Libya Fast Facts
Here’s some background information about Libya, an oil-rich country in North Africa bordering the Mediterranean Sea and Egypt,Tunisia, Algeria, Chad, Niger and Sudan.
About Libya
Area: 1,759,540 square kilometers (slightly larger than Alaska)
Population: 7,017,224 (July 2021 est.)
Median age: 25.8 years
Capital: Tripoli
Ethnic groups: Berber and Arab 97%, other 3% (includes Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians and Tunisians)
Religion: Sunni Muslim 96.6%, other is 3.4%
Unemployment: 30% (2004 est.)
Colonel Moammar Gadhafi ruled Libya from 1969 to 2011. In the 1970s and 1980s, he was known for supporting Palestinian terrorist groups. In the late 1990s, Gadhafi made steps toward rapprochement with the West.
Libya Fast Facts
Here’s some background information about Libya, an oil-rich country in North Africa bordering the Mediterranean Sea and Egypt,Tunisia, Algeria, Chad, Niger and Sudan.
About Libya
Area: 1,759,540 square kilometers (slightly larger than Alaska)
Population: 7,017,224 (July 2021 est.)
Median age: 25.8 years
Capital: Tripoli
Ethnic groups: Berber and Arab 97%, other 3% (includes Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians and Tunisians)
Religion: Sunni Muslim 96.6%, other is 3.4%
Unemployment: 30% (2004 est.)
Colonel Moammar Gadhafi ruled Libya from 1969 to 2011. In the 1970s and 1980s, he was known for supporting Palestinian terrorist groups. In the late 1990s, Gadhafi made steps toward rapprochement with the West.
Libya Fast Facts
Here’s some background information about Libya, an oil-rich country in North Africa bordering the Mediterranean Sea and Egypt,Tunisia, Algeria, Chad, Niger and Sudan.
About Libya
Area: 1,759,540 square kilometers (slightly larger than Alaska)
Population: 7,017,224 (July 2021 est.)
Median age: 25.8 years
Capital: Tripoli
Ethnic groups: Berber and Arab 97%, other 3% (includes Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians and Tunisians)
Religion: Sunni Muslim 96.6%, other is 3.4%
Unemployment: 30% (2004 est.)
Colonel Moammar Gadhafi ruled Libya from 1969 to 2011. In the 1970s and 1980s, he was known for supporting Palestinian terrorist groups. In the late 1990s, Gadhafi made steps toward rapprochement with the West.
Geneva s Talks on Reviving Libyaâs Economy to Resume in January Published December 16th, 2020 - 01:00 GMT
Libya has been torn by civil war since the ouster of late ruler Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. (Shutterstock)
Representatives of Libyaâs main financial institutions ended two days of talks in Geneva on Tuesday focusing on currency reform, resolving the country s banking crisis and unification of the national budget. I am hopeful that the meeting here in Geneva will be another practical, tangible step forward togetherâ¦to implement the cease-fire, to address the real problems and with real and pragmatic solutions that can respond to the needs and aspirations of all Libyans to live their lives, said Acting Special Representative of the Secretary General and head of the UNâs mission in Libya Stephanie Williams.
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