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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 al-Magarief (resigned)
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President of the High Transitional Authority: Andry Rajoelina
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Population
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6,002,347
| 22,599,098
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Life Expectancy
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75.830 years
| 64.850 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) | Antananarivo (population: 1,391,430) |
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Human Development Index
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0.84
| 0.533
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| GDP per capita |
$13,300 US
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Literacy Rate
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82.6%
| 68.9%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.6
| 3.4
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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7.7%
| 9.4%
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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
| Abolished in practice
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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%
| indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7%
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| Languages |
Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood in the major cities
| English (official), French (official), Malagasy (official)
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| Exports |
crude oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas, chemicals
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| External Debt |
$5,054,000,000 $
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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 |
3.100%
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| Location |
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia
| Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique
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| Area |
1,759,540 km sq
| 587,041 km sq
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| Coastline |
1,770 km
| 4,828 km
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| Climate |
Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior
| tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south
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