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 | LIBYAgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Lībīya |
| country code ISO: LY //; - FIPS: LY |
| location: North Africa |
| time zone: +2 UT |
| surface (land) area: 1757000 sq.km = 678400 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 33° N / South: 20° N / East: 25° E / West: 10° E |
| borders (land): Egypt, Sudan, Chad, Niger, Algeria, Tunisia |
| borders (coastline): Mediterranean Sea |
| climate: along the coast: Mediterranean; interior: arid and hot |
| Government |
| independent since: 1951-12-24 |
| type of government: republic |
| capital: Tarābulus (Tripolis) |
| administrative division: baladīyāt (13) |
| Population |
| population according to the last two censuses: (1984): 3637,488; (1995): 5404,986 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 5115,450; or: 5290,000 / -; 2001: 5606,000 |
| population density: 3 per sq.km = 7,7 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 3,4% //; - doubling time: 21 years |
| birth rate: 28 - 43 per 1000 |
| death rate: 4 - 8 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 7 children per female |
| maternal mortality: 80 per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 68 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 76 years (male: 74; female: 78) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 46% //; - 15-59 years: 50% //; - 60+ years: 4% |
| urbanisation: 88% //; - urbanisation growth: 8% |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 64% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Arab-Berber 89 - 97%; Berber 1% |
| languages: Arabic (official); Berber, Italian, English |
| religious affiliation: Sunnī Muslim 97% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 3267 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 90% |
| people per physician: 781 |
| people per hospital bed: 312 |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 54% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 54% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 10% |
| adult literacy: 64% (male: %; female: %) [later total figure found: 80%] |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Libyan dinar = 1000 dirhams |
| annual inflation rate: -2,7% |
| population below poverty line: 17% |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 4755 per capita |
| GNI USD per capita //; - [ppp: 5540] |
| GDP growth: % |
| income: USD 5500 per capita |
| import: USD 5358 per capita //; - export: USD 11212 per capita |
| trade: USD 3332 per capita //; - or % of GDP |
| trade partners: IT DE JP GB FR GR ES |
| human development index: 0,77 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 59 |
| female labour force: 23% |
| unemployment: 30% |
| tourism: 0,04 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 1% //; - grass land: 8% //; - wooded area: 0,2% //; - arid land and desert: ca 90% |
| agriculture: labour force: 18% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 5% |
| agricultural products: cereals (barley, wheat), [citrus] fruit, olives, dates, groundnuts |
| livestock (1000s): camels: 71 / cattle: 210 / goats: 1900 / poultry: 24800 / sheep: 5100 |
| fish catch: 32849 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 29% //; - part of industry in GDP: 50% |
| industrial products: petrochemicals, refineries, fertilizers, aluminium, food processing, textiles |
| mining products: natural oil & gas, iron, potassium, gypsum, magnesium, sulphur |
| CO2 emission per capita: 7,2 |
| services: labour force: 53% //; - part of services in GDP: 45% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 2370 |
| electricity use (per capita): 3876 |
| annual water use (per capita): 962 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 24484, or 81600 km //; - of which paved: 57% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 92 per 1000 |
| railways: 0 km //; - railways passenger/km: - |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km |
| ownership telephone: 59 - 101 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 190 - 259 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 138 - 143 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 13 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 13700 |
| personal computers: per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Bette 2286 m, Jābāl el-Auenat (Uweinat) 1934 (at the border with Sudan), Jābāl Archenu 1436 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): some (mostly dry) salt lakes |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none, or unknown |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: some wadi's, like el-Hamīm |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: none, or unknown |
| deserts: Libyan Desert, as the northern part of the Sahara |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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