Outline of Libya

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Libya:

Libya – country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west.

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Libya

• Pronunciation: /ˈlɪbiə/
• Common English country name: Libya
• Official English country name: Libya, or Libyan Republic^[1]
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Libyan
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Libya
• International rankings of Libya
• ISO country codes: LY, LBY, 434
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:LY
• Internet country code top-level domain: .ly

Geography of Libya

An enlargeable topographic map of Libya

• Libya is: a country
• Location
  • Libya is situated within the following regions:
    • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
    • Africa
      • North Africa
      • Sahara Desert
    • Greater Middle East
  • Time zone: Central Africa Time (UTC+02)
  • Extreme points of Libya
    • High: Bikku Bitti 2,267 m (7,438 ft)
    • Low: Sabkhat Ghuzayyil −47 m (−154 ft)
  • Land boundaries: 4,348 km

 Egypt 1,115 km

 Chad 1,055 km

 Algeria 982 km

 Tunisia 459 km

 Sudan 383 km

 Niger 354 km

• Coastline: Mediterranean Sea 1,770 km

• Population of Libya: 6,160,000 - 102nd most populous country
• Area of Libya: 1,759,541 km²
• Atlas of Libya

Environment of Libya

An enlargeable satellite image of Libya

• Climate of Libya
• Environmental issues in Libya
• Ecoregions in Libya
• Renewable energy in Libya
• Geology of Libya
• Protected areas of Libya
  • Biosphere reserves in Libya
  • National parks of Libya
• Wildlife of Libya
  • Flora of Libya
  • Fauna of Libya
    • Birds of Libya
    • Mammals of Libya

Natural geographic features of Libya

• Glaciers in Libya: none^[2]
• Islands of Libya
• Lakes of Libya
• Mountains of Libya
  • Volcanoes in Libya
• Rivers of Libya
  • Waterfalls of Libya
• Valleys of Libya
• World Heritage Sites in Libya

Regions of Libya

Ecoregions of Libya

Administrative divisions of Libya

• Districts of Libya

Districts of Libya

• Capital of Libya: Tripoli
• Cities of Libya

Demography of Libya

Government and politics of Libya

Main article: Government of Libya and Politics of Libya

• Form of government:
• Capital of Libya: Tripoli

• Elections in Libya
• Political parties in Libya

Branches of the government of Libya

Executive branch of the government of Libya

• Head of state: President of Libya,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Libya,
• Cabinet of Libya

Legislative branch of the government of Libya

• Parliament of Libya (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Libya
  • Lower house: House of Commons of Libya

Judicial branch of the government of Libya

• Supreme Court of Libya

Foreign relations of Libya

• Diplomatic missions in Libya
• Diplomatic missions of Libya

International organization membership

Libya is a member of:^[3]

African Development Bank Group (AfDB) African Union (AU) African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID) Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA) Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 77 (G77) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Migration (IOM) International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Islamic Development Bank (IDB) League of Arab States (LAS) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Confederation of Labour (WCL) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO) (observer)

Law and order in Libya

• Constitution of Libya
• Crime in Libya
• Human rights in Libya
  • LGBT rights in Libya
  • Freedom of religion in Libya
• Law enforcement in Libya

Military of Libya

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Libya
• Forces
  • Army of Libya
  • Navy of Libya
  • Air Force of Libya
  • Special forces of Libya
• Military history of Libya
• Military ranks of Libya

History of Libya

Main article: History of Libya, Timeline of the history of Libya, and Current events of Libya

History of Libya by period

• Prehistory of Libya
• Ancient Libya (before 146 BC)
• Roman Libya (146 BC – 640 AD)
• History of Islamic Tripolitania and Cyrenaica (Arab rule) (640–1551)
• Ottoman Tripolitania (1551–1911)
• History of Libya as Italian colony (1911–1934)
• Italian Libya (1934–1943)
• Allied occupation of Libya (1943–1951)
• Kingdom of Libya (1951–1969)
• History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi (1969–2011)
• Libyan civil war (2011)
  • Timeline of the 2011 Libyan civil war
  • 2011 military intervention in Libya
    • United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973
    • International reactions to the 2011 military intervention in Libya
  • Battle of Sirte (2011)
  • Death of Muammar Gaddafi
    • International reactions to the death of Muammar Gaddafi
• Libya in transition (2011–)
  • National Transitional Council

History of Libya by subject

• Military history of Libya
• List of heads of government of Libya

Culture of Libya

• Architecture of Libya
• Cuisine of Libya
• Festivals in Libya
• Languages of Libya
• Media in Libya
• National symbols of Libya
  • Coat of arms of Libya
  • Flag of Libya
  • National anthem of Libya
• People of Libya
• Public holidays in Libya
• Records of Libya
• Religion in Libya
  • Buddhism in Libya
  • Christianity in Libya
  • Hinduism in Libya
  • Islam in Libya
  • Judaism in Libya
  • Sikhism in Libya
• World Heritage Sites in Libya

Art in Libya

• Art in Libya
• Cinema of Libya
• Literature of Libya
• Music of Libya
• Television in Libya
• Theatre in Libya

Sports in Libya

• Football in Libya
• Libya at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Libya

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 62nd (sixty-second)

• Agriculture in Libya
• Banking in Libya
  • National Bank of Libya
• Communications in Libya
  • Internet in Libya
• Companies of Libya
• Currency of Libya: Dinar
  • ISO 4217: LYD
• Energy in Libya
  • Energy policy of Libya
  • Oil industry in Libya
• Health care in Libya
• Mining in Libya
• Libya Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Libya
• Transport in Libya
  • Airports in Libya
  • Rail transport in Libya
  • Roads in Libya

Education in Libya

Health in Libya

See also

• Index of Libya-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Libya-related topics
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
• Outline of geography

References

1. "The Libyan Republic - The Interim Transitional National Council". Ntclibya.org. 2011-03-05. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
2. The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
3. "Libya". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Libya

• Libyan Embassy Washington D.C.
• General People's Committee (The Cabinet)
• The People's Committee of Foreign Affairs
• A Window to Libya by Tarek Alwan
• Worldstatesmen.org's History and list of rulers of Tripolitania, Cyrenaica, Fezzan and Libya (before and after unification).
• Libyan People's Bureau (Libyan Embassy), London - UK
• Libyan People's Bureau (Libyan Embassy), Ottawa
• Libyan Cultural Affairs, London.
• Libyan American Chamber of Commerce
• Libya travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Limes Tripolitanus
• 20 digital objects in The European Library
• Libya Directory
• Libyan great jamahirya website
• gaddafi & libya Info(South korea)