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Country
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Libya |
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Leader
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Chairman of the General National Congress: Mohamed Magarief
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President: Idriss Deby
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Population
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5,613,380
| 10,975,648
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Life Expectancy
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77.830 years
| 48.690 years
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Capital City
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Tripoli (Tarabulus)
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Largest city
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| Tripoli (population: 1,150,990) | N'Djamena (population: 721,081) |
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Human Development Index
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0.84
| 0.389
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| GDP per capita |
$14,100 US
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Literacy Rate
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82.6%
| 25.7%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.6
| 1.6
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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7.7%
| 5.2%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
30.000%
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Death Penalty
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Legal
| Legal
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Political System
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Jamahiriya (a state of the masses) in theory, governed by the populace through local councils; in practice, an authoritarian state
| republic
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Independence date
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24 December 1951 (from UN trusteeship)
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| Religions |
Sunni Muslim 97%, other 3%
| Muslim 53.1%, Catholic 20.1%, Protestant 14.2%, animist 7.3%, other 0.5%, unknown 1.7%, atheist 3.1% (1993 census)
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| Languages |
Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood in the major cities
| French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in south), more than 120 different languages and dialects
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| Exports |
crude oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas, chemicals
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| External Debt |
$4,774,000,000 $
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| Exchange Rate |
Libyan dinars (LYD) per US dollar - 1.2112 (2008 est.), 1.2604 (2007), 1.3108 (2006), 1.3084 (2005), 1.305 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
3.900%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia
| Central Africa, south of Libya
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| Area |
1,759,540 km sq
| 1,284,000 km sq
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| Coastline |
1,770 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior
| tropical in south, desert in north
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