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GEOGRAPHY: Libya consists mostly of huge areas of desert. It shares borders with Tunisia and Algeria in the west, and Egypt in the east, while the Sahara extends across the southern frontiers with Niger, Chad and the Sudan. There are almost 2000km (1250 miles) of Mediterranean coast, with a low plain extending from the Tunisian border to the Jebel Akhdar (Green Mountain) area in the east.
Climate: Summers are hot and winters mild with cooler evenings. The desert has hot days and cold nights.
LANGUAGE: Arabic (which must be used for all official purposes), with some English or Italian. English is normally understood by people working in hotels, restaurants and shops.
Religion: Sunni Muslim.
TIME: GMT + 2.
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| 1,759,540 sq. km |
Algeria 982 km, Chad 1,055 km, Egypt 1,150 km,Niger 354 km, Sudan 383 km, Tunisia 459 km |
| 5,240,599 |
| Muslim |
Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood inthe major cities |
| Tripoli |
| Jamahiriya (a state of the masses) |
Banghazi, Darnah, Ghadamis, Gharyan, Misratah,Murzuq, Sabha, , Sirt. |
AU,CEN-SAD,FAO,Intelsat,Interpol,OPEC,UN,UNCTAD
,UNESCO,UNIDO,WHO. |
petroleum, food processing, textiles, handicrafts,cement |
| petroleum, natural gas, gypsum |
| Libyan dinar (LYD) |
| GMT+2 |
| +218 |
| .LY |
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