Generic Information

Libya is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to east, Sudan to  south east, Chad to south, Niger to the south west, Algeria to the west, Tunisia to the northwest, and maritime borders with Malta and Turkey. The sovereign state is made of three historical regions: Tripolitania, Fezzan and Cyrenaica. With an area of almost 700,000 square miles (1.8 million km2), Libya is the fourth largest country in Africa, the fourth largest in the Arab world and Arab League behind Algeria and the 16th largest country in the world.  Libya has the 10th-largest proven oil reserves of any country in the world.The largest city and capital, Tripoli, is located in western Libya and contains over three million of Libya's seven million people.

Generic country information can be located from sources which are regularly maintained and reflect current facts and figures. For a generic country overview, please consult the following sources:

Libya Wikipedia Country Information  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya

Libya IMF Country Information  http://www.imf.org/en/Countries/LBY

Libya Economist Intelligence Unit Information*  http://country.eiu.com/libya

(*note - this is a paid service)

Humanitarian Info

Libya World Food Programme Information  http://www.wfp.org/countries/libya

Libya UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Information  http://www.unocha.org/country/romena/country-profile/libya

Facts and Figures

Libya Wolfram Alpha Information https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=libya

Libya World Bank Information http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/libya

Libya Population Information http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/libya-population