AREA ................................................
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1.759.540
kmq
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POPULATION ..................................
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5.631.585 in.
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DENSITY .........................................
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3,2 in/kmq
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CAPITAL ..........................................
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Tripoli
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LANGUAGES ....................................
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Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood in the major cities
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RELIGIONS ......................................
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Sunni Muslim 97%
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CURRENCY ......................................
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Libyan dinar (LYD)
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GDP per CAPITA .............................
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7570 $ (2004)
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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0,568 (55th place)
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LOWEST POINT ...............................
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Sabkhat Ghuzayyil -47 m
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HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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Bikku Bitti 2267 m
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INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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24 December 1951 (from UN trusteeship)
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INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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Socialist Islamic Republic
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WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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.ly
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COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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+218
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