Libya

Basic facts about Libya

Country name: Libya
Capital: Tripoli
Country code: 323
Continent: Africa
Currency name: Libyan dinar
Independence: 1951-12-24 00:00:00
Independent from: from UN trusteeship
Total area (km2): 1,759,540
Land area (km2): 1,759,540
Water area (km2): 0
Population: 6,002,347
Population note: 6,002,347 (July 2013 est.)
Official language: Arabic
All languages: Arabic (official), Italian, English (all widely understood in the major cities); Berber (Nafusi, Ghadamis, Suknah, Awjilah, Tamasheq)
Time zone: CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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Drive on: right
Calling code: +218
Domain: .ly