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Geography
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 Libya,
the fourth largest state in Africa, is located
in North Africa and lies between latitudes 33° N and
approximately 20°N, and longitudes 8E and 25E. |
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It
possesses a Mediterranean coastline of
approximately 1820 km in length. It is bordered, by Egypt
to the east, Sudan to the south-east, Chad and Niger to
the south with Algeria and Tunisia to the west and the North
West respectively. |
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The
flag of Libya is plain green. Green
is the traditional colour of Islam, the state religion.
The green is also symbolic of Moammar al-Qadhafi's
"Green Revolution". |
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Libya
has an area of approximately 1.775.500
km² |
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The
official language is arabic. |
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Population
is over 5,499,074 people. |
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The
capital city of Libya is a Tripoli (population
1 million, in arabic: Tarabulus). The city is located in
the northwest of the country, on the Mediterranean Sea.
It was founded in the 7th century BC by the Phoenicians,
who named it Oea.
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