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Attractions of Libya

Tadrart Acacus Tadrart Acacus located in western Libya on the borders of Tassili N’Ajjer about 1190 kilometres from Tripoli, Libya’s capital. This rocky massif has numerous cave paintings in very distinct styles dating from 12,000 B.C. to A.D. 100. They…

Natural resources of Libya

Libya is known to be an oil rich country. It also has other resources as shown below. Other mineral resources Natural gas Gypsum Wild animals Wild animals in Libya include Sahara oryx, Addra gazelle, Dorcas gazelle, Rhim gazelle, Addax, Common…

Development partners of Libya

European Union (EU) United Nations (UN) United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Middle East Partnership Initiative in Libya United Nations Support Mission in Libya

Libya’s key exports

Mineral exports Crude oil and refined petroleum products (Libya exports almost exclusively oil.) Natural gas Industrial exports Chemicals Export partners Italy France Germany China

Libya Economy

Gross Domestic Product 2012 GDP (purchasing power parity): $87.91 billion (2012 est.) GDP real growth rate: 121.9% (2012 est.) GDP per capita (PPP): $13,300 (2012 est.) GDP composition by sector Agriculture: 2% Industry: 40.1% Services: 57.9% (2012 est.) Inflation: 3.6%…

Transport system in Tripoli

Tripoli is the largest city and the capital city of Libya located in the northwestern part of the country. The city has a population of about 2.2 million people. Within Tripoli, most of the roads are paved but some of…

Population and Health in Libya

Total population: 5,613,380 (July 2012 est.) Average population growth rate: 2.007% (2012 est.) Urban population: 78% of total population (2010) Urban growth rate: 2.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) Rural Population: 22% of total population (2010) Population density of…

Membership of International Organisations in Libya

Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa, ABEDA African Development Bank, AfDB Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, AFESD Arab Monetary Fund, AMF Arab Maghreb Union, AMU African Union, AU Banque de développement des États de l’Afrique centrale, BDEAC…