Key facts
Capital: Tripoli (Tarabulus)
Location: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt, Tunisia, and Algeria
Government: State of Libya
Currency: Libyan dinars (LYD)
Area: 1,759,540 sq km
Population: 7,017,224 (July 2021 est.)
Languages: Arabic (official), Italian, English (all widely understood in the major cities); Berber (Nafusi, Ghadamis, Suknah, Awjilah, Tamasheq)
Religion: Muslim (official; virtually all Sunni) 96.6%, Christian 2.7%, Buddhist 0.3%, Hindu <0.1, Jewish <0.1, folk religion <0.1, unafilliated 0.2%, other <0.1 (2010 est.)
TimeZone: UTC+2
Tel Code: +218
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