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Complete details about Libyan Arab Jamahiriya in Africa with capital city Tripoli

Country NameLibyan Arab Jamahiriya (Libiya)
Country CodeLBY
Capital CityTripoli
ContinentAfrica
RegionNorthern Africa
Independence Year1951
Population5605000
Surface Area1759540.0
Life Expectancy75.5 years
GNP44806.0 (old 40562.0)
Government FormSocialistic State

Spoken Languages

Arabic [official]     (96.0%)
Berberi     (1.0%)

Major Cities

Tripoli, Tripoli     (population 1682000)
Bengasi, Bengasi     (population 804000)
Misrata, Misrata     (population 121669)
al-Zawiya, al-Zawiya     (population 89338)

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya's most recent News and Stories



Publisher: SYS-CON Media (press release)Wed, 23 May 2012 06:23:30 -0700
Research and Markets: 4Q11 Libya Mobile Operator Forecast, 2012 - 2015: Libya ...

s new report "4Q11 Libya Mobile Operator Forecast, 2012 - 2015: Libya to have 19.2 million mobile subscriber connections in 2015" to their offering. Mobile Operator Forecast on Libya (the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) provides key ...   read full story


Publisher: Vancouver SunTue, 22 May 2012 00:57:21 -0700
Lockerbie bomber maintained his innocence

In November 1991, Megrahi was named by the FBI and the Scottish police as a prime suspect, together with Al Amin Khalifa Fhimah who, like Megrahi, worked for Libyan Arab Airlines. Two clues implicated Libya, and Megrahi in particular.   read full story

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Publisher: Daily MailMon, 21 May 2012 15:58:46 -0700
I can prove the 'Lockerbie bomber' was INNOCENT read full story
Publisher: Washington PostSun, 20 May 2012 07:08:03 -0700
Lockerbie bomber Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi dies at 60, report says read full story
Publisher: New York TimesSun, 20 May 2012 06:22:32 -0700
Megrahi, Convicted in 1988 Lockerbie Bombing, Dies at 60 read full story
Publisher: The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.comSun, 20 May 2012 09:32:46 -0700
Lockerbie bomber dies at home in Tripoli read full story
Publisher: Pittsburgh Post GazetteSun, 20 May 2012 10:08:09 -0700
Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, Convicted in 1988 Lockerbie Bombing, Dies at 60 read full story


Publisher: Chicago TribuneSat, 28 Apr 2012 11:13:04 -0700
Lebanon impounds ship carrying Libyan weapons

One was marked "Tripoli/Benghazi SPLAJ", referring to LIbya's formal name during the 42-year rule of Muammar Gaddafi - the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Another was stamped Misrata, the Libyan town which formed a base for rebels who ...   read full story

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Publisher: San Francisco Luxury NewsSun, 29 Apr 2012 07:45:10 -0700
Lebanon seizes ship carrying weapons near Syrian border - World News from Germany read full story


Publisher: Foreign Policy (blog)Fri, 18 May 2012 12:31:17 -0700
The Multilateralist: Russia to ICC: investigate NATO

The UN Security Council resolution referring Libya to the court made that quite clear: [N]ationals, current or former officials or personnel from a State outside the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya which is not a party to the Rome Statute of the International ...   read full story