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Libya

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Key facts

  • currency: Libyan dinar
  • capital city: Tripoli
  • region: Northern Africa
  • continent: Africa
  • land area: 1,759,540 km²
  • population: 6,888,388 people
  • political leader: Fayez al-Sarraj (Prime Minister)
Classified as: place

Location on a map: [25°0′N, 17°0′E]

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Summary

Libya is a country. The capital city is Tripoli, located in the Northern Africa region of Africa. It has a land area of 1,759,540 km², a population of 6,888,388 people and uses the currency Libyan dinar. The Prime Minister is Fayez al-Sarraj.

Environment

Libya is one of the countries in Africa, countries in Northern Africa and 194 countries in our database.
  • Agricultural land: 153,500.00 km²
  • Alternative and nuclear energy: 0.00 % of total energy use
  • Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 62.74 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Electricity production from coal sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from natural gas sources: 53.70 % of total
  • Electricity production from hydroelectric sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from nuclear sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from oil sources: 46.30 % of total
  • Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 0.00 % of total
  • Net energy imports: -102.96 % of energy use
  • Fertility rate: 2.40 births per woman
  • Forest area: 2,170 km²
  • Fossil fuel energy consumption: 99.11 % of total
  • Greenhouse gas emissions (co2, ch4, n2o, hfcs, pfcs, sf6): 104.51 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Median age: 22.90
  • Methane emissions: 35.52 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Nitrous oxide emissions: 1.50 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Female population: 3,404,637 people
  • Male population: 3,483,751 people
  • Renewable energy consumption: 3.10 % of total final energy consumption
  • Rural land area: 1,619,018.28 km²
  • Rural population: 1,267,050 people
  • Urban land area: 2,958.15 km²
  • Urban population: 5,621,338 people
  • Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 5.80 % of total population

Geographical distribution of cities in Libya by population

Evolution of historical electricity production from oil sources in Libya

Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Libya

Evolution of historical net energy imports in Libya

Evolution of historical fertility rate in Libya

Libya relationship between life expectancy at birth and fertility rate over time

Libya relationship between median age and fertility rate over time

Evolution of historical forest area in Libya

Libya relationship between rural land area and forest area over time

Evolution of historical fossil fuel energy consumption in Libya

Libya relationship between renewable energy consumption and fossil fuel energy consumption over time

Evolution of historical other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Libya

Libya relationship between urban land area and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) over time

Libya relationship between urban land area and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Libya relationship between urban population and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) over time

Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in Libya

Evolution of historical internet access in Libya

Evolution of historical land area in Libya

Evolution of historical median age in Libya

Evolution of historical methane emissions in Libya

Libya relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and methane emissions over time

Libya relationship between population and methane emissions over time

Libya relationship between rural population and methane emissions over time

Libya relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and methane emissions over time

Libya relationship between urban land area and methane emissions over time

Libya relationship between urban population and methane emissions over time

Evolution of historical net migration in Libya

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in Libya

Libya relationship between population and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Libya relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Libya relationship between urban population and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Evolution of historical population in Libya

Libya relationship between urban land area and population over time

Evolution of historical female population in Libya

Evolution of historical male population in Libya

Evolution of historical renewable energy consumption in Libya

Evolution of historical total rural land area in Libya

Evolution of historical rural population in Libya

Libya relationship between urban land area and rural population over time

Evolution of historical total urban land in Libya

Libya relationship between urban population and urban land area over time

Evolution of historical urban population in Libya

Evolution of historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in Libya

Libya relationship between date and population over time

Libya relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Evolution of historical agricultural land in Libya

Libya relationship between methane emissions and agricultural land over time

Libya relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and agricultural land over time

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in Libya

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Libya

Libya relationship between GDP and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Libya relationship between methane emissions and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Libya relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Libya relationship between urban land area and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Libya relationship between urban population and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Evolution of historical access to electricity in Libya

Libya relationship between birth rate and access to electricity over time

Libya relationship between fertility rate and access to electricity over time

Libya relationship between life expectancy at birth and access to electricity over time

Libya relationship between renewable energy consumption and access to electricity over time

Libya relationship between self-employed workers and access to electricity over time

Libya relationship between vulnerable employment and access to electricity over time

Evolution of historical electricity production from coal sources in Libya

Evolution of historical electricity production from natural gas sources in Libya

Evolution of historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Libya

Evolution of historical electricity production from nuclear sources in Libya

Distribution of sites in Libya by inscription year

Geographical distribution of sites in Libya by area

Distribution of transboundary sites in Libya

Geographical distribution of wildfires in Libya by mean width

Relationship between width mean and length mean in Libya

Cities in Libya

Sites in Libya

Wildfires in Libya

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Health

  • Birth rate: 17.30 per 1,000 people
  • Death rate: 5.95 per 1,000 people
  • Health expenditure per capita: 312.85 current US$
  • Health expenditure: 4.02 % of GDP
  • Hospital beds: 3.20 per 1,000 people
  • Life expectancy at birth: 72
  • Suicide mortality rate: 4.50 per 100,000 population

Evolution of historical birth rate in Libya

Libya relationship between fertility rate and birth rate over time

Libya relationship between life expectancy at birth and birth rate over time

Libya relationship between self-employed workers and birth rate over time

Libya relationship between vulnerable employment and birth rate over time

Libya relationship between median age and birth rate over time

Evolution of historical death rate in Libya

Libya relationship between life expectancy at birth and death rate over time

Evolution of historical health expenditure per capita in Libya

Evolution of historical health expenditure in Libya

Evolution of historical incidence of HIV in Libya

Evolution of historical hospital beds in Libya

Evolution of historical life expectancy in Libya

Libya relationship between self-employed workers and life expectancy at birth over time

Libya relationship between vulnerable employment and life expectancy at birth over time

Evolution of historical suicide rate in Libya

Distribution of diseases by first founded year in Libya

Distribution of diseases in Libya by mortality rate

Distribution of diseases in Libya by start date

Evolution of historical covid cases in Libya

Evolution of historical covid deaths in Libya

Relationship between deaths and cases over time in Libya

Diseases in Libya

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Politics

  • Armed forces personnel: 0 people
  • Democracy score: 2.19
  • Democracy type: Authoritarian
  • Military expenditure: 15.48 % of GDP
  • Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 16.47 %

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in Libya

Libya relationship between methane emissions and armed forces personnel over time

Libya relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and armed forces personnel over time

Libya relationship between population and armed forces personnel over time

Libya relationship between rural population and armed forces personnel over time

Libya relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and armed forces personnel over time

Libya relationship between urban land area and armed forces personnel over time

Libya relationship between urban population and armed forces personnel over time

Evolution of historical military expenditure in Libya

Evolution of historical proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Libya

Distribution of politicians from Libya by birth date

Distribution of politicians from Libya by gender

Political parties in Libya

Politicians from Libya

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Business

  • Gdp: 50,491,722,445.78 current US$
  • Inflation: 2.37 annual %
  • Self-employed workers: 14.84 % of total employment
  • Unemployment: 18.74 % of total labor force
  • Vulnerable employment: 13.03 % of total employment

Distribution of companies from Libya by foundation year

Evolution of historical central government debt in Libya

Evolution of historical expense in Libya

Evolution of historical GDP in Libya

Libya relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and GDP over time

Evolution of historical median inflation in Libya

Evolution of historical self employed in Libya

Libya relationship between vulnerable employment and self-employed workers over time

Evolution of historical tax revenue in Libya

Evolution of historical unemployment rate in Libya

Evolution of historical vulnerable employment in Libya

Distribution of shops in Libya by country

Companies in Libya

Exchanges in Libya

Shops from Libya

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Sports

Distribution of athletes from Libya by birth year

Distribution of athletes by gender in Libya

Distribution of competitions by city in Libya

Distribution of competitions by country in Libya

Distribution of competitions in Libya by start date

Distribution of medals won by Libya at the Olympics

Athletes from Libya

Competitions in Libya

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Culture

Distribution of artists from Libya by birth date

Distribution of artists from Libya by gender

Geographical distribution of museums in Libya by visitors

Artists from Libya

Museums in Libya

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Research

Geographical distribution of universities in Libya by total students

Distribution of universities in Libya by foundation year

Universities in Libya

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In literature

There are 203 books written about Libya in the database

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This dashboard is based on data from: SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders

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