Definition of libya Libya
/lɪˈbiʌ/ - [libeeu] - Lib•y•a
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| libya - a military dictatorship in northern Africa on the Mediterranean; consists almost entirely of desert; a major exporter of petroleum | ||
| Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | ||
| africa the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean | ||
| arab league an international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperation | ||
| opec organization of petroleum-exporting countries | ||
| capital of libya, tarabulus al-gharb, tripoli the capital and chief port and largest city of Libya; in northwestern Libya on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by the Phoenicians in the 7th century BC | ||
| benghazi port in northern Libya on the Gulf of Sidra; formerly a joint capital of Libya with Tripoli | ||
| libyan desert the northeastern part of the Sahara Desert in Libya and Egypt and Sudan | ||
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libya
A country in Northern Africa whose capital is Tripoli.
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Libya is a country in north Africa. Its official name is "The Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya".
Geography.
Libya is in between the countries of Egypt, Sudan, Chad, Algeria, Niger, and Tunisia. To its north is the Mediterranean Sea. The capital of Libya is Tripoli, which is a port on the sea.
The population of Libya is about 5.5 million. This is not a large number for a country that has a large area, so the population density of Libya is low. This is because much of Libya is in the Sahara Desert. People from Libya are called Libyans. Most of them live near the coast.
Economy.
Libya gets nearly all of its money from producing oil. Its economy is growing fast.
The money of Libya is called the Libyan dinar.
Culture.
Libyans are mostly Arabs, though many are of a people called "Berbers". Most Libyans are Sunni Muslims.
Politics and History.
The full official name of Libya is "Al Jumahiriyah al Arabiyah al Libiyah ash Shabiyah al Ishtirakiyah al Uzma".
The Italians supplanted the Ottoman Turks from the region around Tripoli in 1911 and did not reliquish their hold until Italy's defeat in World War II. Rule over Libya then passed to UN administration until it was granted independence in 1951.
Following a 1969 military coup, Col. Muammar Abu Minyar al-Qadhafi began to espouse his political system named, "The Third Universal Theory". The system is a combination of socialism and Islam derived in part from tribal practices and is supposed to be implemented by the Libyan
