Outline of Libya
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Libya:
Libya – country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west.
General reference
- Pronunciation: /ˈlɪbiə/
- Common English country name: Libya
- Official English country name: Libya, or Libyan Republic[1]
- Common
- Official endonym(s):
- Libyan
- Demonym(s):
- Name of Libya
- International rankings of Libya
- ISO country codes: LY, LBY, 434
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:LY
- Internet country code top-level domain: .ly
Geography of Libya
- Libya is: a country
- Location
- Libya is situated within the following regions:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Africa
- North Africa
- Sahara Desert
- Greater Middle East
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- Extreme points of Libya
- High: Bikku Bitti 2,267 m (7,438 ft)
- Low: Sabkhat Ghuzayyil −47 m (−154 ft)
- Land boundaries: 4,348 km
- Libya is situated within the following regions:
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- Coastline: Mediterranean Sea 1,770 km
- Population of Libya: 6,160,000 - 102nd most populous country
- Area of Libya: 1,759,541 km2
- Atlas of Libya
Environment of Libya
Environment of Libya
- Climate of Libya
- Environmental issues in Libya
- Ecoregions in Libya
- Protected areas of Libya
- National parks of Libya
- Wildlife of Libya
- Flora of Libya
- Fauna of Libya
Natural geographic features of Libya
- Glaciers in Libya: none[2]
- Mountains of Libya
- Rivers of Libya
- World Heritage Sites in Libya
Regions of Libya
Regions of Libya
Ecoregions of Libya
Administrative divisions of Libya
Administrative divisions of Libya
Districts of Libya
- Capital of Libya: Tripoli
- Cities of Libya
Demography of Libya
Government and politics of Libya
- Form of government:
- Capital of Libya: Tripoli
- Elections in Libya
- Political parties in Libya
Branches of the government of Libya
Government of Libya
Executive branch of the government of Libya
- President of Libya,
- Prime Minister of Libya,
- Cabinet of Libya
Legislative branch of the government of Libya
- unicameral)
Judicial branch of the government of Libya
Court system of Libya
Foreign relations of Libya
- Diplomatic missions in Libya
- Diplomatic missions of Libya
International organization membership
Libya is a member of:[3]
Law and order in Libya
- Constitution of Libya
- Law Enforcement in Libya
- Human rights in Libya
Military of Libya
Military of Libya
- Command
- Forces
- Army of Libya
- Navy of Libya
- Air Force of Libya
- Military history of Libya
Local government in Libya
Local government in Libya
History of Libya
- Current events of Libya
History of Libya by period
- Prehistory of Libya
- Ancient Libya (before 146 BC)
- Roman Libya (146 BC – 640 AD)
- History of Islamic Tripolitania and Cyrenaica(Arab rule) (640–1551)
- Ottoman Tripolitania (1551–1911)
- History of Libya as Italian colony(1911–1934)
- Italian Libya (1934–1943)
- Allied occupation of Libya(1943–1951)
- Kingdom of Libya (1951–1969)
- History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi (1969–2011)
- Libyan civil war(2011)
- Timeline of the 2011 Libyan civil war
- 2011 military intervention in Libya
- Battle of Sirte (2011)
- Death of Muammar Gaddafi
- International reactions to the death of Muammar Gaddafi
- Libya in transition (2011–)
History of Libya by subject
Culture of Libya
- Cuisine of Libya
- Languages of Libya
- Media in Libya
- National symbols of Libya
- Coat of arms of Libya
- Flag of Libya
- National anthem of Libya
- Public holidays in Libya
- Religion in Libya
- Buddhism in Libya
- Christianity in Libya
- Hinduism in Libya
- Islam in Libya
- Judaism in Libya
- World Heritage Sites in Libya
Art in Libya
- Literature of Libya
- Music of Libya
- Television in Libya
Sports in Libya
Sports in Libya
Economy and infrastructure of Libya
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 62nd (sixty-second)
- Agriculture in Libya
- Communications in Libya
- Internet in Libya
- Companies of Libya
- Currency of Libya: Dinar
- LYD
- Energy in Libya
- Health care in Libya
- Mining in Libya
- Tourism in Libya
- Transport in Libya
Education in Libya
Health in Libya
See also
- Index of Libya-related articles
- List of international rankings
- List of Libya-related topics
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Africa
- Outline of geography
References
- ^ "The Libyan Republic - The Interim Transitional National Council". Ntclibya.org. 2011-03-05. Archived from the original on 2011-03-10. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
- ^ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
- ^ "Libya". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
External links
- Libyan Embassy Washington D.C.
- General People's Committee (The Cabinet)
- The People's Committee of Foreign Affairs
- A Window to Libya by Tarek Alwan
- Worldstatesmen.org's History and list of rulers of Tripolitania, Cyrenaica, Fezzan and Libya (before and after unification).
- Libyan People's Bureau (Libyan Embassy), London - UK
- Libyan People's Bureau (Libyan Embassy), Ottawa
- Libyan Cultural Affairs, London. Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Libyan American Chamber of Commerce Archived 2008-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
Libya travel guide from Wikivoyage- Limes Tripolitanus Archived 2014-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
- 20 digital objects in The European Library
- Libya Directory
- Libyan great jamahirya website
- gaddafi & libya Info(South korea)
