Outline of Libya
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Libya:
Libya – 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.
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General reference
- Pronunciation: {{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|ɪ|b|i|ə}}
- Common English country name: Libya
- Official English country name: Libya, or Libyan Republic{{cite web |url=http://ntclibya.org/english/ |title=The Libyan Republic - The Interim Transitional National Council |publisher=Ntclibya.org |date=2011-03-05 |access-date=2011-03-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110310050118/http://ntclibya.org/english/ |archive-date=2011-03-10 }}
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Libyan
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Libya
- International rankings of Libya
- ISO country codes: LY, LBY, 434
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:LY
- Internet country code top-level domain: .ly
Geography of Libya
- Libya is: a country
- Location
- Libya is situated within the following regions:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Africa
- North Africa
- Sahara Desert
- Greater Middle East
- Time zone: Central Africa Time (UTC+02)
- Extreme points of Libya
- High: Bikku Bitti {{convert|2267|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
- Low: Sabkhat Ghuzayyil {{convert|-47|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
- Land boundaries: 4,348 km
::{{Flag|Egypt}} 1,115 km
::{{Flag|Chad}} 1,055 km
::{{Flag|Algeria}} 982 km
::{{Flag|Tunisia}} 459 km
::{{Flag|Sudan}} 383 km
::{{Flag|Niger}} 354 km
:* Coastline: Mediterranean Sea 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 =
== Natural geographic features of Libya ==
- Glaciers in Libya: noneThe only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See [http://iahs.info/redbooks/a126/iahs_126_0197.pdf Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.]
- Mountains of Libya
- Volcanoes in Libya
- Rivers of Libya
- World Heritage Sites in Libya
= Regions of Libya =
Regions of Libya
== Ecoregions of Libya ==
== Administrative divisions of Libya ==
=== Districts of Libya ===
- Capital of Libya: Tripoli
- Cities of Libya
= Demography of Libya =
Government and politics of Libya
{{See also|2011 Libyan civil war}}
= Branches of the government of Libya =
== Executive branch of the government of Libya ==
== Legislative branch of the government of Libya ==
== Judicial branch of the government of Libya ==
Court system of Libya
= Foreign relations of Libya =
== International organization membership ==
Libya is a member of:{{cite web|date=July 3, 2009|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/libya/|title=Libya|work=The World Factbook|publisher=United States Central Intelligence Agency|access-date=July 23, 2009}}
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- African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
- African Union (AU)
- African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID)
- Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA)
- Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD)
- Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)
- Arab Monetary Fund (AMF)
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
- Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU)
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- Group of 77 (G77)
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
- International Development Association (IDA)
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
- International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- International Maritime Organization (IMO)
- International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- International Olympic Committee (IOC)
- International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
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- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
- Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
- Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
- League of Arab States (LAS)
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
- Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
- Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC)
- Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
- Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
- United Nations (UN)
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
- Universal Postal Union (UPU)
- World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
- World Customs Organization (WCO)
- World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
- World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
- World Trade Organization (WTO) (observer)
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= Law and order in Libya =
= Military of Libya =
= Local government in Libya =
Local government in Libya
History of Libya
- Current events of Libya
= History of Libya by period =
- Prehistory of Libya
- Ancient Libya (before 146 BC)
- Roman Libya (146 BC – 640 AD)
- History of Islamic Tripolitania and Cyrenaica (Arab rule) (640–1551)
- Ottoman Tripolitania (1551–1911)
- History of Libya as Italian colony (1911–1934)
- Italian Libya (1934–1943)
- Allied occupation of Libya (1943–1951)
- Kingdom of Libya (1951–1969)
- History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi (1969–2011)
- Libyan civil war (2011)
- Timeline of the 2011 Libyan civil war
- 2011 military intervention in Libya
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973
- International reactions to the 2011 military intervention in Libya
- Battle of Sirte (2011)
- Death of Muammar Gaddafi
- International reactions to the death of Muammar Gaddafi
- Libya in transition (2011–)
- National Transitional Council
= History of Libya by subject =
Culture of Libya
- Cuisine of Libya
- Languages of Libya
- Media in Libya
- National symbols of Libya
- Coat of arms of Libya
- Flag of Libya
- National anthem of Libya
- Public holidays in Libya
- Religion in Libya
- Buddhism in Libya
- Christianity in Libya
- Hinduism in Libya
- Islam in Libya
- Judaism in Libya
- World Heritage Sites in Libya
= Art in Libya =
= Sports in Libya =
Sports in Libya
Economy and infrastructure of Libya
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 62nd (sixty-second)
- Agriculture in Libya
- Communications in Libya
- Internet in Libya
- Companies of Libya
- Currency of Libya: Dinar
- ISO 4217: LYD
- Energy in Libya
- Health care in Libya
- Mining in Libya
- Tourism in Libya
- Transport in Libya
- Airports in Libya
- Rail transport in Libya
Education in Libya
Health in Libya
See also
References
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External links
{{Wikiatlas|Libya}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080921233019/http://www.libyanbureau-dc.org/ Libyan Embassy Washington D.C.]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081123033115/http://www.gpc.gov.ly/home.php General People's Committee (The Cabinet)]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061112020842/http://www.foreign.gov.ly/index.php The People's Committee of Foreign Affairs]
- [http://www.freewebs.com/tarekalwan A Window to Libya by Tarek Alwan]
- [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Libya.htm Worldstatesmen.org's History and list of rulers of Tripolitania, Cyrenaica, Fezzan and Libya (before and after unification).]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170916205343/http://libyan-embassy.co.uk/ Libyan People's Bureau (Libyan Embassy), London - UK]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090216184304/http://libya-canada.org/index-eng.html Libyan People's Bureau (Libyan Embassy), Ottawa]
- [http://www.culturecorner.org.uk Libyan Cultural Affairs, London.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012101018/http://www.culturecorner.org.uk/ |date=2008-10-12 }}
- [http://www.libyanamericancc.org/ Libyan American Chamber of Commerce] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081102013900/http://www.libyanamericancc.org/ |date=2008-11-02 }}
- {{Wikivoyage inline|Libya}}
- [https://www.livius.org/li-ln/limes/tripolitanus.html Limes Tripolitanus] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701150827/http://www.livius.org/li-ln/limes/tripolitanus.html |date=2014-07-01 }}
- [http://www.theeuropeanlibrary.org/portal/?lang=en&coll=collections:a0000&q=(%22libye%22) 20 digital objects] in [http://www.theeuropeanlibrary.org/portal/organisation/services/userguide_en.html The European Library]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080915162120/http://www.directory.supp.ly/ Libya Directory]
- [http://www.granjamahiryia.org/ Libyan great jamahirya website]
- [http://libya.wo.to gaddafi & libya Info(South korea)]
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