About Libya

1. •Libya extends over 1,759,540 square kilometers, making it the 16th largest nation in the world by size.
   

2. •Libya is bound to the north by the Mediterranean Sea, the west by Tunisia and Algeria, the southwest by Niger, the south by Chad, the southeast by Sudan, and the east by Egypt.
   

3. •At 1,770 kilometres , Libya's coastline is the longest of any African country bordering the Mediterranean. The climate is mostly extremely dry and desertlike in nature. However, the northern regions enjoy a milder Mediterranean climate.
   

1. •Libya is a large country with a relatively small population, and the population is concentrated very narrowly along the coast. Population density is about 50 persons per km² (130/sq. mi.) in the two northern regions of Tripolitania and Cyrenaica. Ninety percent of the people live in less than 10% of the area, primarily along the coast. About 88% of the population is urban, mostly concentrated in the three largest cities, Tripoli, Benghazi and Misrata. Libya has a population of about 6.3 million,  27.7% of whom are under the age of 15. In 1984 the population was 3.6 million, an increase from the 1.54 million reported in 1964.
   

1. •The majority of the Libyan population is today identified as Arab, that is, Arabic-speaking and Arab-cultured.
   

2. •The official language of Libya is Arabic. In addition, Italian and English are widely understood in the major cities