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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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City
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Population
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Estimated
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Benghazi
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650,629
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2020
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Misrata
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386,120
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2020
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Tripoli
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1,150,989
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2020
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| Region: |
Africa |
| Population: |
7,758,620 |
| Area Total: |
1,759,540km2 |
| Area Land: |
1,759,540km2 |
| Coast Line: |
1,770km |
| Capital: |
Tripoli |
| Climate: |
Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior. |
| Languages: |
Arabic, Italian, English |
| Currency: |
1 Libyan dinar (LD) = 1,000 dirhams |
| Holiday: |
Revolution Day, 1 September (1969) |
Average Daily Temperature
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| January: |
°C / 53.30°F |
| July: |
°C / 80.70°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 7.4" |
Boundaries
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Egypt
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1,150 km
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Chad
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1,055 km
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Algeria
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982 km
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Tunisia
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459 km
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Sudan
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383 km
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Niger
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354 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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Berber and Arab
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97.00%
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Pakistanis, Turks, Indians, and Tunisians
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3.00%
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Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians,
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0.00%
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Religions
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Sunni Muslim
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97.00%
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other
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3.00%
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CountryWire
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