Libya, Africa Al-Jamāhīriyyah al-Arabiyyah al-Lībiyyah aš-Šabiyyah al-Ištirākiyyah al-Uthmā Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Quick Facts About the Country Capital - Tripoli Government - Jamahiriya (a state of the masses) in theory, a military dictatorship in practice Currency - Libyan dinar (LYD) Area 1,759,540 km2 Population - 5,900,754, incl. 166,510 non-nationals (July 2006 est.) Language - Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood in the major cities Religion - Sunni Muslim 97% Electricity - 127V/50Hz or 230V/50Hz Calling Code +218 Internet TLD .ly Time Zone UTC +2 Country Background Info coming soon. (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc) Weather and Climate Infocoming soon (Microsoft® Encarta® Reference Library 2003 and Wikimedia Foundation, Inc) Major Travel and Tourism Info (Country Travel Guide) 101 (Basics) - Major travel and tour destinations Info coming soon. (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc) History in Brief: Summary Info coming soon. (Microsoft® Encarta® Reference Library 2003 and Wikimedia Foundation, Inc) References Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State Microsoft® Encarta® Reference Library 2003 The World Factbook 2006 Wikimedia Foundation, Inc |