Official Name: Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Capital: Tripoli
Situation: The Mediterranean in the north, Tunisia in the west, Algeria in the south-west, Niger, Chad and Sudan in the south, and Egypt in the east.
Surface: 1 759 000 square kilometres
Borders: 3 600 kilometres.
Coasts: 1 820 kilometres
Population: 5,240,599
Language: The official language is Arabic
Religion: Islam
Provinces : Tripolitania – Fezzan - Cyrénaïque
Flag: Green
Independence: 24 December 1951 (from Italy)
President: Leader Mouammar el Qadhafi
Week holiday: Friday
National holiday: Revolution Day, 1 September (1969)
Climate: Mediterranean along coast; extremely dry in the desert interior
Currency: The Libyan Dinar divides into 100 Dirhams.
1 Euro = 1,80 Libyan Dinars.
1 US Dollar = 1,28 Libyan Dinars
Gastronomy: Mediterranean type: roasted fish, couscous, rice, varied salads, delicious Soups
Natural resources: Petroleum, Natural Gas
Standard time: (GMT +2)
Electricity: 240 volts