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Area > Comparative slightly larger than Alaska
Area > Land	1,759,540 sq km		[17th of 238]
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Area > Total	1,759,540 sq km		[23rd of 250]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Capital city with population	Tripoli - 495,781
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Climate Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.
Forested Land	0.2%		[191st of 193]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Geographic coordinates	25 00 N, 17 00 E
Source: FAO
Land boundaries > Border countries Algeria 982 km, Chad 1,055 km, Egypt 1,115 km, Niger 354 km, Sudan 383 km, Tunisia 459 km
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Land use > Arable land	1.03%		[195th of 258]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Largest city	Tripoli
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Largest city population	1,682,000		[62nd of 174]
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Largest city with population	Tripoli - 495,781
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Location Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.
Map references Africa
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Natural hazards hot, dry, dust-laden ghibli is a southern wind lasting one to four days in spring and fall; dust storms, sandstorms
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Natural resources petroleum, natural gas, gypsum
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Population density	2.84 people per sqkm		[219th of 256]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Population density > people per sq. km	3.33 people/m²		[196th of 204]
Source: Heal The World Foundation.
Surface area > sq. km	1,759,540 km²		[16th of 206]
Source: World Development Indicators database
tallest mountains > Mountain	Bikku Bitti
Source: World Development Indicators database

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