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Libya

WaySearch Dar Al-Baydaa Libya Area:

1,759,540 sq. km (679,358 sq. miles); 1% arable, 8% meadows and pastures, 91% desert, waste, urban or other.

Coastline:

1,770km (1,100 miles).

Maritime Claims: Territorial waters 22km (12nm); Gulf of Sidra closing line 32(30’N.) Population: 6,036,914 (July 2007 est.); annual growth rate 2.262% (2007 estimate). The population is 97% Berber and Arab, some Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians and Tunisians
Religion:

97% Sunni Muslim.

Languages: Arabic; Italian and English widely understood in major cities. Literacy Rate: 76% Total Active Manpower:

Some 70,000; recent estimates indicate a reduction to no more than 50,000.

Paramilitary Forces: People’s Militia (40,000). Conscription: 24 to 48 months, selective. Defence budget: US$2.5 billion, 3.5% of GDP (2005)

Date added: 2009-06-01 05:44:38 Hits: 86