| Name: | Libya (Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriyah) |
| Local name (Arabic): | (ﺔﻴﻛﺍﺮﺘﺷﻻﺍ ﺔﻴﺒﻌﺸﻟﺍ ﺔﻴﺒﻴﻠﻟﺍ ﺔﻴﺑﺮﻌﻟﺍ ﺔﻳﺮﻴﻫﺎﻤﺠﻟﺍ) ﺎﻴﺒﻴﻟ |
| Bordering countries: | Tunisia, Algeria, Niger, Chad, Sudan, Egypt |
| Status: | sovereign state |
| Surface: | 1 759.5 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003): | 5 499 ths. |
| Capital: | Tripoli (ﺏﺮﻐﻟﺍ ﺲﻠﺑﺍﺮﻃ) |
| Official language: | Arabic |