Libya is located in the Maghreb region of North Africa.
Bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Libya is a low-population African country with huge oil reserves. While the total area is close to 680,000 square miles, the population is close to only 5.6 million, resulting in a low population density of 9.4 persons every square mile.
| Official Name: | Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
| Capital: | Tripoli |
| Population: | 6,420,000 |
| Area: | 1.75 million sq.km or 0.67 million sq mi |
| Currency: | Dinar (LYD) |
| Religion: | Islam |
| Literacy: | 82.6% |
| Languages: | Arabic |
| Major Cities: | Tripoli, Benghazi, Misratah, Tarhunah |
| Climate: | Dry and hot in summer and cool and dry in winter. |
| Continent: | Africa |
The country of Libya is in the Africa continent and the latitude and longitude for the country are 29.9569° N, 15.7461° E.
The neighboring countries of Libya are:
- Algeria
- Chad
- Niger
- Sudan
maritime boundaries
- Greece
- Italy
- Malta
