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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Statements (69)

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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Cyrene country Libya
Sabha country Libya
Sabha nationalAffiliation Libya
this entity surface form: State of Libya
Malta locatedNorthOf Libya
Sahara Desert locatedIn Libya
Fascist Italy colonialPossession Libya
this entity surface form: Italian Libya
Tripoli country Libya
Tripoli capitalOf Libya
Tripoli largestCityOf Libya
Scud missiles usedBy Libya
subject surface form: Scud missile
MTO involvesCountry Libya
subject surface form: Mediterranean Theater of Operations
Siege of Tobruk location Libya
Sudan hasBorderWith Libya
Battle of Gazala country Libya
Cyrenaica country Libya
Cyrenaica partOf Libya
Cyrenaica historicalEra Libya
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Libya
Cyrenaica wasAutonomousProvinceOf Libya
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Libya
Union for the Mediterranean memberIncludes Libya
this entity surface form: Libya (observer)
Sabratha country Libya
Sabratha locatedIn Libya
Misrata country Libya
Chad borderCountry Libya
Fezzan country Libya
Fezzan locatedIn Libya
this entity surface form: southwestern Libya
Fezzan partOf Libya
Niger borderCountry Libya
Western Desert country Libya
Western Desert countryDuringWWII Libya
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Libya