Libia

Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

GEOGRAPHY:
Location:----------------- Northern Africa
Area:
Total area:--- 1,759,540 sq. km
Land area:--- 1,759,540 sq. km
Capital city:------------ Tripoli
Natural Resources:---------------- Petroleum, natural gas, gypsum

PEOPLE:
Population:---------------- 5,690,727
Literacy rate:-------------- 76.2% of total population, (Males:87.9%,
Females:63%)
Languages:------------------ Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely
understood in the major cities.
Religious:----------------- 97%- Sunni Muslim

VITAL STATISTICS:
Birth rate:------------- 43.94 (per 1,000 population)(1997)
Death rate:------------- 7.49 (per 1,000 population)
Infant Mortality rate:------------ 57.7 (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Fertility rate:--------------- 6.19 (per woman)
Life Expectancy at birth:
Total population:--- 65.05 (Males:62.84, Females:67.37)

GOVERNMENT:
Type of Government:-------------- Jamahiriya (a state of the masses) in
theory, goverment by the populace through local councils; in fact, a
military dictatorship.
Independence:-------------- December 24, 1951 (from Italy)
President:-------------- Revolutinary Leader Col. Muammar Gadhafi
Head of Government:------------ Secretary of the General People's
Committee (Premier) Ahmad Muhammad al-Manqush

ECONOMY:
GDP:--------------- purchasing power parity - $34.5 billion (1995)
GDP real growth rate:--- 2.2%
GDP per capita:--- $6,570
Inflation rate (consumer prices):------------- 25% (1996)
National budget:
Revenues:--- $13 billion
Expenditures:--- $14.9 billion
External Debt:-------------- $2.6 billion
Currency:--------------- 1 Libyan dinar = 100 dirhams
Labor force:--------------- 1 million (1997)
Unemployment rate:---------------- NA
Agriculture:---------------- Wheat, barley, olives, dates, citrus, vegetables,
peanuts; meat, eggs
Industries:--------------- Petroleum, food processing, textiles, handicrafts,
cement.
Exports:---------------- $8.4 billion
Commodities:--- Crude oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas.
Imports:---------------- $7.3 billion
Commodities:--- Machinery, transport equipment, food, manufactured
goods.

DEFENCE:
Defence Expenditures:--------------- Exchange rate conversion - $4.1 billion,
6.1% of GDP

Geography:Libya is located along the northeastern coast of Africa.