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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 |
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Algeria 982 km, Chad 1,055 km, Egypt 1,150
km,Niger 354 km, Sudan 383 km, Tunisia 459
km |
| 5,240,599 |
| Muslim |
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Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely
understood inthe major cities |
| Tripoli |
| Jamahiriya (a state of the
masses) |
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Banghazi, Darnah, Ghadamis, Gharyan,
Misratah,Murzuq, Sabha, , Sirt. |
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UNDP, UNIC, FAO, UNESCO,UNIDO,WHO
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petroleum, food processing, textiles,
handicrafts,cement |
| petroleum, natural gas,
gypsum |
| Libyan dinar (LYD) |
| GMT+2 |
| +218 |
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