
Demonym: Libyan
Population: 6,173,579
(2008)
Capital City: Tripoli
Capital Coordinates:
32°52′N 13°11′E
Capital Time Zone: UTC+2
Currency: Dinar
Currency Code: LYD
GDP: $71.3 billion
(2010)
Per Capita Income: $10,873
(2010)
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 Country Code: LY
Internet Country Code: .ly
Calling Code: 218
Independence: 1951
from United Kingdom and France
Area: 1,759,540 square km
(1,759,540 km land)
Coastline: 1,770 km
Lowest Point: Sabkhat Ghuzayyil (-47 m)
Highest Point: Bikku Bitti
(2,267 m)
Life Expectancy: 77.83 years
Literacy: 82.60 percent
Number of bank notes in catalogue: 3
Number of coins in catalogue: 1
Number of stamps in catalogue: 2
