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Official name:
Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Region:

    General Information
    Region    Northern Africa
    Population (000, 2020)   6 871
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   3.9
    Capital city    Tripoli
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   1 160.9b
    UN membership date    14-Dec-55
    Surface area (km2)   1 676 198a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   101.9
    National currency    Libyan Dinar (LYD)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   1.4b
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)80 94217 66634 377c
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)4.3-45.517.9c
    GDP per capita (current US$)13 060.22 752.45 147.3c
    Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added)2.50.90.9c
    Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added)7467.167.1c
    Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA)24.63333.4c
    Employment in agricultured (% of employed)19.120.318.8
    Employment in industryd (% of employed)27.522.321.7
    Employment in servicesd (% employed)53.457.459.5
    Unemploymentd (% of labour force)1918.918.6
    Labour force participation rated (female/male pop. %)33.6 / 62.934.0 / 64.833.8 / 65.2
    CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)100126e...
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)112117117f
    International trade: exports (million current US$)36 44010 200d489d,b
    International trade: imports (million current US$)17 67412 999d2 450d,b
    International trade: balance (million current US$)18 766- 2 799d- 1 961d,b
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)16 801- 9 34611 276c
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth rateg (average annual %)1.30.71.4
    Urban population (% of total population)78.179.380.4b
    Urban population growth rateg (average annual %)1.50.5...
    Fertility rate, totalg (live births per woman)2.52.42.2
    Life expectancy at birthg (females/males, years)74.9 / 70.174.9 / 68.975.7 / 69.9
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)28.8 / 5.928.9 / 6.327.8 / 6.9
    International migrant stockh (000/% of total pop.)684.0 / 11.0771.1 / 12.0818.2 / 12.1b
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)11.2i471.7321.4b
    Infant mortality rateg (per 1 000 live births)17.61310.5
    Health: Current expenditured (% of GDP)3.66.1j...
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)2k1.92.1a
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)106.6 / 111.3l... / ...... / ...
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)106.0 / 90.2l... / ...... / ...
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)7.71616m
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internetd (per 100 inhabitants)141921.8a
    Threatened species (number)445475
    Forested aread (% of land area)0.10.10.1a
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)48.2 / 7.842.7 / 6.941.5 / 6.5a
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)4 2941 3142 233a
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)13910187a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)34n......
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)000b
    Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)0.010.540.62c
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