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Region: Africa

Capital: Tripoli

Population: 7,758,620

Area Total: 1,759,540

Area Land: 1,759,540

Climate: Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior.



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Country Overview

Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Benghazi 650,629 2020
Misrata 386,120 2020
Tripoli 1,150,989 2020

Other Key Data
Region: Africa
Population: 7,758,620
Area Total: 1,759,540km2
Area Land: 1,759,540km2
Coast Line: 1,770km
Capital: Tripoli
Climate: Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior.
Languages: Arabic, Italian, English
Currency: 1 Libyan dinar (LD) = 1,000 dirhams
Holiday: Revolution Day, 1 September (1969)


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 53.30°F
July: °C / 80.70°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 7.4"


Boundaries
Egypt 1,150 km
Chad 1,055 km
Algeria 982 km
Tunisia 459 km
Sudan 383 km
Niger 354 km


Ethnic Divisions
Berber and Arab 97.00%
Pakistanis, Turks, Indians, and Tunisians 3.00%
Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, 0.00%


Religions
Sunni Muslim 97.00%
other 3.00%

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