Area 1,759,540 sq km (679,358 sq mi)
Poplation 5,499,000
Capital city Tripoli (1,500,000)
Government Single-party socialist state
Ethnicity Groups: Libyan Arab and Berber 97%
Language Arabic (official), Berber
Religions Islam (Sunni Muslim) 97%
Currency Libyan = 100 dinar

The Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, as Libya is officially called, is a large country in North Africa.

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