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| <caption><font size=+1>'''Ελληνική Δημοκρατία'''<br>'''Elliniki Dhimokratia'''</font></caption> | |||
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| <tr><td align=center width=140px>(]) | |||
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| <tr><td align=center colspan=2 style=border-bottom:3px solid gray;><font size=-1>''National ]: none<br> | |||
| ''(]: Liberty or Death)''</font> | |||
| <tr><td>Official ]<td>] | |||
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| <tr><td>President<td>] | |||
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| <tr><td>]<br> - Total<br> - % water<td>]<br>131,940 ]<br>0.86% | |||
| <tr><td>] - Total (]) - ]<td>]10,623,835 80.5/km² | |||
| <tr><td>] - Declared - Recognised<td>From the ]], ]] | |||
| <tr><td>]<td>]'''¹''', ] | |||
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| <tr><td>]<td>.GR | |||
| <tr><td>]<td>30 | |||
| <tr><td colspan=2 align=center>('''1''') Prior to ]: Greek ] | |||
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In Greek mythology, Libya was a daughter of Memphis and Epaphus. Poseidon loved her. The country, Libya, described below, was named after her.
File:Libya flag medium.png
Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (al-Jamāhīrīyah al-’Arabīya al-Lībīyah ash-Shabīyah al-Ishtirākīyah) is a Muslim country in North Africa. Its capital is Tripoli. Note that in ancient Greece, the word Libya is used in a broader meaning, encompassing all of Africa. The three traditional parts of the country are Tripolitania, Fessan and the Cyrenaica.
History of Libya
- Geography of Libya
- Demographics of Libya
- Politics of Libya
- Economy of Libya
- Communications in Libya
- Transportation in Libya
- Military of Libya
- Foreign relations of Libya
- Libya's wars against other Arab states are discussed in the entry on the Middle_East_conflict.
From the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the U.S. Department of State website. Incompletely Wikified.