Libya

Summary of Libya located in Africa.   Back to All Countries List


Offical Flag of Libya
FIPS Code :   LY
ISO Code :   LY
ISO 3 Code :   LBY
Numeric ISO :   434
Continent :   Africa
Area in (Sq KM) :   1759540
DMS :   26° 20' 6.36" N, 17° 13' 41.99" E
Phone Code :   218
Currency :   Dinar (LYD)
In Native :   ليبيا

Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa, bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad to the south, Niger to the southwest, Algeria to the west, and Tunisia to the northwest. The sovereign state is made of three historical regions: Tripolitania, Fezzan and Cyrenaica. With an area of almost 1.8 million square kilometres (700,000 sq mi), Libya is the fourth largest country in Africa, and is 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 one million of Libya's six million people. The second-largest city is Benghazi, which is located in eastern Libya. The Latin name Libya is based on the name of the region west of the Nile (Λιβύη) used by the Ancient Greeks and Romans for all of North Africa, and was again adopted during the period of Italian colonization beginning in 1911.

February 17 February 17th Revolution: The start of the Libyan Civil War on February 17th 2011, when demonstrators were killed by government forces.
 
Capital :   Tripoli
Neighbour Countries :   Chad,   Niger,   Algeria,   Sudan,   Tunisia,   Egypt
Languages :   Arabic,   Italian,   English

Regions in Libya

Al Butnan District
Al Jabal al Akhdar District
Al Jabal al Gharbi District
Al Jfara District
Al Jufrah District
Al Kufrah District
Al Marj District
Al Murgub District
Al Wahat District
An Nuqat al Khams District
Az Zawiyah District
Benghazi District
Darnah District
Ghat District
Misurata District
Murzuq District
Nalut District
Sabha District
Surt District
Tripoli District
Wadi Al Hayaa District
Wadi Al Shatii District

Time zones in Libya

Countries can have more than one time zone. Date time has been calculated using UTC.

Time Zone Id GMT Offset Current Date Time
Africa/Tripoli 2 Friday, April 4, 2025 12:59:35 AM

Time Zone Name GMT Offset Current Date Time
Libya Standard Time 2 Friday, April 4, 2025 12:59:35 AM