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Find information on almost all places in Libya. Whether you are looking for information on regions in Libya or information on cities and places in Libya, this website is the right place in the web to start your search.

Facts and figures about Libya at a glance

Libya is a sovereign country on the continent of Africa. Libya covers a total area of 1,759,540.0 km² and has a population of approximately 6,678,567 people.

The capital of Libya is Tripoli (Tripoli) with a population of 1,150,989 people.

Facts and figures about Libya
Country	Code	Area	Population	P/km²
Libya	LY	1,759,540.0 km²	6,678,567 people	3.8

Population density in Libya
Population density
3.8 p/km² (extremly low)	Libya: Extremly low population density

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Map of Libya

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Information on Libya

Information on Libya
Name	Official name	Code	Status	Regions	Capital	Continent
Libya	Libya	LY	Sovereign country	22	Tripoli Tripoli	Africa

Time in Libya

Time in Libya
Current time	Summer time (DST)	Standard time	Current timezone offset	Timezone
Tue, 16 Apr 2024 - 4:08pm (16:08h)	No	Tue, 16 Apr 2024 - 4:08pm (16:08h)	UTC +2.0	Africa/Tripoli

Currency in Libya

Currency in Libya
Currency	Abbreviation
Dinar	LYD

Languages in Libya

Languages in Libya
Languages
Arabic , English , Italian

Neighbouring countries of Libya

Neighbouring countries of Libya
Neighbouring countries
Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia Show neighbouring countries of Libya in map.

Telecommunication in Libya

Telecommunication in Libya
International calling code	Internet top level domain (TLD)
+218	.ly

Latitude & Longitude of Libya

Latitude & Longitude of Libya
Position	Latitude (width)	Longitude (length)
Show on map	28°00'00.0"N (28.0000000°)	17°00'00.0"E (17.0000000°)

Regions in Libya

Regions in Libya
Regions
There are 22 primary administrative regions in Libya. Have a closer look at the regions in Libya.

Largest places in Libya

There are 22 places in Libya with a population of more than 50,000 people.

Largest places in Libya
Place	No	Population
Tripoli Tripoli	1.	1,150,989
Benghazi Benghazi	2.	807,250
Ajdabiya Ajdabiya	3.	416,000
Misratah Mişrātah	4.	386,120
Tarhuna Tarhuna	5.	210,697
Al Khums Al Khums	6.	201,943
Az Zawiyah Az Zāwīyah	7.	200,000
Zawiya Zawiya	8.	186,123
Al Ajaylat Al Ajaylat	9.	130,546
Sabha Sabhā	10.	130,000
Sirte Sirte	11.	128,123
Al Jadid Al Jadīd	12.	126,386
Tobruk Tobruk	13.	121,052
Zliten Zliten	14.	109,972
Sabratah Şabrātah	15.	102,038
Al Jumayl Al Jumayl	16.	102,000
Tajura' Tājūrā’	17.	100,000
Al Marj Al Marj	18.	85,315
Gharyan Gharyan	19.	85,219
Darnah Darnah	20.	78,782
Al Bayda' Al Bayḑā’	21.	74,594
Yafran Yafran	22.	67,638

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External sources of information on Libya

Libya on Wikipedia

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Follow the hierarchy in Libya

You can click your way through the hierarchy starting from the continent Africa, over a region in Libya to a certain place or city in Libya, as all places and cities in Libya are linked hierarchically to each other. The actual hierarchy is always displayed in the breadcrumb navigation, so you can always see exactly where you are.