Libya
State of Libya
Libya sits in Northern Africa and uses LYD - Libyan dinar (ل.د). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Tripoli
Population
7.4M
Area
1.8M km2
Population
7.4M
7,361,263 people
Area
1.8M km2
1,759,540 square kilometers
Density
4/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Tripoli
32.88, 13.17
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Libya, officially listed here as State of Libya, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Libya, LY, LBY, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Libya is grouped under Africa, more specifically Northern Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 7,361,263 people and a land area of 1,759,540 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 4 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 25, 17, while the capital coordinate reference is 32.88, 13.17. Libya shares listed land borders with DZA, TCD, EGY, NER, SDN, TUN, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Tripoli (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Tripoli, Benghazi, Ajdābiyā, Mişrātah and Al Bayḑā’. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Libya, capital of Libya, and major urban areas in Libya. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary republic under a provisional government (GNU). The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include African Union, Arab League, OPEC and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Libya uses calling code +218, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC+01:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on sunday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists LYD - Libyan dinar (ل.د), while language records include Arabic. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as LAR. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The country dataset does not include a recent Gini entry for this profile.
How to use this profile
This Libya profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
LY / LBY
Top-level domains
.ly
Continents
Africa
Border countries
DZA, TCD, EGY, NER, SDN, TUN
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
LAR
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Libya is represented by the LY country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Tripoli
Ţarābulus
1,183,000
primary
#2
Benghazi
Banghāzī
631,555
admin
#3
Ajdābiyā
Al Wāḩāt
416,000
admin
#4
Mişrātah
Mişrātah
259,056
admin
#5
Al Bayḑā’
Al Jabal al Akhḑar
250,000
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary republic under a provisional government (GNU)
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
sunday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+218
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC+01:00
Languages
Arabic
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
N/A
No country entry