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Libya , officially Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahirya [state of the masses], republic (2005 est. pop. 5,766,000), 679,358 sq mi (1,759,540 sq km), N Africa. It borders on Algeria in the west, on Tunisia in the northwest, on the Mediterranean Sea in the north, on Egypt in the east, on Sudan in the southeast, and on Chad and Niger in the south. Tripoli is the capital of Libya and its largest city. Land and People Libya falls into three main administrative and geographical regions— Tripolitania in the west, Fazzan in the southwest, and Cyrenaica in the east.... Read more

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Libya Country statistics area: 1,759,540sq km (679,358sq mi) 6...1000 dirhamsRepublic of n Africa. The North African state of Libya consists of three geographical areas: the nw and ne Mediterranean coastal plains are home to the majority of Libya's population. The ne plain includes Libya's capital, ... Read more

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Libya Culture Name Libyan Alternative Names The Socialist Popular...Algeria, and to the south by Chad and Niger. Egypt borders Libya to the east and Sudan is to the southeast. The landmass of 679,500 square miles (1,760,000 square kilometers) makes Libya the fourth largest country in Africa. Each of the ... Read more

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