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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Kanuri majorCountry Libya
Daza country Libya
Daza ethnicGroupIn Libya
Central Bank of Libya regionServed Libya
this entity surface form: State of Libya
Libyan government country Libya
Libyan government governs Libya
Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution governmentalContext Libya
this entity surface form: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Secretary-General of the General People's Congress of Libya politicalSystemContext Libya
this entity surface form: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Secretary-General of the General People's Congress of Libya jurisdiction Libya
this entity surface form: territory of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
1969 Libyan coup d'état predecessor Libya
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Libya
1969 Libyan coup d'état successor Libya
this entity surface form: Libyan Arab Republic
1969 Libyan coup d'état governmentOverthrown Libya
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Libya
Third International Theory associatedWith Libya
this entity surface form: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Royal Military Academy, Benghazi continuedUnder Libya
this entity surface form: Libyan Arab Republic
Safia Farkash associatedWith Libya
this entity surface form: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Zawiya country Libya
Khoms District country Libya
Severan basilica country Libya
Hadrianic baths country Libya
Sirte, Libya country Libya
subject surface form: Sirte
Sirte, Libya locatedIn Libya
subject surface form: Sirte