Hoofdstad:
name: Tripoli (Tarabulus)
geographic coordinates: 32 53 N, 13 10 E
time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: originally founded by the Phoenicians as Oea in the 7th century B.C., the city changed rulers many times over the successive centuries; by the beginning of the 3rd century A.D. the region around the city was referred to as Regio Tripolitana by the Romans, meaning "region of the three cities" - namely Oea (i.e., modern Tripoli), Sabratha (to the west), and Leptis Magna (to the east); over time, the shortened name of "Tripoli" came to refer to just Oea, which derives from the Greek words "tria" and "polis" meaning "three cities"
Definitie: Dit item geeft de naam van de zetel van de overheid, de geografische coördinaten , het tijdsverschil ten opzichte van Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) en de tijd die is waargenomen in Washington, DC en, indien van toepassing, informatie over zomertijd (DST) . Waar nodig is een speciale notitie toegevoegd om die landen met meerdere tijdzones te markeren.
Referenties: CIA World Factbook - Tenzij anders vermeld, voor informatie op deze pagina correct is met ingang van 31 december 2019
