Libya

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جمهورية ليبيا الشعبية
Al-Jamāhīriyyah al-Lībiyyah aš-Ša`biyyah
People's Republic of Libya

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

Motto
"al-Watan, at-Thawra, al-Wehda" (Arabic)
"Nation, Revolution, Unity"

Anthem
The Internationale

Location of Libya

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

Official languages Arabic

Demonym Libyan

Government
 - General-Secretary
 - Premier
 - Politburo President
Socialist state
Muammar al-Gaddafi
Baghdadi Mahmudi
Miftah Muhammed K'eba

Establishment
 - Relinquished by Italy
 - Independence
 - Coup d'état

February 10, 1947
December 24, 1951
September 1, 1969

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
$59.31 billion
$9,825

GDP (nominal)
 - Total
 - Per capita
2007 estimate
$55.83 billion
$9,248

Gini (2000) 25 (low)

HDI (2005) 0.840 (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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