LIBYA

State of Libya · LY / LBY / 434

ISO 3166-1 LBY · 434

Libya is a northern africa country in Africa. It has a population of 6,678,567, uses LYD, speaks Arabic.

Population 6,678,567

Area (km²) 1,759,540

Capital Tripoli

Region Northern Africa

All facts

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ISO alpha-3: LBY
ISO numeric: 434
Calling code: +218
TLD: .ly
Driving side: —
Currencies: LYD
Languages: ara
Timezones: —
Flag: 🇱🇾

Cities

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Tripoli Tripoli 1,302,947

Benghazi Banghazi 757,490

Misratah Misratah 355,657

Zliten Misratah 203,790

Al Khums Al Marqab 201,943

Az Zāwīyah Az Zawiyah 200,000

Zawiya Az Zawiyah 186,123

Janzūr Al Jafarah 154,389

Sabha Sabha District 149,329

Tobruk Al Butnan 141,499

Ajdabiya Al Wahat 131,773

Al Ajaylat An Nuqat al Khams 130,546

Al Bayḑā’ Al Jabal al Akhdar 129,439

Al Jadīd Sabha District 126,386

Sirte Surt 106,705

Darnah Darnah 102,581

Al Jumayl An Nuqat al Khams 102,000

Qaşr Bin Ghashīr Tripoli 100,069

Tājūrā’ Tripoli 100,000

Al Marj Al Marj 85,315

Şabrātah Az Zawiyah 83,398

Al Ḩurshah Az Zawiyah 81,119

Şurmān Az Zawiyah 77,114

Msalātah Al Marqab 73,907

As Sawānī Al Jafarah 57,069

Tarhuna Al Marqab 52,420

Al ‘Azīzīyah Al Jafarah 52,404

Qaşr al Qarabūllī Tripoli 49,610

At Tāj Al Kufrah 46,050

Bani Walid Misratah 45,734

Al Jawf Al Kufrah 42,079

Gharyan Jabal al Gharbi 36,110

Zuwarah An Nuqat al Khams 33,887

Ubari Wadi al Hayat 33,569

Zintan Jabal al Gharbi 33,000

Al Abyār Al Marj 32,563

Sīdī Bin Zīnah An Nuqat al Khams 31,607

Al Burayqah Al Wahat 31,300

Murzuk Murzuq District 30,491

Shahhat Al Jabal al Akhdar 29,206

Nālūt Nalut 28,431

Al Aşābi‘ah Jabal al Gharbi 27,713

Az Zahrā’ Al Jafarah 25,684

Al Qubbah Darnah 24,631

Hūn Al Jufrah 24,431

Small airport

Universities

linked

Al-Asmarya University for Islamic Studies

asmarya.edu.ly

Al-Jabal Al-Gharbi University

jgu.edu.ly

Elmergib University

elmergib.edu.ly

Libyan International Medical University (LIMU)

limu.edu.ly

Libya Open University

libopenuniv-edu.org

Omar Al-Mukhtar University

omu.edu.ly

Sebha University

sebhau.edu.ly

Sirte University

su.edu.ly

University of Benghazi

uob.edu.ly

University of Tripoli

uot.edu.ly

Zawiya University

zu.edu.ly

FAQ

4 questions

What currency does Libya use?: LYD.
What languages are spoken in Libya?: Arabic.
What is the capital of Libya?: Tripoli.
How many cities are in Libya?: 119 on record.

Get this page as JSON

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