- Bush Extends Libya Sanctions (January 4, 2004)
... Monday he is keeping in force a declaration of national emergency against Libya despite Moammar Gadhafi's pledge to scrap all elements of his chemical and... - Shell Secures Libya Deal During Blair's Visit (March 26, 2004)
...utch/Shell has signed an agreement to re-enter the oil and gas industry of Libya at an estimated values of almost US$ 1 billion. The Anglo-Dutch oil giant... - Beyond the Axis of Evil (May 6, 2002)
...... - Bush Makes Three Mistakes While Trying to Cite One (April 14, 2004)
...ident George W. Bush committed three factual errors about weapons finds in Libya, the White House said on Wednesday. Bush, long known for his grammatica... - 'Rogue' No More – US Eyes Oil in Libya, Sudan (June 18, 2002)
...s. The Bush administration is looking for oil in former "rogue" nations Libya and the Sudan. The reason for this policy shift is that most of the wor... - US Considers 'Regime Change' for Syria (September 17, 2003)
...WASHINGTON — The Bush administration named Syria and Libya yesterday as "rogue states" whose weapons of mass destruction must not jus... - War on Terror May Extend to Cuba (May 7, 2002)
...ed by the the US state department of sponsoring terrorism: Iraq, Syria and Libya. "States that renounce terror and abandon WMD [weapons of mass destruc... - Alarm Raised Over Quality of Uranium Found in Iran (March 11, 2004)
... hard to keep international pressure on Iran. An I.A.E.A. resolution on Libya, passed by the agency's board of governors on Wednesday, is part of that c... - How Saddam Might Reply to President Bush's Sabre-Rattling (July 21, 2002)
... groups? The U.S. has sponsored terrorist groups here in Iraq and in Iran, Libya, Cuba, El Salvador, Congo, Nicaragua, Angola, Sudan and Indonesia. The U.S... - Nuclear Watchdog Chief: Extent of Israeli Nuclear Program ''Unknown'' (February 25, 2004)
...o the IAEA. The nuclear watchdog chief was interviewed during his visit to Libya. "Unfortunately I can't give a precise viewpoint regarding it because... - US Arrests Seven Hundred Immigrants (December 20, 2002)
...er 11 attacks require all male immigrants aged 16 or over from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Sudan and Syria to register with the authorities by last Monday unless th... - Immigrants Face Registration Deadline (January 10, 2003)
...resent in the US as non-immigrants before October 1, 2002 from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Syria, Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Eritrea, Lebanon, Morocco, N... - From Iraq to Libya, US Knew Little About Weapons (January 27, 2004)
... Iraq's weapons programs were apparently in shambles, for instance, while Libya's were surprisingly advanced. Pakistan's nuclear scientists might have bee... - Immigrants Sue Over Detentions After Checking In (December 25, 2002)
...harges and immediate deportation. The deadline for men from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Sudan and Syria was Dec. 16, the first in a series of deadlines to end in... - After Mass Arrests, Thousands Protest (December 19, 2002)
... visitors at least 16 years old from five countries, including Iran, Iraq, Libya, Sudan and Syria, were ordered to register in person with the INS by Monda... - Communications in Libya
- Transportation in Libya
- Military of Libya
- Foreign relations of Libya
- Libya's wars against other Arab states are discussed in the entry Middle East conflict
Libya
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| Official language | Arabic | ||||
| Capital | Tripoli | ||||
| Leader of the Revolution | Moammar Al Qadhafi | ||||
| President | Zentani Muhammad az-Zentani | ||||
| Prime Minister | Shukri Ghanem | ||||
| Area - Total | Ranked 16th 1,759,540 km² | ||||
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- Total (Year) - Density | Ranked 103rd 5,499,074 3.1/km² | ||||
| Currency | Libyan dinar | ||||
| Time zone | UTC +3 | ||||
| Independence - Declared | (From Italy) December 24, 1951 | ||||
| National anthem | Allahu Akbar | ||||
| Internet TLD | .ly | ||||
| Calling Code | 218 | ||||
The Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya or Libya (Arabic: ليبيا) is a country in North Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, located between Egypt on the east, Sudan on the southeast, Chad and Niger on the south and Algeria and Tunisia to the west. Its capital city is Tripoli.
(Note that in ancient Greece, Libya is used in a broader meaning, encompassing all of North Africa west of Egypt. Indeed, sometimes the name refers to the entire continent of Africa. The three traditional parts of the country are Tripolitania, Fezzan and the Cyrenaica.) In Greek mythology, Dido came from Libya.
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History
Main article: History of LibyaTripoli and Cyrenaica were Roman colonies; and were conquered by Arab Muslims in the 7th century. By the 19th century it was an increasingly independent Ottoman province; and came under the control of Italy in 1911.
After the Second World War Libya was granted independence, as a condition of the Allied peace treaty with Italy. Since 1969 Libya has been ruled by Colonel Moammar Al Qadhafi, who came to power in a coup and deposed the Libyan monarchy.
The United Nations imposed sanctions against Libya in 1992 following the Pan Am Flight 103 Lockerbie disaster. The sanctions were lifted on September 12, 2003, after Libya agreed to accept responsibility and make payment of US$2.7 billion to the families of those who died in the bombing. In the same vein, on February 26, 2004, the United States lifted their 23-year travel ban to Libya, although many other restrictions currently remain in place, such as economic sanctions and the ban on flights by U.S. airlines to Libya.
Politics
Main article: Politics of LibyaThe Libyan system of government is quite unusual. Qadhafi claims that Libya is a "pure socialist state", and as such the formal institutions of government are purposely quite vague. Qadhafi himself is not even technically the "President" or "Prime Minister" of the country, and instead describes himself as a sort of "guide" to help the Libyan people in socialism. Libya has no constitution, and the laws of the land come from Islamic law, and Qadhafi's "Green Book" of political philosophy.
In practice, however, Libya is essentially a dictatorship, with Qadhafi ruling by decree, assisted by a small clique of military and political officials. Libya has been accused of widespread human rights abuses, and state sponsored terrorism.
On December 19, 2003, Libya admitted having had a weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programme and simultaneously announced its intention to end it and dismantle all existing WMD to be verified by unconditional inspections. Libya also agreed to limit its long range missiles to 300 km. The announcement came after clandestine diplomatic negotiations with the United Kingdom and United States since March 2003. On March 7, 2004, the White House confirmed that the last of Libya's nuclear weapons-related equipment had been sent to the United States.
Municipalities
Main article: Municipalities of Libya
Geography
Main article: Geography of Libya
Economy
Main article: Economy of Libya
Demographics
Main article: Demographics of Libya
Culture
Main article: Culture of Libya
Miscellaneous topics
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In Greek mythology, Libya was a daughter of Memphis and Epaphus. Poseidon loved her. The country, Libya, described above, was named after her.