Libya

• Full name: State of Libya
• Population: 6.4 million (2012)
• Capital: Tripoli
• Area: 1.77 million sq km (685,524 sq miles)
• Major language: Arabic
• Major religion: Islam
• Life expectancy: 73 years (men), 78 years (women)
  
• Monetary unit: 1 Libyan dinar (LD) = 1,000 dirhams
• Main exports: Crude oil, petroleum products, natural gas
• GNI per capita: US $12,320 (2009)
• Internet domain: .ly

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