| Africa > Northern Africa > Libya | |
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| Official Name State of Libya | |
| Region Africa | |
| Sub-Region Northern Africa | |
| Capital Tripoli | |
| Currency Libyan Dinar (LYD) | |
| Independence Day 24 Dec 1951: Independence from Italy on 10 February 1947, released from British and French on December 24, 1951. | |
| Liberation Day 23 Oct 2011: Muammar Gaddafi killed, ending the 2011 Libyan civil war | |
| Population 6,253,000 | |
| Nationality Libyan | |
| Area 1,759,540 km2 | |
| Neighbor Countries Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia | |
| Time Zone EET (UTC+2) | |
| Geo Location Latitude 25.00, Longitude 17.00 | |
| Dialing Code +218 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code LY | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code LBY | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 434 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee LBA | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .ly | |