Libya

Africa · Northern Africa

Libya

State of Libya
Africa · Northern Africa · Capital: Tripoli

Quick facts about Libya

Official name	State of Libya
Capital	Tripoli
Continent & subregion	Africa · Northern Africa
Population	7,305,659 people (world rank 105)
Area	1,759,540 km²
Density	4 people/km²
Share of world population	0.091% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$44 billion
Urbanisation	87.9% urban population
Life expectancy	69.3 years
Currency	Libyan dinar (ل.د) — LYD
Languages	Arabic
Internet domain	`.ly`
Calling code	+218
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$6,027 · see world ranking
Internet Users	82.1% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	2.4 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	16.3 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	8.7 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	0.1% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Libya did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Algeria Chad Egypt Niger Sudan Tunisia

The geographic position is roughly 25°, 17°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.