Libya

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Libya is a North African country on the Mediterranean coast, known for its vast desert landscapes, significant oil reserves, and history spanning from ancient civilizations to modern political upheavals.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf sovereign state
borderCountry Algeria
Chad
Egypt
Niger
Sudan
Tunisia
borderFeature Mediterranean Sea
callingCode +218
capital Tripoli
climate arid
coastalClimate Mediterranean climate
coastlineOn Mediterranean Sea
continent Africa
currency Libyan dinar
demonym Libyan
desertRegion Sahara Desert
drivesOn right
economicSector hydrocarbon industry
formerColonyOf Italy
formerName Libya self-linksurface differs
surface form: Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Libya self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kingdom of Libya

Libya self-linksurface differs
surface form: Libyan Arab Republic
governmentType provisional government
hasMajorResource crude oil
natural gas
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Cyrene
Leptis Magna
Old Town of Ghadamès
Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus
Sabratha
historicalLeader Muammar Gaddafi
historicalRegion Cyrenaica
Fezzan
Tripolitania
independenceFrom Italy
independenceYear 1951
ISO3166-1Alpha2 LY
ISO3166-1Alpha3 LBY
largestCity Tripoli
locatedOn Mediterranean Sea
majorCity Benghazi
Misrata
Sabha
majorPort Benghazi
Tripoli
majorUprising 2011 Libyan Civil War
nationalFlagColor black
green
red
nationalFlagSymbol crescent
star
officialLanguage Arabic
OPECMember true
partOf African Union
Arab world
Arab League
surface form: League of Arab States

North Africa
surface form: Maghreb

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
surface form: Organization of Islamic Cooperation
recognizedLanguage Berber languages
surface form: Tamazight

Tebu
Tuareg
religionDominantBranch Sunni Islam
religionMajority Islam
subregion North Africa
subsequentConflict Second Libyan Civil War
terrain desert
timeZone UTC+2
UNMemberState true

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Basic People's Congresses appliesToPeriod Libya
this entity surface form: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Libyan Army country Libya
1 September Revolution tookPlaceIn Libya
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Libya
1 September Revolution established Libya
this entity surface form: Libyan Arab Republic
The Solution of the Problem of Democracy: The Authority of the People associatedWith Libya
this entity surface form: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Gaddafi family associatedWithRegime Libya
this entity surface form: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Zawia country Libya
Tarhuna wa Msalata District formerSubdivisionOf Libya
this entity surface form: State of Libya
Libyan district system (pre‑2007) higherLevelUnit Libya
this entity surface form: Libyan state
Gorane country Libya
Secretary-General country Libya
subject surface form: Secretary-General of the General People's Congress of Libya
Secretary-General appliesToJurisdiction Libya
subject surface form: Secretary-General of the General People's Congress of Libya
Secretary-General usedInPoliticalSystem Libya
subject surface form: Secretary-General of the General People's Congress of Libya
this entity surface form: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Gulf of Sidra locatedIn Libya
Gardabya Airport country Libya
Sirte University country Libya
Toyota War belligerent Libya
this entity surface form: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Toyota War opposedBy Libya