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GhadamisAn Nuqat al KhamsAl KufrahMurzuqAl ButnanAjdabiyaAsh Shati'GhatSurtMisratahAl MarqabTajura' wa an Nawahi al ArbaAz ZawiyahAl QubbahAl Jabal al AkhdarAl MarjBenghaziAl JifarahMizdahAl JufrahSabhaWadi al HayaaGhadamisAn Nuqat al KhamsAl KufrahMurzuqAl ButnanAjdabiyaAsh Shati'GhatSurtMisratahAl MarqabTajura' wa an Nawahi al ArbaAz ZawiyahAl QubbahAl Jabal al AkhdarAl MarjBenghaziAl JifarahMizdahAl JufrahSabhaWadi al HayaaNigerChadEgyptTunisiaMediterranean SeaAtlantic OceanPacific Ocean
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Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.

Berbers have inhabited central north Africa since ancient times, but Phoenicians, Greeks, Carthaginians, Persians, Egyptians, Romans, and Vandals have all settled and ruled the region. In the 7th century, Islam spread through the area. In the mid-16th century, Ottoman rule began; the Italians supplanted the Ottoman Turks in the area around Tripoli in 1911 and held it until 1943, when they were defeated in World War II. Libya then came under UN administration and achieved independence in 1951. Col.

Capital
Tripoli (Tarabulus)
Government
in transition
Population
7,361,263
Area
1,759,540 sq km
Location
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt, Tunisia, and Algeria
Climate
Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior
Natural resources
petroleum; natural gas; gypsum
Languages
Arabic (official); Italian; English (all widely understood in the major cities); Tamazight (Nafusi…
Religions
Muslim (official; virtually all Sunni) 96.6%; Christian 2.7%; Buddhist <1%…
Independence
24 December 1951 (from UN trusteeship)
Administrative divisions
22 governorates (muhafazah, singular - muhafazat); Al Butnan, Al Jabal al Akhdar, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Al Jafarah, Al Juf…
Currency
Libyan dinars (LYD)
Export partners
Italy 23%; Germany 15%; Spain 9%; France 7%…
Import partners
China 17%; Turkey 15%; Italy 8%; UAE 8%…

Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain

Subdivisions

22 on file. Listed because operations, tax and reporting are usually organised at this level rather than nationally.

NameTypeCode
GhadamisMunicipality|GovernarateLY-GD
An Nuqat al KhamsMunicipality|GovernarateLY-NQ
Al KufrahMunicipality|GovernarateLY-KF
MurzuqMunicipality|GovernarateLY-MQ
Al ButnanMunicipality|GovernarateLY-BU
AjdabiyaMunicipality|GovernarateLY-AJ
Ash Shati'Municipality|GovernarateLY-WS
GhatMunicipality|GovernarateLY-GT
SurtMunicipality|GovernarateLY-SR
MisratahMunicipality|GovernarateLY-MI
Al MarqabMunicipality|GovernarateLY-MB
Tajura' wa an Nawahi al ArbaMunicipality|GovernarateLY-TN
Az ZawiyahMunicipality|GovernarateLY-ZA
Al QubbahMunicipality|GovernarateLY-QB
Al Jabal al AkhdarMunicipality|GovernarateLY-JA
Al MarjMunicipality|GovernarateLY-MJ
BenghaziMunicipality|GovernarateLY-BA
Al JifarahMunicipality|GovernarateLY-JI
MizdahMunicipality|GovernarateLY-MZ
Al JufrahMunicipality|GovernarateLY-JU
SabhaMunicipality|GovernarateLY-SB
Wadi al HayaaMunicipality|GovernarateLY-WD

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Currency
Libyan dinars (LYD)
Languages
Arabic (official); Italian; English (all widely understood in the major cities); Tamazight (Nafusi…
Government
in transition
Climate
Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior
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