Libya

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الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الاشتراكية العظمى
al-jamāhīriyyatu l-`arabiyyatu l-lībiyyatu š-ša`biyyatu l-ištirākiyyatu l-`uZmà
Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Flag of Libya Coat of arms of Libya
Flag Coat of arms

Anthem
الله أكبر (Arabic)

Allahu Akbar (transliteration)
God is the Greatest (translation)


Location of Libya

Capital
(and largest city)
Tripoli
32°54′N, 13°11′E

Official languages Arabic

Government
 - Head of state

 - Prime Minister
Socialist republic
Muammar al-Gaddafi (de facto)
Miftah Muhammed K'eba (de jure)
Baghdadi Mahmudi

Independence
 - Relinquished by Italy
 - From UN Trusteeship

February 10, 1947
December 24, 1951

Area
 - Total

 - Water (%)

1,759,540 km²
679,359 sq mi
negligible

Population
 - July 2007 estimate
 - 2006 census
 - Density
 

6,036,914
5,670,688
3.2 /km²
8.4 /sq mi

GDP (PPP)
 - Total
 - Per capita
2007 estimate
$78.79 billion
$13,100

HDI (2005) 0.818 (high)

Currency Dinar (LYD)

Time zone
- Summer (DST)
EET (UTC +2)
not observed (UTC +2)

Internet TLD .ly

Calling code +218
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