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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.
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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.
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Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
Elliniki Dhimokratia
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National motto: none
(Greek: Liberty or Death)
Official languageGreek
CapitalTripoli
PresidentKostis Stephanopoulos
Prime ministerKonstantinos Simitis
Area
- Total
- % waterRanked 94th
131,940 km²
0.86%
Population - Total (2000) - DensityRanked 70th10,623,835 80.5/km²
Independence - Declared - RecognisedFrom the Ottoman EmpireMarch 25, 18211828
CurrencyEuro¹, Greek euro coins
Time zoneUTC +2
National anthemImnos pros tin Eleftherian
Internet TLD.GR
Calling Code30
(1) Prior to 2001: Greek drachma
- 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.