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Libya

25.0N 17.0E · 26 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
INDEPENDENCE AS THE UNITED KINGDOM OF LIBYA · 24 DECEMBER 1951
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1969–present · The Gaddafi Era, Uprising and Division
5 EVENTS
1 September 1969 · Gaddafi's coup overthrows the monarchy 2 REFS
1977 · Proclamation of the Jamahiriya 2 REFS
1951–1969 · Independence, Monarchy and the Coming of Oil
3 EVENTS
24 December 1951 · Independence of the United Kingdom of Libya 2 REFS
1959 · Commercial oil discovered 2 REFS
1911–1943 · Italian Colonisation and the Resistance
5 EVENTS
1911 · Italo-Turkish War and the invasion of Libya 2 REFS
1920s–1932 · Pacification of Libya 2 REFS
1551–1911 · Ottoman Rule and the Karamanli Dynasty
5 EVENTS
1551 · Ottomans capture Tripoli 2 REFS
1711 · Karamanli dynasty seizes power 2 REFS
c. 1st century BCE – 11th century CE · The Garamantes and the Arab-Islamic Conquest
4 EVENTS
1st–4th centuries CE · Garamantes flourish in the Fezzan 2 REFS
642–643 CE · Arab conquest of Cyrenaica 2 REFS
c. 7th century BCE – 4th century CE · Phoenician Tripolitania, Greek Cyrene and Roman Rule
4 EVENTS
later 7th century BCE · Phoenicians found Leptis Magna 2 REFS
631 BCE · Greeks found Cyrene 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Tripoli
Population
6.7 m
Area
1,759,540 km²
Region
Northern Africa
Languages
Arabic
Currency
Libyan dinar (ل.د)
Demonym
Libyan
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$48 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$6,449’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
13.4%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
1.8%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
137.7%’25 WB-WDI

Society

Population
7.5 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
71.1 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
87.9%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
2.3’24 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
33.5’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
33.5’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
23.7’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
27.4’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
27.7’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
16.9’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
7.8%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
2.04’17 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
9.8’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
89.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO

Education

Primary enrolment
107.0%’06 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
97.6%’06 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
58.5%’03 WB-UNESCO

Technology

Internet users
82.0%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
193’22 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
0.6%’19 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
1,759,540 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
0.1%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
8.7%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
8.7’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
3.1%’21 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
61.0%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
56.4%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.1%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
77.4%’24 WB-WDI

Military

Military burden
5.3%’23 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$1.6 B’23 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
0’20 WB-SIPRI

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