AFRICA: ONE CONTINENT. MANY WORLDS. | ATLAS

Libya
Al Jamahiriyah al Arabiyah al Libiyah ash Shabiyah al Ishirakiyah


  • Capital: Tripoli
  • Population: 5,445,436
  • Population Density: 8 per square mile
  • Ethnic Makeup: Arab-Berber 97%
  • Official Language(s): Arabic
  • Religious Beliefs: Sunni Muslim 97%
  • Area: 678,400 square miles
  • Topography: Desert and semidesert regions cover 92% of the land, with low mountains in the north, higher mountains in the south and a narrow coastal zone.

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    Maps by Kimberly Townsend, © Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Foundation.

    Atlas information obtained from "The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1997" published by K-III Reference Company.

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