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Additional information about Libya
Official country name: Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Short name: Libya
Local names (long and short forms): Al Jamahiriyah al Arabiyah al Libiyah ash Shabiyah al Ishtirakiyah al Uthma /
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Nationality noun / adjective: Libyan(s) / Libyan
Languages spoken: Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood in the major cities. .
Capital: Tripoli (Tarabulus) (GMT 2.0, summertime: )
Government type: Jamahiriya (a state of the masses) in theory, governed by the populace through local councils; in practice, an authoritarian state
Population: 6173579 ranked 107, (data 2008)
Geography: more than 90% of the country is desert or semidesert. The lowest point is Sabkhat Ghuzayyil -47 m and the highest point is Bikku Bitti 2,267 m. .
Coastline: Coastline 1770 km - . .
Land borders: Libya has a total of 4348 km landborders, bordering to Algeria 982 km, Chad 1,055 km, Egypt 1,115 km, Niger 354 km, Sudan 383 km, Tunisia 459 km. . .
Administrative divisions: 25 municipalities (baladiyat, singular - baladiyah); Ajdabiya, Al 'Aziziyah, Al Fatih, Al Jabal al Akhdar, Al Jufrah, Al Khums, Al Kufrah, An Nuqat al Khams, Ash Shati', Awbari, Az Zawiyah, Banghazi, Darnah, Ghadamis, Gharyan, Misratah, Murzuq, Sabha, Sawfajjin, Surt, Tarabulus, Tarhunah, Tubruq, Yafran, Zlitan; note - the 25 municipalities may have been replaced by 13 regions
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Independence: 24 December 1951 (from UN trusteeship)