Facts and Figures1

Area: Total: 1,759,540 sq km (679,362 sq mi) Land: 1,759,540 sq km (679,362 sq mi) Water: 0 sq km

Land Boundaries: Total: 4,348 km (2,702 mi) Border Countries: 982 km (610 mi), Chad 1,055 km (656 mi), 1,115 km (693 mi), Niger 354 km (220 mi), Sudan 383 km (238 mi), 459 km (285 mi)

Coastline: 1,770 km (1,100 mi)

Land Use: Arable land: 1.03% Permanent crops: 0.19% Other: 98.78% (2005)

Population: 6,733,620 (July 2012 est.) note: includes 166,510 non-nationals

Age Structure: 0–14 years: 32.8% (male 1,104,590/female 1,057,359) 15–64 years: 62.7% (male 2,124,053/female 2,011,226) 65 years and over: 4.6% (male 146,956/female 153,776) (2011 est.)

Median Age: Total: 24.5 years Male: 24.5 years Female: 24.4 years (2011 est.)

Population Growth Rate: 2.007% (2012 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate: Total: 19.34 deaths/1,000 live births Male: 21.26 deaths/1,000 live births Female: 17.33 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

1 All information in the Facts and Figures section comes directly from the following source: Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook, “Libya,” 11 April 2012, https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ly.html Life Expectancy at Birth: Total population: 77.83 years Male: 75.5 years Female: 80.27 years (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS—Adult Prevalence Rate: 0.3% (2001 est.)

Nationality: Noun: Libyan(s) Adjective: Libyan

Ethnic Groups: Berber and Arab 97%, other 3% (includes Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians, and Tunisians)

Religions: Sunni Muslim (official) 97%, other 3%

Languages: Arabic (official), Italian, English; all are widely understood in the major cities.

Literacy: Definition: age 15 and over can read and write Total population: 82.6% Male: 92.4% Female: 72% (2003 est.)

Country Name: Conventional long form: none Conventional short form: Libya Local long form: none Local short form: Libiya

Government Type: operates under a transitional government

Capital: (Tarabulus)

Administrative Divisions: 22 districts (shabiyat, singular—shabiyat); Al Butnan, Al , Al Jabal al Gharbi, Al Jafarah, Al Jufrah, Al Kufrah, Al Marj, Al Marqab, Al Wahat, An , Az Zawiyah, Banghazi, Darnah, Ghat, Misratah, Murzuq, Nalut, Sabha, Surt, Tarabulus, Wadi al Hayat, Wadi ash Shati Independence: 24 December 1951 (from UN trusteeship)

National Holiday: Revolution Day, 1 September (1969)

Constitution: The Transitional National Council, recognized by the UN in September 2011 as the legitimate interim government, operates under a temporary constitution.

Legal System: NA

Suffrage: NA

Executive and Legislative Branches: The UN in September 2011 recognized the Libyan Transitional National Council (TNC) as the legitimate governing authority for Libya until an interim government is in place; the TNC on 22 November 2011 established a new transitional government. Chief of state: Transitional National Council Chairman Mustafa Abd al-Jalil (since March 2011) Head of government: Transitional National Council Prime Minister Abd al-Rahim al-Keeb (since 23 October 2011) Cabinet: a new cabinet was formed by the prime minister in November 2011

Judicial Branch: NA

Political Parties and Leaders: NA

Political Pressure Groups and Leaders: NA

International Organization Participation: Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa; African Development Bank Group; Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development; Arab Monetary Fund; Arab Maghreb Union; African Union; Council of Arab Economic Unity; Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa; Food and Agriculture Organization; G-77; International Atomic Energy Agency; International Bank for Reconstruction and Development; International Civil Aviation Organization; International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement; International Development Association; Islamic Development Bank; International Fund for Agricultural Development; International Finance Corporation; International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; International Labor Organization; International Monetary Fund; International Maritime Organization; International Mobile Satellite Organization; Interpol; International Olympic Committee; International Organization for Migration; Inter-Parliamentary Union; International Organization for Standardization; International Telecommunications Satellites Organization; International Telecommunication Union; League of Arab States (a.k.a. Arab League); Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency; Nonaligned Movement; Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries; Organization of the Islamic Conference; Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons; Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries; Permanent Court of Arbitration; United Nations; United Nations Conference on Trade and Development; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization; United Nations Industrial Development Organization; World Tourism Organization; Universal Postal Union; World Customs Organization; World Federation of Trade Unions; World Health Organization; World Intellectual Property Organization; World Meteorological Organization; World Trade Organization (observer)

Diplomatic Representation in the U.S.: Chief of mission: Ambassador Ali Suleiman Aujali Chancery: 2600 Virginia Avenue NW, Suite 705, Washington, DC 20037 Telephone: [1] (202) 944-9601 Fax: [1] (202) 944-9606

Diplomatic Representation from the U.S.: Chief of mission: Ambassador Gene A. Cretz Embassy: off Jaraba Street, behind the Libyan-Swiss clinic, Ben Ashour Mailing address: US Embassy, 8850 Tripoli Place, Washington, DC 20521-8850 Telephone: [218] 91-220-3239

GDP (purchasing power parity): $NA (2011 est.) $92.62 billion (2010 est.) $88.94 billion (2009 est.) note: data are in 2011 US dollars

GDP—real growth rate: NA% (2011 est.) 4.2% (2010 est.) –2.3% (2009 est.)

GDP—composition by sector: Agriculture: 3.6% Industry: 56.7% Services: 39.7% (2011 est.)

Labor Force: 1.16 million (2011 est.)

Labor Force—by occupation: Agriculture: 17% Industry: 23% Services: 59% (2004 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 30% (2004 est.)

Population below Poverty Line: NA note: About one-third of Libyans live at or below the national poverty line.

Agriculture—products: wheat, barley, olives, dates, citrus, vegetables, peanuts, soybeans; cattle

Industries: petroleum, petrochemicals, aluminum, iron and steel, food processing, textiles, handicrafts, cement

Telephones—main lines in use: 1.228 million (2010)

Telephones—mobile cellular: 10.9 million (2010)

Broadcast Media: state-owned terrestrial TV station and about a half-dozen state-owned satellite stations broadcast; some provinces operate local TV stations; a single, non-state-owned TV station launched in 2007; pan-Arab satellite TV stations are available; state-owned radio broadcasts on a number of frequencies, some of which carry regional programming; Voice of Africa, Libya’s external radio service, can also be heard; a single, non-state-owned radio station broadcasting (2007)

Internet Hosts: 17,787 (2011)

Internet Users: 353,900 (2009)

Airports: 137 (2010)

Roadways: Total: 100,024 km (62,152 mi) Paved: 57,214 km (35,551 mi) Unpaved: 42,810 km (26,601 mi) (2003)

Military Branches: In transition; government attempting to staff a new national army with anti-Qadhafi militia fighters and former members of Qadhafi’s military Formerly Armed Peoples on Duty (APOD, Army), Libyan Arab Navy, Libyan Arab Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Jamahiriya al-Arabia al-Libyya, LAAF), Libyan Coast Guard (2008)

Military Service Age and Obligation: 17 years of age (2004)

Manpower Available for Military Service: Males age 16-49: 1,775,078 Females age 16-49: 1,714,194 (2010 est.)

Manpower Fit for Military Service: Males age 16-49: 1,511,144 Females age 16-49: 1,458,934 (2010 est.)

Manpower Reaching Militarily Significant Age Annually: Male: 59,547 Female: 57,070 (2010 est.)

Military Expenditures: 3.9% of GDP (2005 est.)

Disputes—international: various Chadian rebels from the Aozou region reside in southern Libya

Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons: Refugees (country of origin): 8,000 (Palestinian Territories) (2007)

Trafficking in Persons: Current situation: Libya is a transit and destination country for men and women from sub- Saharan Africa and Asia trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation; Libya has experienced internal unrest, stranding many foreign workers in the country under harsh and unsafe conditions. Tier rating: Tier 3—the Libyan Government failed to demonstrate significant efforts to investigate and prosecute trafficking offenses or to protect trafficking victims; the government’s policies and practices with respect to undocumented migrant workers resulted in Libyan authorities also punishing trafficking victims for unlawful acts that were committed as a result of their being trafficked; following the outbreak of civil unrest in February 2011, accurate information regarding the situation in Libya has become quite limited (2011).