Outline of Libya
Overview of and topical guide to Libya
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Libya:
Libya , country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west.
01General reference
- Pronunciation: /ˈlɪbiə/
- Common English country name: Libya
- Official English country name: Libya, or Libyan Republic
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Libyan
- Demonym(s): Libyan(s)
- Etymology: Name of Libya
- International rankings of Libya
- ISO country codes: LY, LBY, 434
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:LY
- Internet country code top-level domain: .ly
02Geography of Libya
- Libya is: a country
- Location
- Libya is situated within the following regions:
- Time zone: Central Africa Time (UTC+02)
- Extreme points of Libya
- High: Bikku Bitti 2,267 m (7,438 ft)
- Low: Sabkhat Ghuzayyil −47 m (−154 ft)
- Land boundaries: 4,348 km
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- Coastline: Mediterranean Sea 1,770 km
- Population of Libya: 6,160,000 - 102nd most populous country
- Area of Libya: 1,759,541 km2
- Atlas of Libya
Environment of Libya
- Climate of Libya
- Environmental issues in Libya
- Ecoregions in Libya
- Protected areas of Libya
- Wildlife of Libya
Natural geographic features of Libya
- Glaciers in Libya: none
- Mountains of Libya
- Rivers of Libya
- World Heritage Sites in Libya
Ecoregions of Libya
Administrative divisions of Libya
- Capital of Libya: Tripoli
- Cities of Libya
Demography of Libya
03Government and politics of Libya
Branches of the government of Libya
Executive branch of the government of Libya
- Head of state: Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya, Vacant
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Libya, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh
- Cabinet of Libya
Legislative branch of the government of Libya
Judicial branch of the government of Libya
Court system of Libya
Foreign relations of Libya
International organization membership
Libya is a member of:
Law and order in Libya
Military of Libya
- Command
- Forces
- Military history of Libya
Local government in Libya
04History of Libya
History of Libya by period
- Prehistory of Libya
- Ancient Libya (before 146 BC)
- Roman Libya (146 BC, 640 AD)
- History of Islamic Tripolitania and Cyrenaica (Arab rule) (640-1551)
- Ottoman Tripolitania (1551-1911)
- History of Libya as Italian colony (1911-1934)
- Italian Libya (1934-1943)
- Allied occupation of Libya (1943-1951)
- Kingdom of Libya (1951-1969)
- History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi (1969-2011)
- Libyan civil war (2011)
- Libya in transition (2011-)
History of Libya by subject
05Culture of Libya
06Economy and infrastructure of Libya
Sources and credits
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- Libya Topography.png by Sadalmelik, Public domain
- Libya-CIA WFB Map.png by CIA, Public domain
- Libya BMNG.png by Unknown author, Public domain
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