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.
General reference
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- 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 ISO 3166-2:LY
- Internet country code top-level domain: .ly
Geography of Libya
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- Libya is: a country
- Location
- Libya is situated within the following regions:
- 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
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- 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
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- Climate of Libya
- Environmental issues in Libya
- Ecoregions in Libya
- Protected areas of Libya
- Wildlife of Libya
- Flora of Libya
- Fauna of Libya
Natural geographic features of Libya
edit- Glaciers in Libya: none[2]
- Mountains of Libya
- Rivers of Libya
- World Heritage Sites in Libya
Regions of Libya
editRegions of Libya
Ecoregions of Libya
editAdministrative divisions of Libya
editAdministrative divisions of Libya
Districts of Libya
edit- Capital of Libya: Tripoli
- Cities of Libya
Demography of Libya
editGovernment and politics of Libya
editBranches of the government of Libya
editExecutive branch of the government of Libya
editLegislative branch of the government of Libya
editJudicial branch of the government of Libya
editCourt system of Libya
Foreign relations of Libya
editInternational organization membership
editLibya is a member of:[3]
Law and order in Libya
editMilitary of Libya
edit- Command
- Forces
- Military history of Libya
Local government in Libya
editLocal government in Libya
History of Libya
edit- Current events of Libya
History of Libya by period
edit- 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)
- Libya in transition (2011–)
History of Libya by subject
editCulture of Libya
edit- Cuisine of Libya
- Languages of Libya
- Media in Libya
- National symbols of Libya
- Public holidays in Libya
- Religion in Libya
- World Heritage Sites in Libya
Art in Libya
editSports in Libya
editSports in Libya
Economy and infrastructure of Libya
editEducation in Libya
editHealth in Libya
editSee also
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References
edit- ^ "The Libyan Republic - The Interim Transitional National Council". Ntclibya.org. 2011-03-05. Archived from the original on 2011-03-10. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Libya". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
External links
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- 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. Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Libyan American Chamber of Commerce Archived 2008-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
Libya travel guide from Wikivoyage- Limes Tripolitanus Archived 2014-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
- 20 digital objects in The European Library
- Libya Directory
- Libyan great jamahirya website
- gaddafi & libya Info(South korea)
