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Africa
State of Libya
📍 Essential Info
CapitalTripoli (Tarabulus)
TimezoneUTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population7.4M
Governmentin transition
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.ly
Internet Users89%
GDP per Capita$12,300
🌍 Geography
LocationNorthern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt, Tunisia, and Algeria
Size Comparisonabout 2.5 times the size of Texas; slightly larger than Alaska
ClimateMediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior
Terrainmostly barren, flat to undulating plains, plateaus, depressions
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsAmazigh and Arab 97%, other 3% (includes Egyptian, Greek, Indian, Italian, Maltese, Pakistani, Tunisian, and Turkish)
ReligionsMuslim (official; virtually all Sunni) 96.6%, Christian 2.7%, Buddhist <1%, Hindu <1%, Jewish <1%, folk religion <1%, other <1%, unaffiliated <1% (202...
Median Age26.4 years
Life Expectancy77.7 years
National HolidayLiberation Day, 23 October (2011)
Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook