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Africa — Northern Africa
UN Member
Independent
Drives right
🇱🇾 Libya
State of Libya
aka ليبيا — endonym
7.5M
Population
World #105
1,759,540 km²
Land Area
World #18
$47.5 billion
GDP (USD)
World #96
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Did You Know?
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Libya is the world's #105 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #18 globally by land area — covering about 1.18% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 6 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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Its economy ranks #96 worldwide with a GDP of $47.5 billion USD.
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Population density is 4.2 people per km² — world rank #230.
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The calendar week officially starts on Saturday here.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Tripoli
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Phone Code
+218
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Internet TLD
.ly
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Nationality
Libyan
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Week Starts
Saturday
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ISO Codes
LY / LBY / 434
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Coordinates
25.00°, 17.00°
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Driving Side
Right-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$47.5 billion USD
World rank #96 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$6,366
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
4.2 /km²
World density rank #230
ل.د
Libyan dinar
LYD • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
7,459,000
World rank #105 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
1
Arabic
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Demonym
Libyan
What its people are called
🗣️ Arabic
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
1,759,540 km²
1.18% of Earth's landmass • World #18
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Land Borders
6 countries
🤝 Connected by land
Timezones (1)
UTC+02:00
Africa/Tripoli
EET — Eastern European Time
“Libya” Around the World
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Staten Libyen
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ریاستِ لیبیا
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利比亚
利比亚国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
LY
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ISO Alpha-3
LBY
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
434
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Status
officially-assigned
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WikiData ID
Q1016
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Also Spelled As
LY • State of Libya • Dawlat Libya
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