| State of Libya دولة ليبيا (Arabic) Dawlat Lībiyā | … |
|---|---|
| Flag | … |
| Anthem: ليبيا، ليبيا، ليبيا ”Libya, Libya, Libya” | … |
| … | |
| Capital and largest city | Tripoli1 32°52′N 13°11′E / 32.867°N 13.183°E |
| Official languages | Arabic |
| Local vernacular | Libyan Arabic |
| Foreign languages | Italian and English |
| Ethnic groups (1999) 2 | • 92% Arabs • 5% Berbers • 3% others |
| Religion (2020) 1 | • 96.6% Islam (official) • 2.7% Christianity • <1% Buddhist • <1% Hindu • <1% Folk religion • <1% Others • <1% Unafiliated |
| Demonym | Libyan |
| Government | Unitary republic under a provisional government (GNU) |
| • Chairman of the Presidential Council | Mohamed al-Menfi |
| • Vice Chairman of the Presidential Council | Musa Al-Koni |
| • Prime Minister | Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh3 |
| • Speaker of the House of Representatives | Aguila Saleh Issa |
| Legislature | High Council of State House of Representatives |
| Establishment | … |
| • Ottoman Tripolitania | 1551 |
| • Italian invasion of Libya | 1911 |
| • Libyan resistance movement | 1911–1951 |
| • Tripolitanian Republic | 16 November 1918 |
| • Kingdom of Libya | 24 December 1951 |
| • Coup d’état by Muammar Gaddafi , established Libyan Arab Republic | 1 September 1969 |
| • Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 2 March 1977 |
| • First Libyan Civil War | 17 February 2011 |
| • NATO intervention in Libya | 19 March 2011 |
| • End of Second Libyan Civil War | 23 October 2020 |
| Area | … |
| • Total | 1,759,541 km (679,363 sq mi) (16th) |
| Population | … |
| • 2024 estimate | 7,361,2631 (103rd) |
| • Density | 4.2/km (10.9/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2025 estimate |
| • Total | 📈 $123.990 billion4 (96th) |
| • Per capita | 📈 $17,7604 (101st) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2025 estimate |
| • Total | 📈 $47.480 billion4 (95th) |
| • Per capita | 📈 $6,8004 (102nd) |
| HDI (2023) | 📉 0.7215 high (115th) |
| Currency | Libyan dinar (LYD) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| Calling code | +218 |
| ISO 3166 code | LY |
| Internet TLD | .ly ليبيا. |
| • ^ United Nations note concerning official name: “Following the adoption by the General Assembly of resolution 66/1, the Permanent Mission of Libya to the United Nations formally notified the United Nations of a Declaration by the National Transitional Council of 3 August changing the official name of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to ‘Libya’ and changing Libya’s national flag.” • ^ The official language is simply identified as ” Arabic ” (Constitutional Declaration , article 1). • ^ The UK and France held a joint condominium over Libya through the United Nations Trusteeship Council . | … |
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Footnotes
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“Libya”. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 7 August 2024. Archived from the original on 18 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024. ↩ ↩2 ↩3
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Yakan, Mohamad (30 November 2017). Almanac of African Peoples and Nations. Routledge. p. 62. ISBN 978-1-351-28930-6. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023. ↩
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Disputed with Osama Hammad, head of the Government of National Stability, which is recognised by the House of Representatives as the acting Prime Minister of Libya ↩
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“Human Development Report 2025” (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 6 May 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 May 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025. ↩