Country

Libya

Also Known As State of Libya

Northern Africa

Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa, bordered by the Mediterranean Sea and six nations including Egypt, Sudan and Tunisia. It became independent on 24 December 1951 as the United Kingdom of Libya, later experiencing four decades of rule under Muammar Gaddafi (1969-2011) and subsequent civil conflict. Its capital is Tripoli. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Capital

Tripoli 2

Population

7,361,263 2

2024 estimate.

Population Estimate Year

2024 2

Area (sq km)

1,759,541 2

Independence or Founding Year

1951 2

Libya became independent on 24 December 1951 as the United Kingdom of Libya, a constitutional monarchy under King Idris I, following Allied occupation after World War II.

Landlocked

No 3

Income Group

Upper-Middle 4

Classification

Sovereignty Status

UN Member State 1

Libya

Connections

Associated With

North Africa

The Maghreb

Source Maghreb (Wikipedia)

The Sahara

Source Sahara (Wikipedia)

Tripoli

Source Tripoli (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

Algeria

Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Algeria

Gulf of Sidra

Has Capital

Tripoli

Tripoli is the capital of Libya.

Source Tripoli (Wikipedia)

In the Other Atlases

Nationals Include

Ahmed K. Elmagarmid

Also in Computing Atlas: a national of this subject.

Ali ibn Ziyad

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Salwa El-Deghali

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Salwa El-Deghali

Ehtuish Ehtuish

Also in Medicine Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Ehtuish Ehtuish (source article)Wikipedia article lead [nationality]

Quote, Wikipedia article lead [nationality]

is a Libyan surgeon, professor of surgery, and politician.

Esam Omeish

Also in Medicine Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Esam Omeish (Wikipedia)Lead sentence [nationality]

Quote, Lead sentence [nationality]

is a Libyan–American surgeon

Ghazalah Alaqouri

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Source Ghazalah Alaqouri (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

Quote, Lead, nationality

is a Libyan powerlifter

Kamal Elgargni

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Kamal El-Gargni (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

Quote, Lead, nationality

is a Libyan professional bodybuilder residing in Tampa.

Origin Of

Mustafa Sanalla

Also in Energy Atlas: which originated in this subject.

The Message

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Bazin

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Source Bazin (bread) (Wikipedia)

Couscous

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Source Couscous (Wikidata)

Mafrum

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Mafrum (Wikipedia)Lead [in-cuisine]

Quote, Lead [in-cuisine]

is a Libyan Jewish stuffed vegetable dish

Taguella

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Source Wikidata: Taguella

Usban

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Usban (Wikipedia)

Aristippus

Also in Philosophy Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Nagib El-Hassadi

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Tuareg

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Source Wikipedia: Tuareg peopleLead

Quote, Lead

They are traditionally nomadic pastoralists who principally inhabit the Sahara in an area stretching from southwestern Libya to southern Algeria, Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, and as far as northern Nigeria, with smaller communities in Chad and Sudan known as the Kinnin.

Location Of

Libyan civil war (2014-2020)

Also in War and Military Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source Libyan civil war (2014-2020) (Wikipedia)Lead, location

Quote, Lead, location

which was fought in Libya among a number of armed groups

Site Of

Karamanly House Museum

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Karamanly House Museum (Wikipedia)

Leptis Magna

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Source Leptis Magna (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

Leptis or Lepcis Magna, (Arabic: لبدة الكبرى, romanized: Libda al-Kubrā) also known by other names in antiquity, was a prominent city of the Carthaginian Empire and Roman Libya at the mouth of the Wadi Lebda in the Mediterranean.

Jamahiriya News Agency

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Mathaba News Agency

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Central Bank of Libya

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Libyan Investment Authority

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Libyan Center for Remote Sensing and Space Science

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Found There

Jebel Uweinat

Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Jebel Uweinat

Tibesti Mountains

Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Tibesti Mountains

Kehek language

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Northern Berber languages

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Northern Berber languages

Tamasheq language

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Source Encyclopedia.com: TuaregOpening

Quote, Opening

The Tuareg, a seminomadic, Islamic people who speak a Berber language, Tamacheq, live in the contemporary nation-states of Niger, Mali, Algeria, and Libya.

Tebu languages

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Source Wikidata: Tebu languages

Zenati languages

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Source Wikidata: Zenati languages

Constitutional Declaration of Libya

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Law of Egypt

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Law of Egypt

Law of Libya

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Law of Libya - Wikipedia

Libyan interim Constitutional Declaration

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Supreme Court of Libya

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Law No. 6 of 1982 on reorganising the Supreme Court, DCAF Libya legal databaseArticle 4, sessions in Tripoli in Libya

Quote, Article 4, sessions in Tripoli in Libya

The Supreme Court shall hold its sessions in the city of Tripoli in the Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Treaty of Tripoli

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Treaty of Tripoli (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph

Quote, Lead paragraph

It was the first treaty between the United States and Tripoli (now Libya)

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