General reference

• Pronunciation
  International Phonetic Alphabet
  The International Phonetic Alphabet "The acronym 'IPA' strictly refers [...] to the 'International Phonetic Association'. But it is now such a common practice to use the acronym also to refer to the alphabet itself that resistance seems pedantic...
  
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• Common English country name: Libya
  Libya
  Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
  
  
• Official English country name: Libya, or Libyan Republic
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Libyan
  Libyan
  A Libyan is a person or thing of, from, or related to Libya in North Africa.The term Libyan may also refer to:* A person from Libya, or of Libyan descent. For information about the Libyan people, see Demographics of Libya and Culture of Libya. For specific persons, see List of Libyans.* Libyan...
  
  
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology
  Etymology
  Etymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during...
  
  : Name of Libya
• International rankings of Libya
  International rankings of Libya
  -Economy:* The Heritage Foundation/The Wall Street Journal 2009 Index of Economic Freedom ranked 171 out of 179-Military:* Institute for Economics and Peace Global Peace Index ranked 46 out of 144-Politics:...
  
  
• ISO country codes: LY, LBY, 434
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:LY
  ISO 3166-2:LY
  ISO 3166-2:LY is the entry for Libya in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Libya, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined...
  
  
• Internet
  Internet
  The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
  
   country code top-level domain
  Country code top-level domain
  A country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory....
  
  : .ly
  .ly
  .ly is the Internet country code top-level domain for Libya.-Registration:A .ly registration is the process of registering top-level country-code domain name for Libya. The registration is sponsored by the General Post and Telecommunication Company. The .ly domain extension, introduced in 1988, is...
  
  

Geography of Libya

• Libya is: a country
• Location
  • Libya is situated within the following regions:
    • Northern Hemisphere
      Northern Hemisphere
      The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of its equator—the word hemisphere literally means “half sphere”. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator...
      
       and Eastern Hemisphere
      Eastern Hemisphere
      The Eastern Hemisphere, also Eastern hemisphere or eastern hemisphere, is a geographical term for the half of the Earth that is east of the Prime Meridian and west of 180° longitude. It is also used to refer to Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australasia, vis-à-vis the Western Hemisphere, which includes...
      
      
    • Africa
      Africa
      Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
      
      
      • North Africa
        North Africa
        North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, and...
        
        
      • Sahara Desert
    • Greater Middle East
      Greater Middle East
      The Greater Middle East is a political term coined by the Bush administration to group together together various countries, pertaining to the Muslim world, specifically Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Various Central Asian countries are sometimes also included. Some speakers may use the...
      
      
  • Time zone
    Time zone
    A time zone is a region on Earth that has a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. In order for the same clock time to always correspond to the same portion of the day as the Earth rotates , different places on the Earth need to have different clock times...
    
    : Central Africa Time
    Central Africa Time
    Central Africa Time, or CAT, is a time zone used in central and southern Africa. The zone is two hours ahead of UTC , which is the same as the adjacent South Africa Standard Time and also the same as Eastern European Time....
    
     (UTC+02)
  • Extreme points of Libya
    • High: Bikku Bitti
      Bikku Bitti
      Bikku Bitti, also known as Bette Peak, is the highest mountain in Libya at .It is located on the Dohone spur of the Tibesti Mountains in southern Libya, very near the Chad / Libya border....
      
       2267 m (7,438 ft)
    • Low: Sabkhat Ghuzayyil
      Sabkhat Ghuzayyil
      Sabkhat Ghuzayyil is Libya's lowest point at 47 meters below sea level, and is just southeast of the Gulf of Sidra. It is located in the Al Wahat District of the Cyrenaica region in northeastern Libya....
      
       -47 m
  • Land boundaries: 4,348 km

 Egypt 1,115 km

 Chad 1,055 km

 Algeria 982 km

 Tunisia 459 km

 Sudan 383 km

 Niger 354 km

• Coastline: Mediterranean Sea
  Mediterranean Sea
  The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
  
   1,770 km
• Population of Libya: 6,160,000 - 102nd most populous country
• Area of Libya: 1,759,541 km²
• Atlas of Libya

Environment of Libya

• Climate of Libya
• Environmental issues in Libya
  Environmental issues in Libya
  Environmental issues in Libya include desertification and very limited natural freshwater resources.Annual rainfall averages only between 200 and 600 millimeters in the most arable portions of Libya...
  
  
• Ecoregions in Libya
• Renewable energy in Libya
• Geology of Libya
• Protected areas of Libya
  • Biosphere reserves in Libya
  • National parks of Libya
• Wildlife of Libya
  Wildlife of Libya
  -Flora:*Index: Flora of Libya*List of ecoregions in Libya — with plant communities....
  
  
  • Flora of Libya
  • Fauna of Libya
    • Birds of Libya
    • Mammals of Libya

Natural geographic features of Libya

• Glaciers in Libya: none
• Islands of Libya
• Lakes of Libya
• Mountains of Libya
  • Volcanoes in Libya
• Rivers of Libya
  • Waterfalls of Libya
• Valleys of Libya
• World Heritage Sites in Libya

Administrative divisions of Libya

• Districts of Libya

Districts of Libya

• Capital of Libya: Tripoli
• Cities of Libya

Government and politics of Libya

Main article: Government of Libya and Politics of Libya

Politics of Libya

The politics of Libya are currently in a phase of transition.As a result of the collapse of the Gaddafi government in August 2011 due to the 2011 Libyan civil war, Libya is under de facto administration of the National Transitional Council...

• Form of government
  Form of government
  A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...
  
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• Capital of Libya: Tripoli

• Elections in Libya
  Elections in Libya
  The last election in Libya  was that of the General People's Congress under the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, held in March 2010.Currently, the Transitional National Council is in the process of organizing Libya's recovery from the 2011 Libyan civil war and has pledged to organize democratic elections by...
  
  
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Libya
• Political scandals of Libya
• Taxation in Libya

Executive branch of the government of Libya

• Head of state
  Head of State
  A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
  
  : President of Libya,
• Head of government
  Head of government
  Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...
  
  : Prime Minister of Libya,
• Cabinet of Libya
  Cabinet of Libya
  The transitional Cabinet of Libya, the executive branch of the government of Libya , was composed of the following ministers as of November 2011.- External links :*...
  
  

Legislative branch of the government of Libya

• Parliament of Libya (bicameral)
  • Upper house
    Upper house
    An upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...
    
    : Senate of Libya
  • Lower house
    Lower house
    A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...
    
    : House of Commons of Libya

Judicial branch of the government of Libya

• Supreme Court of Libya

Foreign relations of Libya

• Diplomatic missions in Libya
• Diplomatic missions of Libya
  Diplomatic missions of Libya
  This is a list of diplomatic missions of Libya.Under the rule of Muammar al-Gaddafi, Libya broke practice with almost all other countries in 1979 by renaming their embassies "People's Bureaus", with the diplomatic staff known as a local "revolutionary committee".Libyan people's bureau were involved...
  
  

International organization membership

• African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
• African Union
  African Union
  The African Union is a union consisting of 54 African states. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established on 9 July 2002, the AU was formed as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity...
  
   (AU)
• African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID)
• Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
  Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
  The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa is a financial institution funded by the Governments of the Member States of the League of Arab States on 18 February 1974 . It is an independent international institution enjoying international legal status and autonomy in administrative and...
  
   (ABEDA)
• Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
  Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
  The Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development is a Kuwait-based, pan-Arab development finance institution. All member-states of the Arab League are members of the AFESD. As of 2003, it held around USD 7.3 billion in assets....
  
   (AFESD)
• Arab Maghreb Union
  Arab Maghreb Union
  The Arab Maghreb Union is a trade agreement aiming for economic and some sort of future political unity in North Africa between the countries Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Mauritania...
  
   (AMU)
• Arab Monetary Fund
  Arab Monetary Fund
  The Arab Monetary Fund is a regional Arab organization, founded 1976, and operational from 1977. It is a working sub-organization of the Arab League.-Objectives:...
  
   (AMF)
• Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
  Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
  The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, is a free trade area with nineteen member states stretching from Libya to Zimbabwe. COMESA formed in December 1994, replacing a Preferential Trade Area which had existed since 1981...
  
   (COMESA)
• Council of Arab Economic Unity
  Council of Arab Economic Unity
  The Council of Arab Economic Unity was established by Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Mauritania, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen on 3 June 1957...
  
   (CAEU)
• Food and Agriculture Organization
  Food and Agriculture Organization
  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and...
  
   (FAO)
• Group of 77
  Group of 77
  The Group of 77 at the United Nations is a loose coalition of developing nations, designed to promote its members' collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations. There were 77 founding members of the organization, but the organization has...
  
   (G77)
• International Atomic Energy Agency
  International Atomic Energy Agency
  The International Atomic Energy Agency is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. The IAEA was established as an autonomous organization on 29 July 1957...
  
   (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development is one of five institutions that compose the World Bank Group. The IBRD is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by World War II. Now, its mission has expanded to fight...
  
   (IBRD)
• International Civil Aviation Organization
  International Civil Aviation Organization
  The International Civil Aviation Organization , pronounced , , is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth...
  
   (ICAO)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association
  International Development Association
  The International Development Association , is the part of the World Bank that helps the world’s poorest countries. It complements the World Bank's other lending arm — the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development — which serves middle-income countries with capital investment and...
  
   (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is a humanitarian institution that is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement along with the ICRC and 186 distinct National Societies...
  
   (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation
  International Finance Corporation
  The International Finance Corporation promotes sustainable private sector investment in developing countries.IFC is a member of the World Bank Group and is headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States....
  
   (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development
  International Fund for Agricultural Development
  The International Fund for Agricultural Development , a specialized agency of the United Nations, was established as an international financial institution in 1977 as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World Food Conference. IFAD is dedicated to eradicating rural poverty in developing countries...
  
   (IFAD)
• International Labour Organization
  International Labour Organization
  The International Labour Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that deals with labour issues pertaining to international labour standards. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. Its secretariat — the people who are employed by it throughout the world — is known as the...
  
   (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization
  International Maritime Organization
  The International Maritime Organization , formerly known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization , was established in Geneva in 1948, and came into force ten years later, meeting for the first time in 1959...
  
   (IMO)
• International Mobile Satellite Organization
  International Mobile Satellite Organization
  The International Mobile Satellite Organization is the intergovernmental organization that oversees certain public satellite safety and security communication services provided via the Inmarsat satellites...
  
   (IMSO)
• International Monetary Fund
  International Monetary Fund
  The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
  
   (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee
  International Olympic Committee
  The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
  
   (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration
  International Organization for Migration
  The International Organization for Migration is an intergovernmental organization. It was initially established in 1951 as the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration to help resettle people displaced by World War II....
  
   (IOM)
• International Organization for Standardization
  International Organization for Standardization
  The International Organization for Standardization , widely known as ISO, is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded on February 23, 1947, the organization promulgates worldwide proprietary, industrial and commercial...
  
   (ISO)

• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
  International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
  The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human...
  
   (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union
  International Telecommunication Union
  The International Telecommunication Union is the specialized agency of the United Nations which is responsible for information and communication technologies...
  
   (ITU)
• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
  International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
  The International Telecommunications Satellite Organization is an intergovernmental organisation charged with overseeing the public service obligations of Intelsat.-External links:*...
  
   (ITSO)
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Islamic Development Bank
  Islamic Development Bank
  The Islamic Development Bank is a multilateral development financing institution located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It was founded by the first conference of Finance Ministers of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference , convened 23 Dhu'l Qa'dah 1393 AH.The bank officially began its activities on...
  
   (IDB)
• League of Arab States (LAS)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
  Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
  The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency is a member organization of the World Bank Group that offers political risk insurance. It was established to promote foreign direct investment into developing countries. MIGA was founded in 1988 with a capital base of $1 billion and is headquartered in...
  
   (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
• Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
• Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
  Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
  The Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries is a multi-governmental organization headquartered in Kuwait which coordinates energy policies between oil–producing Arab nations, and whose main purpose is developmental.-History:...
  
   (OAPEC)
• Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
• Permanent Court of Arbitration
  Permanent Court of Arbitration
  The Permanent Court of Arbitration , is an international organization based in The Hague in the Netherlands.-History:The court was established in 1899 as one of the acts of the first Hague Peace Conference, which makes it the oldest institution for international dispute resolution.The creation of...
  
   (PCA)
• United Nations
  United Nations
  The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
  
   (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development was established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body. It is the principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment, and development issues....
  
   (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization
  United Nations Industrial Development Organization
  The United Nations Industrial Development Organization , French/Spanish acronym ONUDI, is a specialized agency in the United Nations system, headquartered in Vienna, Austria...
  
   (UNIDO)
• Universal Postal Union
  Universal Postal Union
  The Universal Postal Union is an international organization that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system. The UPU contains four bodies consisting of the Congress, the Council of Administration , the Postal Operations Council and the...
  
   (UPU)
• World Confederation of Labour
  World Confederation of Labour
  The World Confederation of Labour was an international labour organization founded in 1920 and based in Europe. Totalitarian governments of the 1930s repressed the federation and imprisoned many of its leaders, limiting operations until the end of World War II...
  
   (WCL)
• World Customs Organization
  World Customs Organization
  The World Customs Organization is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. With its worldwide membership, the WCO is recognized as the voice of the global customs community...
  
   (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions
  World Federation of Trade Unions
  The World Federation of Trade Unions was established in 1945 to replace the International Federation of Trade Unions. Its mission was to bring together trade unions across the world in a single international organization, much like the United Nations...
  
   (WFTU)
• World Health Organization
  World Health Organization
  The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
  
   (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization
  World Intellectual Property Organization
  The World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world"....
  
   (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization
  World Meteorological Organization
  The World Meteorological Organization is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 189 Member States and Territories. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization , which was founded in 1873...
  
   (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization
  World Tourism Organization
  The World Tourism Organization , based in Madrid, Spain, is a United Nations agency dealing with questions relating to tourism. It compiles the World Tourism rankings. The World Tourism Organization is a significant global body, concerned with the collection and collation of statistical information...
  
   (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization
  World Trade Organization
  The World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...
  
   (WTO) (observer)

Law and order in Libya

• Capital punishment in Libya
• Constitution of Libya
• Crime in Libya
• Human rights in Libya
  Human rights in Libya
  The Kingdom of Libya, from 1951 to 1969, was heavily influenced and educated by the British and American oil companies. The King was very westernized and Libya also had a constitution. The kingdom, however, was marked by a feudal regime, where Libya had a low literacy rate of 10%, a low life...
  
  
  • LGBT rights in Libya
    LGBT rights in Libya
    Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons in Libya face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Both male and female same-sex sexual activity is illegal. Beyond the criminal laws, cross-dressing and homosexuality are widely seen as immoral activities.-Criminal laws:The...
    
    
  • Freedom of religion in Libya
• Law enforcement in Libya

Military of Libya

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief
    Commander-in-Chief
    A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...
    
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    • Ministry of Defence of Libya
• Forces
  • Army of Libya
  • Navy of Libya
  • Air Force of Libya
  • Special forces of Libya
• Military history of Libya
  Military history of Libya
  The Military History of Libya covers the period from the ancient era to the modern age.-Classical Era:In ancient times, the Phoenicians and Carthaginians, the armies of Alexander the Great and his Ptolemaic successors from Egypt, then Romans, Vandals, and local representatives of the Byzantine...
  
  
• Military ranks of Libya

History of Libya

Main article: History of Libya

History of Libya

The History of Libya includes the history of its rich mix of ethnic groups added to the indigenous Berber tribes. Berbers, the bulk of Libya's population, have been present throughout the entire history of the country. For most of its history, Libya has been subjected to varying degrees of foreign...

, Timeline of the history of Libya, and Current events of Libya

History of Libya by period

• Prehistory of Libya
• Ancient Libya
  Ancient Libya
  The Latin name Libya referred to the region west of the Nile Valley, generally corresponding to modern Northwest Africa. Climate changes affected the locations of the settlements....
  
   (before 146 BC)
• Roman Libya
  Roman Libya
  The area of North Africa which has been known as Libya since 1911 was under Roman domination between 146 BC and 670 AD.The Latin name Libya at the time referred to the continent of Africa in general....
  
   (146 BC – 640 AD)
• History of Islamic Tripolitania and Cyrenaica
  History of Islamic Tripolitania and Cyrenaica
  Arab rule in Tripolitania and Cyrenaica began as early as the 7th century. With tenuous Byzantine control over Libya restricted to a few poorly defended coastal strongholds, the Arab horsemen who first crossed into Pentapolis, Cyrenaica in September 642 encountered little resistance...
  
   (Arab rule) (640–1551)
• Ottoman Tripolitania
  Ottoman Tripolitania
  The coastal region of what is today Libya was ruled by the Ottoman Empire from 1551 to 1911, from 1864 as the Vilayet of Tripolitania . It was also known as the Kingdom of Tripoli, even though it was not technically a kingdom, but an Ottoman province ruled by pashas , as the Karamanli dynasty...
  
   (1551–1911)
• History of Libya as Italian colony
  History of Libya as Italian Colony
  The History of Libya as an Italian colony began in the 1910s and lasted until February 1947, when Italy officially lost all the colonies of the former Italian Empire.-First years:...
  
   (1911–1934)
• Italian Libya
  Italian Libya
  Italian Libya was a unified colony of Italian North Africa established in 1934 in what represents present-day Libya...
  
   (1934–1943)
• Allied occupation of Libya
  Allied occupation of Libya
  Allied occupation of Libya was the control of the ex-Italian colony of Libya by the Allies from 1943 until the Libyan independence in 1951.-Characteristics:...
  
   (1943–1951)
• Kingdom of Libya
  Kingdom of Libya
  The Kingdom of Libya, originally called the United Libyan Kingdom came into existence upon independence on 24 December 1951 and lasted until a coup d'état led by Muammar Gaddafi on 1 September 1969 overthrew King Idris of Libya and established the Libyan Arab Republic.- Constitution :Under the...
  
   (1951–1969)
• History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi (1969–2011)
• Libyan civil war
  2011 Libyan civil war
  The 2011 Libyan civil war was an armed conflict in the North African state of Libya, fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and those seeking to oust his government. The war was preceded by protests in Benghazi beginning on 15 February 2011, which led to clashes with security...
  
   (2011)
  • Timeline of the 2011 Libyan civil war
    Timeline of the 2011 Libyan civil war
    The 2011 Libyan civil war began on 17 February 2011 as a civil protest and later evolved into a widespread uprising. By mid-August, anti-Gaddafi forces effectively supported by a NATO-led international coalition were ascendant in Tripolitania, breaking out of the restive Nafusa Mountains in the...
    
    
  • 2011 military intervention in Libya
    2011 military intervention in Libya
    On 19 March 2011, a multi-state coalition began a military intervention in Libya to implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973, which was taken in response to events during the 2011 Libyan civil war...
    
    
    • United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973
      United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973
      United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973, on the situation in Libya, is a measure that was adopted on 17 March 2011. The Security Council resolution was proposed by France, Lebanon, and the United Kingdom....
      
      
    • International reactions to the 2011 military intervention in Libya
      International reactions to the 2011 military intervention in Libya
      The international reactions to the 2011 military intervention in Libya were the responses to the military intervention in Libya by NATO and allied forces to impose a no-fly zone...
      
      
  • Battle of Sirte (2011)
    Battle of Sirte (2011)
    The Battle of Sirte was a battle of the 2011 Libyan civil war that began when the National Liberation Army attacked forces loyal to ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi in his hometown and designated capital of Sirte, on the Gulf of Sidra...
    
    
  • Death of Muammar Gaddafi
    Death of Muammar Gaddafi
    Muammar Gaddafi, the deposed leader of Libya, died on 20 October 2011 during the 2011 Libyan civil war. Gaddafi was captured alive after his convoy was attacked by NATO warplanes as Sirte fell on 20 October 2011. He was then beaten and killed by NTC forces...
    
    
    • International reactions to the death of Muammar Gaddafi
      International reactions to the death of Muammar Gaddafi
      The international reactions to the death of Muammar Gaddafi concern the responses of foreign governments and supranational organisations to the killing of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi at the Battle of Sirte, the last major engagement of the 2011 Libyan civil war, on 20 October 2011.-...
      
      
• Libya in transition (2011–)
  • National Transitional Council
    National Transitional Council
    The National Transitional Council of Libya , sometimes known as the Transitional National Council, the Interim National Council, or the Libyan National Council,...
    
    

Culture of Libya

• Architecture of Libya
• Cuisine of Libya
• Ethnic minorities in Libya
• Festivals in Libya
• Humor in Libya
• Languages of Libya
  Languages of Libya
  The de facto official language of Libya is Modern Standard Arabic. The majority of the population, about 95%, has one of the many varieties of Arabic as native language, most prominently Libyan Arabic, but also Egyptian Arabic, Moroccan Arabic and other varieties.- Minority languages :Besides...
  
  
• Media in Libya
  Media in Libya
  Until recently the Libyan Government owned and regulated all the local media outlets in Libya through the Jamahiriya News Agency. On 29 January 2006 Saif al-Islam Gaddafi the son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi announced that the Libyan government is allowing private radio and television stations...
  
  
• National symbols of Libya
  • Coat of arms of Libya
    Coat of arms of Libya
    After the collapse of the Gaddafi regime in the 2011 Libyan civil war, Libya currently does not have an official coat of arms.The National Transitional Council uses a seal or logo to represent itself, but while its Constitutional Declaration of August 2011 defines the flag of Libya, it does not...
    
    
  • Flag of Libya
    Flag of Libya
    The Libyan Independence Flag or Flag of Libya was the original flag of the Kingdom of Libya introduced in 1951 following the creation of the Libyan state in the post World War II period...
    
    
  • National anthem of Libya
• People of Libya
• Prostitution in Libya
• Public holidays in Libya
  Public holidays in Libya
  The following are public holidays in Libya.In addition, the following Muslim holidays, which may take place at any time of the year, are observed as public holidays:...
  
  
• Records of Libya
• Religion in Libya
  Religion in Libya
  Other than the overwhelming majority of Sunni Muslims, there are also small Christian communities, composed exclusively of foreigners. Coptic Orthodox Christianity, which is the Christian Church of Egypt, is the largest and most historical Christian denomination in Libya. There are over 60,000...
  
  
  • Buddhism in Libya
    Buddhism in Libya
    Libya's 2007 census has over 13,000 workers from Sri Lanka and some other Buddhist countries which made up about 0.3% of total population of Libya. This makes Libya the country with the one of highest proportion of Buddhists in North Africa...
    
    
  • Christianity in Libya
    Christianity in Libya
    Christianity is a minority religion in Libya. Since Roman times it has always been present in Tripolitania and Cyrenaica.-Characteristics:The largest Christian group in Libya is the Coptic Orthodox made up entirely of Egyptian immigrant workers, with a population of over 60,000...
    
    
  • Hinduism in Libya
  • Islam in Libya
    Islam in Libya
    Most Libyans adhere to the Sunni branch of Islam, which provides both a spiritual guide for individuals and a keystone for government policy. Its tenets stress a unity of religion and state rather than a separation or distinction between the two, and even those Muslims who have ceased to believe...
    
    
  • Judaism in Libya
  • Sikhism in Libya
• World Heritage Sites in Libya

Art in Libya

• Art in Libya
• Cinema of Libya
• Literature of Libya
• Music of Libya
  Music of Libya
  Various kinds of Arab music are popular in Libya such as Andalusi music, locally known as Ma'luf, Chabi and Arab classical music.The Tuareg live in the southern, Saharan part of the country, and have their own distinctive folk music. There is little or no pop music industry. Among the Tuareg,...
  
  
• Television in Libya
• Theatre in Libya

Sports in Libya

• Football in Libya
  Football in Libya
  Football is the most popular sport in Libya, the North African country with a population of around 6,000,000. The governing body is the Libyan Football Federation, which was founded in 1962.-National Championships:...
  
  
• Libya at the Olympics
  Libya at the Olympics
  Libya first participated at the Olympic Games in 1964, and has sent athletes to compete in most Summer Olympic Games since then. The nation boycotted the 1976 Games along with most other African nations, and also boycotted the 1984 Games...
  
  

Economy and infrastructure of Libya

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 62nd (sixty-second)

• Agriculture in Libya
  Agriculture in Libya
  Although agriculture is the second-largest sector in the economy, Libya depends on imports in most foods. Climatic conditions and poor soils limit farm output, and domestic food production meets about 25% of demand. Domestic conditions limit output, while income and population growth have increased...
  
  
• Banking in Libya
  • National Bank of Libya
• Communications in Libya
  Communications in Libya
  -Private radio stations:*Allibya FM *Tribute FM: An English-language internet station broadcasting from Benghazi. - Printed media :There are four daily newspapers, all controlled and monitored by the government-owned press company General Press Corporation.* Al-Shames * AlJamhirya * Alhjadeed *...
  
  
  • Internet in Libya
• Companies of Libya
• Currency of Libya
  Currency
  In economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...
  
  : Dinar
  Libyan dinar
  The dinar is the currency of Libya. Its ISO 4217 code is "LYD". The dinar is subdivided into 1000 dirham . It was introduced in 1971 and replaced the pound at par. It is issued by the Central Bank of Libya, which also supervises the banking system and regulates credit...
  
  
  • ISO 4217
    ISO 4217
    ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Standards Organization, which delineates currency designators, country codes , and references to minor units in three tables:* Table A.1 – Current currency & funds code list...
    
    : LYD
• Economic history of Libya
• Energy in Libya
  Energy in Libya
  Energy in Libya describes energy and electricity production, consumption and import in Libya Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.Libya is an OPEC country. In 2007 Libya was the top 10th oil exporter with 73 Mt oil export. Europe’s share was 78 % of Libyan oil export in 2009. Libya is ex colony of Italy...
  
  
  • Energy policy of Libya
  • Oil industry in Libya
• Health care in Libya
• Mining in Libya
• Libya Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Libya
  Tourism in Libya
  Tourism in Libya is an industry still in its infancy but one that is gradually growing. 149,000 tourists visited Libya in 2004, and this went up to 180,000 in 2007 ; there were 1,000,000 day visitors in the same year. The country is best known for its ancient Greek and Roman ruins and Sahara desert...
  
  
• Transport in Libya
  Transport in Libya
  -Railways:Libya has had no railway in operation since 1965, all previous narrow gauge lines having been dismantled. Plans for a new network have been under development for some time , and in 2008 and 2009 various contracts were placed and construction work started on a standard gauge railway...
  
  
  • Airports in Libya
  • Rail transport in Libya
  • Roads in Libya
• Water supply and sanitation in Libya

See also

• Index of Libya-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Libya-related topics
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
  Outline of Africa
  The following outline provides an overview of and topical guide to the continent Africa:Africa – world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia.-Geography of Africa:* Atlas of Africa* List of cities in Africa...
  
  
• Outline of geography
  Outline of geography
  The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography:Geography – science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.- Geography is :...
  
  

External links

• Libyan Embassy Washington D.C.
• General People's Committee (The Cabinet)
• The People's Committee of Foreign Affairs
• A Window to Libya by Tarek Alwan
• Worldstatesmen.org's History and list of rulers of Tripolitania, Cyrenaica, Fezzan and Libya (before and after unification).
• Libyan People's Bureau (Libyan Embassy), London - UK
• Libyan People's Bureau (Libyan Embassy), Ottawa
• Libyan Cultural Affairs, London.
• Libyan American Chamber of Commerce
• Limes Tripolitanus
• 20 digital objects in The European Library
• Libya Directory
• Libyan great jamahirya website
• gaddafi & libya Info(South korea)