Key facts
Capital:Tripoli (Tarabulus)
Location:Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt, Tunisia, and Algeria
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
