State of Libya
دولة ليبيا (Arabic ) Dawlat Lībiyā Anthem: ليبيا ليبيا ليبيا Libya, Libya, Libya "Location of Libya (dark green) in northern
Africa Capitaland largest city
Tripoli [1] 32°52′N 13°11′E / 32.867°N 13.183°E / 32.867; 13.183 Official languages Arabic [b] Spoken languages Ethnic groups
Arab -Berber 97%[2] [2] Religion
97% Islam (Official )Christianity Demonym(s) Libyan Government Unitary provisional unity government Mohamed al-Menfi [3] Musa Al-Koni Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh [3] Aguila Saleh Issa Legislature House of Representatives c. 13th century BC 1837 • Independence from
Italy 10 February 1947 24 December 1951 1 September 1969 2 March 1977 17 February 2011 • Total
1,759,541 km2 (679,363 sq mi) (16th ) • 2021 estimate
6,959,000[4] 108th ) • 2006 census
5,670,688 • Density
3.74/km2 (9.7/sq mi) (218th ) GDP (PPP ) 2020 estimate • Total
$31.531 billion[5] • Per capita
$4,746[5] GDP (nominal) 2020 estimate • Total
$21.805 billion[5] 98 ) • Per capita
$3,282[5] HDI (2019) [6] high 105th Currency Libyan dinar (LYD )Time zone UTC +2EET )Driving side right Calling code +218 ISO 3166 code LY Internet TLD .ly ^ ^ official language is simply identified as "Arabic " (Constitutional Declaration , article 1).^ joint condominium over Libya through the United Nations Trusteeship Council .
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