mi negligible |
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| Population - July 2007 estimate - 2006 census - Density | 6,036,914 5,670,688 3.2 /km² 8.4 /sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) - Total - Per capita | 2007 estimate $59.31 billion $9,825 |
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| GDP (nominal) - Total - Per capita | 2007 estimate $55.83 billion $9,248 |
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| Gini (2000) | 25 (low) |
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| HDI (2005) |  0.840 (high)
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| Currency | Dinar (LYD)
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| Time zone - Summer (DST) | EET (UTC +2) not observed (UTC +2) |
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| Internet TLD | .ly |
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| Calling code | +218 |
Libya (Arabic: ليبيا Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya), officially the People's Republic of Libya (Arabic: جمهورية ليبيا الشعبية
Al-Jamāhīriyyah al-Lībiyyah aš-Ša`biyyah), is a country in North Africa.
