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The Libyan state is currently divided between: | The Libyan state is currently divided between: | ||
* An authoritarian state power led by Colonel [[Muammar Al Qadhdhafi]] | * An authoritarian state power led by Colonel [[Muammar Al Qadhdhafi]] since 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. | ||
Historically, and since Antiquity, '''Libya''' has been viewed as a country located west of Egypt with an imprecise extension. Some ancient Greek authors called Libya (''Λιβύη, Libýē'') the part of the African continent stretching between Egypt and the Atlantic Ocean. | 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. | ||
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Revision as of 06:07, 27 February 2011
Libya (Arabic: ليبيا, Libiya) is a country of Northern Africa, currently forming a state located between the Mediterranean Sea, Tunisia, Algeria, Niger, Chad and Egypt. The capital is Tripoli. Libya has 1 759 540 km² and 6 461 454 inhabitants.[1]
The Libyan state is currently divided between:
- An authoritarian state power led by Colonel Muammar Al Qadhdhafi since 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.
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.
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- ↑ Data retreived in: The World Factbook, 2011.