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One of 5 African nations with a coastline on the Mediterranean Sea, Libya is the second largest state, behind Algeria, but has the longest coastline. However, the majority of its area is taken up by the Sahara Desert and, so it has by far the smallest population of the group, with 6.6million, Its capital, Tripoli, boasts a mere 496,000 inhabitants. http://www.nationmaster.com/country/ma-madagascar The largest island in off the coast of Africa, Madagascar is also amongst the larger independent states in the region. In fact, in terms of land area, it’s the 44th largest country in the world. And yet, it has a modest population of 22 million, meaning it is also one of the least densely populated countries with just 25.58 people per sqkm. http://www.nationmaster.com/country/mg-mongolia Despite its considerable size, Mongolia is one of the quietest nations in Asia. Perhaps that is understandable given that it is shared vast borders with two of the largest powers in the world. The border with Russia, to the north, stretches for 3,543km, while China’s to the south, runs for 4,677km. It modest population of 3.1million means it has one of the smallest population densities on earth with just 1.6 people per sqkm. http://www.nationmaster.com/country/mh-montserrat/cri-crimeWith a population of just 5,000, there can be little surprise that crime figures are fairly low. In fact, recent figures place Montserrat last in a list of 82 nations, as it has the least number of crimes - just 751. Surprisingly, of those crimes that reach court, some 105 cases end in an acquittal.

Borders:

Algeria 982 km, Chad 1,055 km, Egypt 1,115 km, Niger 354 km, Sudan 383 km, Tunisia 459 km

Population:

6,597,960

GDP per capita:

$14,009.44 per capita

Capital with population:

Tripoli - 495,781

Largest city with population:

Tripoli - 495,781

Alternative names:

Libya, Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Al Jumahiriyah al Arabiyah al Libiyah ash Shabiyah al Ishtirakiyah al Uzma, libyan arab jamahiriya, the libyan arab jamahiriya

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Emily Angstead 13th October 2010	Found useful facts here but you need more. Doing a project about Libya and need more facts. :)
Wesley Rome 7th July 2010	Qadhafi wanted a international investigation in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and other investigations.
Wesley+Rome 2nd June 2010	Did you see Quadafi at the U.N., he's a nutcase.
Nooren 30th December 2009	Hi every one.... First of all I'm a libyan girl, but I've been living in Malaysia for one year. I'm sorry for this but I don't like anyone talking about my country and giving opinions without even visiting or reading about it. However, let's go back to Libya now. Our population is very few comparing to other African countries next to us like Egypt , Algeria and Sudan. There aren't any poor people in Libya, because the government always provides us with lots of benefits. If you had a libyan nationality that means that you are going to live at high life standard. Moreover, 97% of the people are Muslims ,but all of us respect other religions. Furthermore, there are lots of work opportunities in many fields. the Libyan governments don't seperate or make different between girls and boys. you can find women workers anywhere. These are few information about Libya. If you want more try to google it. THANK YOU....
Student 7th July 2009	Do the oil consumption numbers include oil for producing gasoline for automobiles or is it only oil used for electricity consumption? If this number includes both, where can I find the number of barrels of oil per year consumed specifically for electricity consumption? Thanks!
Md.Rezaur Rahman 22nd June 2009	Dear Sir , How Can we get visa & Jobs to live and work in libya?
Packard Bell 31st December 2004	Libya is a country in North Africa. The main religion is Islam. The main language is Arabic. Libya became independent from Italy in 1951. The country is a 'grass-root democratic' republic without parties where is no chance for the opposition
cory 1st December 2004	you need more facts about libya! interesting facts about libya

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