Libya - Introduction

Libya (officially: State of Libya) is a country in Africa, precisely in Northern Africa, with a population of about 7.0 Millions inhabitants today (2024-11-21). The capital city of State of Libya is Tripoli, and the official country TLD code is .ly. Libya has cca2, cca3, cioc, ccn3 codes as LY, LBY, LBA, 434 respectively. Check some other vital information below.

Libya , Coat of Arms
Names
Common Libya
Official State of Libya
Common (Native) Libya
Official (Native) State of Libya
Alternative spellings LY, State of Libya, Dawlat Libya
Translations ⬇️
Languages
ara Arabic
Geography
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Libya is located in Northern Africa and has a total land area of 1759540 km². It is bounded by Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia and the capital city is Tripoli

Region/Continent Africa
Subregion Northern Africa
TimeZone UTC+01:00
Capital city Tripoli
Area 1759540 km²
Population 2024-11-21 7.0 Millions
Bordered Countreies Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia
Demonym
eng Male: Libyan / Female: Libyan
fra Male: Libyen / Female: Libyenne
Lat/Lng 25, 17
Historical data and more
The National Flag of Libya

The flag of Libya is composed of three horizontal bands of red, black and green, with the black band twice the height of the other two bands. At the center of the black band is a fly-side facing white crescent and a five-pointed white star placed just outside the crescent opening.

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Currency
Name Libyan dinar
Code LYD
Symbol ل.د
Other info
Idependent yes, officially-assigned
UN Member country yes
Start of Week sunday
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Codes
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 LY
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 LBY
ISO 3166-1 numeric 434
International calling code +218
FIFA 3 Letter Code LBY
All Important Facts about Libya

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Libya is found in Northern Africa