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'''Libya''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: ليبيا, ''Libiya'') is a | '''Libya''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: ليبيا, ''Libiya'') is a state of Northern [[Africa]], located between the [[Mediterranean Sea]], [[Tunisia]], [[Algeria]], [[Niger]], [[Chad]], [[Sudan]] and [[Egypt]]. The capital is [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]]. Libya has 1 759 540 km² and 6 461 454 inhabitants.<ref>Data retreived in: [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ly.htmlCIA, ''The World Factbook''], 2011.</ref> Its official language is Arabic. | ||
Historically, and since Antiquity, '''Libya''' has been viewed as a country located west of Egypt with an imprecise extension. Some ancient Greek authors even called Libya (''Λιβύη, Libýē'') the part of the African continent stretching between Egypt and the Atlantic Ocean. | |||
The Libyan state is currently divided between: | The Libyan state is currently divided between: | ||
* An authoritarian state power led by Colonel [[Muammar Al Qadhdhafi]] since a coup in 1969. Since 1977, this power has officially named the state the ''Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriyya'', where ''jamahiriyya'' is a neologism coined by Qadhdhafi, meaning “state of the masses” (Arabic: الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الاشتراكية العظمى, ''Al Jamahiriyya Al Arabiyya Al Libiyya Ash Shabiyya Al Ishtirakiyya Al Uthma''). | * An authoritarian state power led by Colonel [[Muammar Al Qadhdhafi]] since a coup in 1969. Since 1977, this power has officially named the state the ''Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriyya'', where ''jamahiriyya'' is a neologism coined by Qadhdhafi, meaning “state of the masses” (Arabic: الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الاشتراكية العظمى, ''Al Jamahiriyya Al Arabiyya Al Libiyya Ash Shabiyya Al Ishtirakiyya Al Uthma''). | ||
* A popular uprising, appeared in February 2011, which controls a great part of the country and plans to create a provisional government. | * A popular uprising, appeared in February 2011, which controls a great part of the country and plans to create a provisional government. | ||
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Revision as of 07:59, 27 February 2011
Libya (Arabic: ليبيا, Libiya) is a state of Northern Africa, located between the Mediterranean Sea, Tunisia, Algeria, Niger, Chad, Sudan and Egypt. The capital is Tripoli. Libya has 1 759 540 km² and 6 461 454 inhabitants.[1] Its official language is Arabic.
Historically, and since Antiquity, Libya has been viewed as a country located west of Egypt with an imprecise extension. Some ancient Greek authors even called Libya (Λιβύη, Libýē) the part of the African continent stretching between Egypt and the Atlantic Ocean.
The Libyan state is currently divided between:
- An authoritarian state power led by Colonel Muammar Al Qadhdhafi since a coup in 1969. Since 1977, this power has officially named the state the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriyya, where jamahiriyya is a neologism coined by Qadhdhafi, meaning “state of the masses” (Arabic: الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الاشتراكية العظمى, Al Jamahiriyya Al Arabiyya Al Libiyya Ash Shabiyya Al Ishtirakiyya Al Uthma).
- A popular uprising, appeared in February 2011, which controls a great part of the country and plans to create a provisional government.
Notes
- ↑ Data retreived in: The World Factbook, 2011.