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Facts About Libya
Facts About Libya
The day this page was created, Libya’s people continue to fight for freedom. A lot of people are dying and this is the price they are paying so they can be free. They have lived under the harsh rules of a dictator for decades and the only way to achieved democracy, they had to protest peacefully. In return, they got shot at. Now that they are getting help from other countries, their dream is about to become true. People deserve to be free. People deserve to make their own choices. People deserve to be happy. Libya. You will be FREE! Some Libya Facts
Location: Libya is located in the Northern region of Africa
Language: The main language is Arabic but Italian and English are spoken in the major cities
Currency: Libyan dinars (LYD)
Population: 6,597,960
Land Size: 1,759,540 square kilometers
Capital: Tripoli
Borders: Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia
Bordering Body of Water: Mediterranean Sea
Industries: petroleum, petrochemicals, aluminum, iron and steel, food processing, textiles, handicrafts, cement
Agriculture: wheat, barley, olives, dates, citrus, vegetables, peanuts, soybeans; cattle
Land divisions: Libya has 22 states; Al Butnan, Al Jabal al Akhdar, Al Jabal Al Gharbi, Al Jafarah, Al Jafrah, Al Kafrah, Al Maraj, Al Marqab, Al Murzuq, Al Wahat, An Nuqat al Khams, Az Zawiyah, Banghazi, Darnah, Ghat, Misratah, Nalut, Sibha, Surt, Tarabulus, Wadi al Hayat, Wadi ash Shati
Major Cities: Tripoli, Tarabulus, Banghazi, Misratah, Tarhunah, Al Bayda, Al Khums, Harat az Zawiyah, Ajdabiya, Sabha, Surt
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