Explore Libya in Africa - Libya Tourism Info

Description and Basic Information

Libya with its capital Tripolis is located in Africa (Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea). It covers some 1,759,541 square kilometres (slightly larger than Alaska) with 6,173,000 citizens. Arabic, Italian and English are the languages used by people in Libya (consider regional differences). Chad, Niger, Algeria, Sudan, Tunisia and Egypt are bordering countries.

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About Libya

The topography features mostly barren, flat to undulating plains, plateaus, depressions. The average density of population is about 3 per km². The climate in can be described as Mediterranean along coast with dry, extreme desert interior. Potential natural disasters are hot, dry, dust-laden ghibli being a southern wind lasting one to four days in spring and fall or dust storms, sandstorms.

To reach someone in Libya dial +218 prior to a number. There are 1,101,000 installed telephones. And there are 5,004,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".ly". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 127/230V - 50Hz.

The country consists of 22 regions/states which are listed below.

Regions/States of Libya

Libya Tourism Information

Unesco World Heritage Properties

Archaeological Site of Cyrene

A colony of the Greeks of Thera, Cyrene was one of the principal cities in the Hellenic world. It was Romanized and remained a great capital until the earthquake of 365. A thousand years of history...

Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna

Leptis Magna was enlarged and embellished by Septimius Severus, who was born there and later became emperor. It was one of the most beautiful cities of the Roman Empire, with its imposing public...

Archaeological Site of Sabratha

A Phoenician trading-post that served as an outlet for the products of the African hinterland, Sabratha was part of the short-lived Numidian Kingdom of Massinissa before being Romanized and rebuilt...

Old Town of Ghadamès

Ghadamès, known as 'the pearl of the desert', stands in an oasis. It is one of the oldest pre-Saharan cities and an outstanding example of a traditional settlement. Its domestic architecture...

Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus

On the borders of Tassili N'Ajjer in Algeria, also a World Heritage site, this rocky massif has thousands of cave paintings in very different styles, dating from 12,000 B.C. to A.D. 100. They...

Demographic Information

Age Distribution in Libya

Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Natural Population Growth

Population, Migration and Growth: The population in Libya is growing at an rate of 2.12% (or by 136,854 citizens). Each year 0 people enter this country (or 0.00 per thousand citizens) - making it an immigration country. This leads to an absolute natural increase rate of the population of 2.12%. Or an total increase of 136,854 citizens.

Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.