| LIBYA Updated 03/04/10 |
Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya is located in the north of the African Continent, with a population
of 6,324,357, making it the 103rd largest national population. Its capital and largest city is Tripoli with a total
population of 1,682,000. The country encompasses 1,759,540 square kilometers making it the 17th largest country
in total area. It shares boundaries with the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt, Sudan, Chad, Niger, Algeria and Tunisia.
Revolutionary Leader Colonel Muammar Abu Minyar al-Qadhafi is recognized as the Chief of State and assumed
that status on 1 September 1969 through a military coup and holds that position for the foreseeable future.
Secretary of the General People’s Assembly and Prime Minister al-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmudi is recognized as the
Head of Government and achieves that status through election by the General People’s Congress and holds that
position until the next assembly which has not yet been scheduled. Its form of government is Jamahiriya (a state of
the masses) in theory, governed by the populace through local councils, though, in fact, is a military dictatorship
and they celebrate the creation of their constitution on 11th of December 1969.
The languages commonly or officially spoken are Arabic, Italian and English. It counts among its major religion
Sunni Muslim. As sources of mass communication it has 16 AM, 3 FM, 3 Short Wave and 12 Television stations.
Major geographical features are Bikku Bitti, its highest point at 2,267 meters and Sabkhat Ghuzayyil, its lowest point
at –47 meters. Its principal waterway is the Mediterranean Sea, which measures 1,770 kilometers of coastline.
Major industries providing for the bulk of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are petroleum, iron and steel, food
processing, textiles, handicrafts and cement. Its official currency is Libyan Dinar.
Here’s something you may not know about Libya. Apollonia is an ancient Greek port, which serviced the nearby
city of Rene. Earthquakes and landslides from the nearby high escarpment have destroyed much of the original city
but its setting on the Mediterranean coast is still spectacular.
of 6,324,357, making it the 103rd largest national population. Its capital and largest city is Tripoli with a total
population of 1,682,000. The country encompasses 1,759,540 square kilometers making it the 17th largest country
in total area. It shares boundaries with the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt, Sudan, Chad, Niger, Algeria and Tunisia.
Revolutionary Leader Colonel Muammar Abu Minyar al-Qadhafi is recognized as the Chief of State and assumed
that status on 1 September 1969 through a military coup and holds that position for the foreseeable future.
Secretary of the General People’s Assembly and Prime Minister al-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmudi is recognized as the
Head of Government and achieves that status through election by the General People’s Congress and holds that
position until the next assembly which has not yet been scheduled. Its form of government is Jamahiriya (a state of
the masses) in theory, governed by the populace through local councils, though, in fact, is a military dictatorship
and they celebrate the creation of their constitution on 11th of December 1969.
The languages commonly or officially spoken are Arabic, Italian and English. It counts among its major religion
Sunni Muslim. As sources of mass communication it has 16 AM, 3 FM, 3 Short Wave and 12 Television stations.
Major geographical features are Bikku Bitti, its highest point at 2,267 meters and Sabkhat Ghuzayyil, its lowest point
at –47 meters. Its principal waterway is the Mediterranean Sea, which measures 1,770 kilometers of coastline.
Major industries providing for the bulk of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are petroleum, iron and steel, food
processing, textiles, handicrafts and cement. Its official currency is Libyan Dinar.
Here’s something you may not know about Libya. Apollonia is an ancient Greek port, which serviced the nearby
city of Rene. Earthquakes and landslides from the nearby high escarpment have destroyed much of the original city
but its setting on the Mediterranean coast is still spectacular.
| Asida-a Libyan national dessert |
| Camels |
| Gulf of Sidra |
| Land Rover Discovery surrounded by curious Libyan Children |
| Murzuk Sand Sea |
| Oasis in the Libyan Dessert |
Libya is one of the countries that Greece, many years ago, used to control and they
left behind some things for us to look at now. Here are the few reasons why I would
like to visit Libya. The Libyan Dessert, to show off our Land Rover Discovery and
see all the Greek and Roman Ruins. Now, please go and visit so you can help them
fight AIDS and see everything.
left behind some things for us to look at now. Here are the few reasons why I would
like to visit Libya. The Libyan Dessert, to show off our Land Rover Discovery and
see all the Greek and Roman Ruins. Now, please go and visit so you can help them
fight AIDS and see everything.
5 Suitcases = Let's Go Now!
4 Suitcases = Put This One On the List
3 Suitcases = May Be Worth Checking Out
2 Suitcases = So Many Other Places To See
1 Suitcase = Well, I'll Go If I Have To
4 Suitcases = Put This One On the List
3 Suitcases = May Be Worth Checking Out
2 Suitcases = So Many Other Places To See
1 Suitcase = Well, I'll Go If I Have To
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| Sabratha Ruins |
| Tripoli- Libya's capital and largest city |
| The Sahara |
| Ubari Sand Sea |
| Adult Prevalence Rate: People Living with HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS Deaths: |
0.3% (2001 est.)
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| Ajdabiyah near Sabkhat Ghuzayyil- Libya's lowest point |
| Bardiyah- Libya's easternmost point on the border with Egypt |
| Bikku Bitti in the Tibesti Mountains- Libya's highest point on the border with Chad |
| Ghadamis- Libya's westernmost point on the border with Algeria |
| Murzuq Basin on Libya's border with Niger |
| Sahara Desert- the southernmost point of Libya on the borders with Chad and Sudan |
| Libyan Shabanni Tribesmen in traditional dress |
| Tobruk on the Gulf of Sida |
| View from Waddan Castle |
| Zuwarah- Libya's northernmost point on the border with Tunisia |
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