LIBYA

Location

North Africa. Mainly desert inland, Libya has a coastline on the Mediterranean Sea. Egypt and Sudan located to its east Chad and Niger to its south and Algeria and Tunisia to its west.

Geography

More than 90% of the country is desert or semi-desert.

Capital

Tripoli

Population

5,900,754

Climate

Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior.

Language

Arabic, Italian and English widely understood in major cities

Monetary Unit

Libyan Dinar

Largest Cities

Tripoli, Benghazi, Misurata, Sirte, Aljofrah

Principal rivers

Wadi al-Farigh

Places to Visit

Tripoli, Benghazi, Misurata, Sirte, Aljofrah

Air Ports

Tripoli International Air Port, Benghazi Airport