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/
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Population2024 estimate. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Independence or Founding YearLibya 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. Income Group Classification
Sovereignty Status Libya
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Source Tripoli (Wikipedia)
Bordered By Water
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Has Capital
Tripoli is the capital of Libya.
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is a Libyan surgeon, professor of surgery, and politician.
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is a Libyan–American surgeon
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is a Libyan powerlifter
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Source Kamal El-Gargni (Wikipedia)Lead, nationalityQuote, Lead, nationality
is a Libyan professional bodybuilder residing in Tampa.
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is a Libyan Jewish stuffed vegetable dish
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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.
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which was fought in Libya among a number of armed groups
Site Of
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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.
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Sahabi site in Libya
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The species S. syrticus is known from the Sahabi site in Libya
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It is found in Afghanistan, Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Pakistan, Morocco, Niger, Palestine, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Western Sahara, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and possibly Mali.
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Tarabul's gerbil is found from northern Senegal, Mauritania, Western Sahara and Morocco east to Tibesti Mountains of Chad in the south and to Cyrenaica in eastern Libya in the north
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It is found in Algeria, Libya, and Tunisia
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Jordan · Libya · Mali
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is a Libyan politician, military officer
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are the armed forces of the Libyan faction led by Khalifa Haftar
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was a Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist
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The United States Air Force (USAF), Navy, and Marine Corps carried out air strikes, code-named Operation El Dorado Canyon, against Libya on 15 April 1986 in retaliation for the West Berlin discotheque bombing ten days earlier, which U.S. president Ronald Reagan blamed on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
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1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroductionQuote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
2. Libya (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox
State of Libya
Infobox, capital
Tripoli
Infobox, area
1,759,541 km2 (679,363 sq mi)
Demographics section, 2024
7,361,263 (103rd)
Article text
The Italian population then went into decline and Libya became independent as a kingdom in 1951. A bloodless military coup in 1969, initiated by a coalition led by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, overthrew King Idris I and created a republic.
Lead section
Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad to the south, Niger to the southwest, Algeria to the west, and Tunisia to the northwest.
View the Source 3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Libya
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Geography, CoastlineQuote, Geography, Coastline
1,770 km
4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record LBY, incomeLevelQuote, Country record LBY, incomeLevel
"name": "Libya", "region": { "id": "MEA", "iso2code": "ZQ", "value": "Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan \u0026 Pakistan" }, "adminregion": { "id": "MNA", "iso2code": "XQ", "value": "Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan \u0026 Pakistan (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "UMC", "iso2code": "XT", "value": "Upper middle income" }
Wikidata: Libya
Maghreb (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Maghreb, Lead section, second sentenceQuote, Associated With: The Maghreb, Lead section, second sentence
The Maghreb region comprises western and central North Africa, including Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, and the disputed territory of Western Sahara.
Sahara (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Sahara, Geography sectionQuote, Associated With: The Sahara, Geography section
The Sahara covers large parts of Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Western Sahara and Sudan, and parts of southern Morocco and Tunisia.
Tripoli (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Tripoli, Infobox, Country
Libya
Has Capital: Tripoli, Lead section, capital fact
Tripoli, historically known as Tripoli-of-the-West, is the capital and largest city of Libya, with a population of about 1.317 million people in 2021.
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CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Algeria, Geography, Land boundaries, border countriesQuote, Bordered By Water: Algeria, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Libya 989 km
Ghadames (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Ghadames, LeadQuote, Encompasses: Ghadames, Lead
is an oasis town in the Nalut District of the Tripolitania region in northwestern Libya.
Barca (ancient city) (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Barca (ancient city), Lead, countryQuote, Encompasses: Barca (ancient city), Lead, country
an ancient, medieval, and early modern city located at the site of Marj in northeastern Libya
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