Info about Libyan Arab

Libya stretches along the northeast coast of Africa between Tunisia and Algeria on the west and Egypt on the east; to the south are the Sudan, Chad, and Niger. It is one-sixth larger than Alaska. A greater part of the country lies within the Sahara. Along the Mediterranean coast and farther inland is arable plateau land.

Capital
Tripoli - 2 006 000 people
all city from Libyan Arab

Country lead by
Chief of State: Col. Muammar al-Qaddafi (1969)
Prime Minister: Mubarak Abdallah al-Shamikh (2000)

Population
5,900,754 (growth rate: 2.3%); birth rate: 26.5/1000; infant mortality rate: 23.7/1000; life expectancy: 76.7; density per sq mi: 9

Land Area
679,358 sq mi (1,759,540 sq km)

Monetary unit
Libyan dinar

Language
Arabic, Italian, and English widely understood in major cities

Ethnicity
Berber and Arab 97%, Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians, Tunisians

Religion
Islam (Sunni) 97%

Transportation
Railways: 0 km. Highways: total: 83,200 km; paved :47,590 km; unpaved: 35,610 km (1999 est.). Waterways: none. Ports and harbors: Al Khums, Banghazi, Darnah, Marsa al Burayqah, Misratah, Ra's Lanuf, Tobruk, Tripoli, Zuwarah. Airports: 136 (2002).

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