Outline of Libya

Short description: Overview of and topical guide to Libya

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Libya:

Libya - country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west.

## Contents

* 1 General reference
* 2 Geography of Libya
* 2.1 Environment of Libya
* 2.1.1 Natural geographic features of Libya
* 2.2 Regions of Libya
* 2.2.1 Ecoregions of Libya
* 2.2.2 Administrative divisions of Libya
* 2.2.2.1 Districts of Libya
* 2.3 Demography of Libya
* 3 Government and politics of Libya
* 3.1 Branches of the government of Libya
* 3.1.1 Executive branch of the government of Libya
* 3.1.2 Legislative branch of the government of Libya
* 3.1.3 Judicial branch of the government of Libya
* 3.2 Foreign relations of Libya
* 3.2.1 International organization membership
* 3.3 Law and order in Libya
* 3.4 Military of Libya
* 3.5 Local government in Libya
* 4 History of Libya
* 4.1 History of Libya by period
* 4.2 History of Libya by subject
* 5 Culture of Libya
* 5.1 Art in Libya
* 5.2 Sports in Libya
* 6 Economy and infrastructure of Libya
* 7 Education in Libya
* 8 Health in Libya
* 9 See also
* 10 References
* 11 External links

## General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Libya

* Pronunciation: /ˈlɪbiə/
* Common English country name: Libya
* Official English country name: Libya, or Libyan Republic[1]
* Common endonym(s):
* Official endonym(s):
* Adjectival(s): Libyan
* Demonym(s):
* Etymology: Name of Libya
* International rankings of Libya
* ISO country codes: LY, LBY, 434
* ISO region codes: See LY
* Internet country code top-level domain: .ly

## Geography of Libya

An enlargeable topographic map of Libya

Geography of Libya

* Libya is: a country
* Location
* Libya is situated within the following regions:
* Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
* Africa
* North Africa
* Sahara Desert
* Greater Middle East
* Time zone: Central Africa Time (UTC+02)
* Extreme points of Libya
* High: Bikku Bitti 2,267 m (7,438 ft)
* Low: Sabkhat Ghuzayyil −47 m (−154 ft)
* Land boundaries: 4,348 km

Egypt 1,115 km
Chad 1,055 km
Algeria 982 km
Tunisia 459 km
Sudan 383 km
Niger 354 km

* Coastline: Mediterranean Sea 1,770 km

* Population of Libya: 6,160,000 - 102nd most populous country
* Area of Libya: 1,759,541 km2
* Atlas of Libya

### Environment of Libya

An enlargeable satellite image of Libya

Environment of Libya

* Climate of Libya
* Environmental issues in Libya
* Ecoregions in Libya
* Protected areas of Libya
* National parks of Libya
* Wildlife of Libya
* Flora of Libya
* Fauna of Libya
* Birds of Libya
* Mammals of Libya

#### Natural geographic features of Libya

* Glaciers in Libya: none[2]
* Mountains of Libya
* Volcanoes in Libya
* Rivers of Libya
* World Heritage Sites in Libya

### Regions of Libya

Regions of Libya

#### Ecoregions of Libya

List of ecoregions in Libya

#### Administrative divisions of Libya

Administrative divisions of Libya

* Districts of Libya

##### Districts of Libya

Districts of Libya

* Capital of Libya: Tripoli
* Cities of Libya

### Demography of Libya

Demographics of Libya

## Government and politics of Libya

Politics of Libya

* Form of government:
* Capital of Libya: Tripoli
* Elections in Libya
* Political parties in Libya

### Branches of the government of Libya

Government of Libya

#### Executive branch of the government of Libya

* Head of state: President of Libya,
* Head of government: Prime Minister of Libya,
* Cabinet of Libya

#### Legislative branch of the government of Libya

* Council of Deputies (unicameral)

#### Judicial branch of the government of Libya

Court system of Libya

### Foreign relations of Libya

Foreign relations of Libya

* Diplomatic missions in Libya
* Diplomatic missions of Libya

#### International organization membership

Libya is a member of:[3]

* African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
* African Union (AU)
* African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID)
* Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA)
* Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD)
* Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)
* Arab Monetary Fund (AMF)
* Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
* Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU)
* Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
* Group of 77 (G77)
* International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
* International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
* International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
* International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
* International Development Association (IDA)
* International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
* International Finance Corporation (IFC)
* International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
* International Labour Organization (ILO)
* International Maritime Organization (IMO)
* International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
* International Monetary Fund (IMF)
* International Olympic Committee (IOC)
* International Organization for Migration (IOM)
* International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

* International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
* International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
* International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
* Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
* Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
* League of Arab States (LAS)
* Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
* Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
* Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
* Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
* Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC)
* Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
* Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
* United Nations (UN)
* United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
* United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
* United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
* Universal Postal Union (UPU)
* World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
* World Customs Organization (WCO)
* World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
* World Health Organization (WHO)
* World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
* World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
* World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
* World Trade Organization (WTO) (observer)

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### Law and order in Libya

Law of Libya

* Constitution of Libya
* Law Enforcement in Libya
* Human rights in Libya
* LGBT rights in Libya

### Military of Libya

Military of Libya

* Command
* Commander-in-chief:
* Forces
* Army of Libya
* Navy of Libya
* Air Force of Libya
* Military history of Libya

### Local government in Libya

Local government in Libya

## History of Libya

History of Libya

* Current events of Libya

### History of Libya by period

* Prehistory of Libya
* Ancient Libya (before 146 BC)
* Roman Libya (146 BC – 640 AD)
* History of Islamic Tripolitania and Cyrenaica (Arab rule) (640–1551)
* Ottoman Tripolitania (1551–1911)
* History of Libya as Italian colony (1911–1934)
* Italian Libya (1934–1943)
* Allied occupation of Libya (1943–1951)
* Kingdom of Libya (1951–1969)
* History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi (1969–2011)
* Libyan civil war (2011)
* Timeline of the 2011 Libyan civil war
* 2011 military intervention in Libya
* United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973
* International reactions to the 2011 military intervention in Libya
* Battle of Sirte (2011)
* Death of Muammar Gaddafi
* International reactions to the death of Muammar Gaddafi
* Libya in transition (2011–)
* National Transitional Council

### History of Libya by subject

* Military history of Libya
* List of heads of government of Libya

## Culture of Libya

Culture of Libya

* Cuisine of Libya
* Languages of Libya
* Media in Libya
* National symbols of Libya
* Coat of arms of Libya
* Flag of Libya
* National anthem of Libya
* Public holidays in Libya
* Religion in Libya
* Buddhism in Libya
* Christianity in Libya
* Hinduism in Libya
* Islam in Libya
* Judaism in Libya
* World Heritage Sites in Libya

### Art in Libya

* Literature of Libya
* Music of Libya
* Television in Libya

### Sports in Libya

Sports in Libya

* Football in Libya
* Libya at the Olympics

## Economy and infrastructure of Libya

Economy of Libya

* Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 62nd (sixty-second)
* Agriculture in Libya
* Communications in Libya
* Internet in Libya
* Companies of Libya
* Currency of Libya: Dinar
* ISO 4217: LYD
* Energy in Libya
* Health care in Libya
* Mining in Libya
* Tourism in Libya
* Transport in Libya
* Airports in Libya
* Rail transport in Libya

## Education in Libya

Education in Libya

## Health in Libya

Health in Libya

## See also

Libya

* Index of Libya-related articles
* List of international rankings
* List of Libya-related topics
* Member state of the United Nations
* Outline of Africa
* Outline of geography

## References

1. ↑ "The Libyan Republic - The Interim Transitional National Council". Ntclibya.org. 2011-03-05. http://ntclibya.org/english/.
2. ↑ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
3. ↑ "Libya". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/libya/.

## External links

* Libyan Embassy Washington D.C.
* General People's Committee (The Cabinet)
* The People's Committee of Foreign Affairs
* A Window to Libya by Tarek Alwan
* Worldstatesmen.org's History and list of rulers of Tripolitania, Cyrenaica, Fezzan and Libya (before and after unification).
* Libyan People's Bureau (Libyan Embassy), London - UK
* Libyan People's Bureau (Libyan Embassy), Ottawa
* Libyan Cultural Affairs, London.
* Libyan American Chamber of Commerce
* Limes Tripolitanus
* 20 digital objects in The European Library
* Libya Directory
* Libyan great jamahirya website
* gaddafi & libya Info(South korea)

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