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 |