Libya

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Libya is a North African country on the Mediterranean coast, known for its vast desert landscapes, significant oil reserves, and history spanning from ancient civilizations to modern political upheavals.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf sovereign state
borderCountry Algeria
Chad
Egypt
Niger
Sudan
Tunisia
borderFeature Mediterranean Sea
callingCode +218
capital Tripoli
climate arid
coastalClimate Mediterranean climate
coastlineOn Mediterranean Sea
continent Africa
currency Libyan dinar
demonym Libyan
desertRegion Sahara Desert
drivesOn right
economicSector hydrocarbon industry
formerColonyOf Italy
formerName Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
linked to: Libya

Kingdom of Libya
linked to: Libya

Libyan Arab Republic
linked to: Libya
governmentType provisional government
hasMajorResource crude oil
natural gas
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Cyrene
Leptis Magna
Old Town of Ghadamès
Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus
Sabratha
historicalLeader Muammar Gaddafi
historicalRegion Cyrenaica
Fezzan
Tripolitania
independenceFrom Italy
independenceYear 1951
ISO3166-1Alpha2 LY
ISO3166-1Alpha3 LBY
largestCity Tripoli
locatedOn Mediterranean Sea
majorCity Benghazi
Misrata
Sabha
majorPort Benghazi
Tripoli
majorUprising 2011 Libyan Civil War
nationalFlagColor black
green
red
nationalFlagSymbol crescent
star
officialLanguage Arabic
OPECMember true
partOf African Union
Arab world
League of Arab States
linked to: Arab League

Maghreb
linked to: North Africa

Organization of Islamic Cooperation
recognizedLanguage Tamazight
linked to: Berber languages

Tebu
Tuareg
religionDominantBranch Sunni Islam
religionMajority Islam
subregion North Africa
subsequentConflict Second Libyan Civil War
terrain desert
timeZone UTC+2
UNMemberState true

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Atlas transformationLocation Libya
subject linked to: Atlas from Greek mythology
Eastern Mediterranean typicalCountryIncluded Libya (eastern coast)
linked to: Libya
Egypt borderCountry Libya
Arabic officialLanguageOf Libya
Arab world hasCountry Libya
Libya formerName Kingdom of Libya
linked to: Libya
Libya formerName Libyan Arab Republic
linked to: Libya
Libya formerName Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
linked to: Libya
Member States of the United Nations hasFormerMember Kingdom of Libya
linked to: Libya
North Africa hasPart Libya
Tunisia borderCountry Libya
Ottoman Empire successor Libya
Italian language spokenIn Libya
Arab League hasMember Libya
Berber languages spokenIn Libya
Algeria borderingCountry Libya
Tebu country Libya
Tebu minorityStatusIn Libya
Tuareg country Libya
Old Town of Ghadamès governedBy State of Libya
linked to: Libya
Benghazi country Libya
Libyan dinar country Libya
LBY represents Libya
LBY countryName Libya
LBY denotesCountry State of Libya
linked to: Libya
Muammar Gaddafi founded Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
linked to: Libya
2011 Libyan Civil War belligerent Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
linked to: Libya
Leptis Magna country Libya
Maghrebi Arabic spokenIn Libya
Berbers presentInCountry Libya
OPEC memberState Libya