apital:
Tripoli  ( 32°54′N 13°11′ E )
       
Largest city:  Tripoli
 
Population: - 2004 census
 5,882,667  inhabitants
 
Area:   1,759,540 km²
 
Density: 3.3/km²  (8.5/sq mi) 
 
population growth rate: 2.2%
 
climate:
 Mediterranean in the north .Dry, extreme desert in the interior
 
Language:
Official language Arabic
 Currency: Dinar (LYD)
 
Internet TLD: .ly
 
International Telephone code: +218
Time zone: GMT +2 hours
 
Electricity: 220 Volts
 
Main cities:
 Tripoli, Benghazi , Sebha, Musrata, Sirte, El Beida, Zawia, El Koms, Tubruk and Derna
 
International airports:
Tripoli Airport, Benghazi and Sebha.
 
International ports:
Tripoli, Benghazi and El Koms
Great Socialist Peoples Libyan Arab Jamahirya

Libya                

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Geography

Administrative Divisions

Libya was divided into several governorates Muhafazat  before being split into 25 municipalities Baladiyat. Currently Libya is divided into thirty two Shaabiyah.