Country Profile

Formal Name:  Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 
Local Name:  Al-Jamahiriyyah al-‘Arabiyyah al-Libiyyah aš-Ša’biyyah al-Ištirakiyyah al-‘Uzma
Government:  Jamahiriya
Structure:  22 districts, subdivided into Basic People’s Congresses
Formation:  24 December 1951 (independence from UK & France)
Anthem:  Allahu Akbar (God is the Greatest)
Languages:  Arabic
Population:  6.4 million
Area:  1,759,541 km2 (17th)
Currency:  Dinar (LYD)
Capital:  Tripoli (1.1 million) 
Main Cities:  Benghazi, Misurata, Al Bayda, Sabha