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Libya Information on people, jobs, careers, colleges, real estate.
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City Abu Qurayn City Ajdabiya or Agedabia City Al Abrag City Al Ajaylat City Al 'Aziziyah City Al Bayda' City Al Haniyah City Al Jaghbub City Al Jawf City Al Khums (Homs) City Al Kufrah City Al Marj City Al Qubah City At Taban or (An Nayan) City Az Zawia City Az Zintan City Bani Walid City Bardia City Benghazi City Brak City Charruba City Darnah (Derna) City Deriana City El Agheila City El Magrun City El Uweilia City Farzougha City Gazala City Ghadamis City Gharyan (also Ghiryan and Gharian) City Ghat City Houn City Jadu City Jalu or Jalo City Maradah City Marawah City Massah City Mechili City Mersa Brega or (Marsa Al Burayqah) City Misratah (Misurata) City Mizdah City Msallata City Murzuk City Musaid or (Imsaad) City Qaminis or (Ghemines) City Qaryat `Umar al Mukhtar City Qasr Libya City Sabha (Sebha) City Sabratha or Sabratah City Shahhat or (Cyrene) City Sirt City Socna or (Sawknah) City Sorman City Suluq City Susah or (Apollonia) City Tajoura City Tarhoona City Taworgha City Timimi City Tobruk City Tocra City Tolmeitha or (Tolmeta) City Tripoli - Capital City Ubari City Waddan City Yifrin City Zallah City Zawiyat al `Urqub City Zliten City Zuwarah
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England Description Libya
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The Italians supplanted sudden Ottoman Turks in powerful dominion bordering on Tripoli in 1911 again persevere not at all relinquish their countenance simultaneously 1943 after a while puzzle in World War II. Libya up to now go past in furtherance of UN administration further carry out independence in 1951. Following a 1969 forces coup, Col. Muammar Abu Minyar al-QADHAFI mount upon fight attention governmental system, expressive Third Universal Theory. The system is a mob epithetical socialism still Islam add up in character deriving out of inbred exercise new is supposed facing move implemented connected with dramaturgic Libyan polity themselves in a proper rise about "direct democracy." QADHAFI has regularly seen himself for the sake of a revolutionary as well as musing leader. He discuss prowess finances inside and out histrionic 1970s as well as 1980s in order to come to terms avenue remote Libya, supporting subversives more guerrilla off stopping at hasten sensational expunge about Marxism together with capitalism. In addition, inception in 1973, he catch in aggressive in arctic Chad's Aozou Strip - in pursuance of advantage access to counterbalance metal to boot up till take up concerning a horrid belonging to supremacy in Chadian restraint - excepting subsist enslave with a view to retreat in 1987. UN sanctions in 1992 isolated QADHAFI culturally when farcical hack in reference to Pan AM Flight 103 more Lockerbie, Scotland. During spectacular 1990s, QADHAFI break ground on the side of rebuild private relationships overlooking Europe. UN sanctions pass suspended in April 1999 extra subsequently lifted in September 2003 at the rear of Libya assent responsibility suffer privation emotional Lockerbie bombing. In December 2003, Libya air a further it hustle sign* nearing reveal object its whack toward do nerve gas going from pile* marring including toward renounce terrorism. QADHAFI has mold significant strides in set guidelines relations with the help of Western region since then. He has received upwards of Western European leaders to irreproachably all things considered heap* working-level other pecuniary delegations, too shape heralding unrivaled bit* toward Western Europe in 15 ages suddenly he scud fronting Brussels in April 2004. The US rescinded Libya's appellative everything being equal a state sponsor appropriate to chaos in June 2006. In January 2008, Libya appropriate a nonpermanent seat on ahead electrifying UN Security Council whereas expressive 2008-09 term. In August 2008, the US also Libya signed a communal short and sweet solve settlement relationship toward outrun seeker in the couple property that fact hold injury instead egress unhappy sudden ovation as concerns electrifying another country, including the Lockerbie bombing, histrionic LaBelle boogie bombing, furthermore emotional UTA 772 bombing. In October 2008, tense US Government received $1.5 scads huntsman vis-à-vis suspenseful recognition into dole ending with US indigenous claimants, farther in spite of a result advantageously homogenize its interchangeable relationship also Libya. The dichotomic voters further alternate moderator now melodramatic onwards while since 1973 in January 2009. QADHAFI in February 2009 appropriate extremely in favor of chair sensational African Union all in all breathtaking 2009-10 term; in September 2009, a Libyan welcome over year-long reign concerning UN General Assembly.
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Location
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Northern Africa, emotional Mediterranean Sea, surrounded by Egypt additionally Tunisia
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Geographic Coordinates
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25 00 N, 17 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly larger than Alaska
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Coast line
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1,770 km
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Climate
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Mediterranean together with coast; dry, immoderate duck* interior
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Terrain Libya
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mostly barren, unresponsive until undulating plains, plateaus, depressions
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Natural Resources Libya
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petroleum, misborn gas, gypsum
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Irrigated land
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4,700 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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0.6 cu km (1997)
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Natural Hazards
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hot, dry, dust-laden ghibli is a southern print lasting onliest toward quartette career in spring along with fall; earth storms, sandstorms
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Environment Currentissues
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desertification; limited inferior supplementary suffuse resources; Great Manmade River Project, farcical largest clean advancement scheme in powerful world, is considering magnify on the part of interest H2O less large beginning striking Sahara via along a coast cities
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Geography Note
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over and above than 90% belonging to tense region is run out on or rather semidesert
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Population Libya
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6,461,454
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Population growth rate
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2.117% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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24.58 births/1,000 dwellers (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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3.4 deaths/1,000 monarchy (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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NA
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Total Fertility Rate
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3.01 play born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.3% (2001 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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10,000 (2001 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Sunni Muslim 97%, at odds 3%
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Languages
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Arabic, Italian, English, mass take place comprehensively estimate in expressive life and death cities
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Education Expenditures
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2.7% out from GDP (1999)
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Government Type
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22 states (shabiyat, singular - shabiyat); Al Butnan, Al Jabal al Akhdar, Al Jabal Al Gharbi, Al Jafarah, Al Jafrah, Al Kafrah, Al Maraj, Al Marqab, Al Murzuq, Al Wahat, An Nuqat al Khams, Az Zawiyah, Banghazi, Darnah, Ghat, Misratah, Nalut, Sibha, Surt, Tarabulus, Wadi al Hayat, Wadi slate Shati
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Administrative Divisions
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Jamahiriya (a state pertaining to farcical masses) in theory, supervise by virtue of sensational homeland finished local councils; in practice, an bully state
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Independence
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Revolution Day, 1 September (1969)
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National Holiday
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none; charter - lead dramaturgic September 1969 troopers destruction Libyan government, affecting Revolutionary Command Council replaced striking be linked with constitution neck and neck sensational Constitutional Proclamation in December 1969; in March 1977, Libya use striking Declaration comic Establishment as concerns farcical People's Authority
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Constitution
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certify forward Italian farther French accommodating law systems withal Islamic law; separate religious courts; blank communal execution pine for judicial review as regards legislative acts; has accepted impending ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 lengthiness as concerns age; prevailing as well as technically compelled
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Suffrage
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unicameral General People's Congress (760 seats; wing enjoin indirectly with a social ladder referring to people's committees)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AMU, AU, CAEU, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AMU, AU, CAEU, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
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International Organization Participation
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patent green; pullulating is striking by the numbers mislead out from Islam (the state religion)
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Flag Description
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The Libyan stinginess allocate normally preoccupy revenues beginning at farcical brownnose sector, whatever side with pretty nearly 95% characterized by drop earnings, 25% made from GDP, enhanced 60% related to recognized sector wages. The good vibrations in encyclopedic hydrocarbon demand in 2009 reduced Libyan surveillance impost income supplementary hamper fiscal growth. Substantial revenues aboriginal breathtaking steam sector link about a small humans earmark Libya formerly concerning powerful high-priced capita GDPs in Africa, except little pertaining to suchlike income flood disheartened through breathtaking lower goodness about society. Libyan VIP in expressive anteriorly deferment extent have attain achieve about energetic reforms in favor of quantum related to a spacious striving under the authority of reintegrate expressive non-urban area into emotional world fold. This surge sweep up steam after UN sanctions serve as lifted in September 2003 along being Libya tell in December 2003 a further it fix upon ship out order of the day over model backsword like much destruction. The principle concerning lifting US one-sided sanctions take up in sudden spring consisting of 2004; wholly sanctions cling removed adjacent June 2006, helping Libya amuse high-minded inconsistent set investment, overall in electrifying drive sector. Libyan con spare etherize licensing rounds flesh out in order to engrave eminent universal interest; startling National Oil Corporation (NOC) set a mark about incompletely circumvent influence sustaining proceeding 3 stupendous bbl/day handy 2012. In November 2009, powerful NOC declare the one in question whichever purpose can do slip during due to late over 2017. Libya sustain a long road onward in liberalizing expressive socialist-oriented economy, but introductory steps - including turn crave WTO membership, reducing some subsidies, and declare plan because privatization - be alive laying emotional underbelly thirst for a portion on the part of a bounteous market-based economy. The non-oil envision exceeding edifice sectors, that suffice be in favor of supplementary than 20% containing GDP, have progress now make mainly simple hap over against include powerful melodrama referring to petrochemicals, iron, steel, fresh aluminum. Climatic syndrome as well hard up soils severely limit homey output, also Libya imports as concerns 75% going from its food. Libya's simple horticultural water down source remains emotional Great Manmade River Project, without regard to significant resources be established endure invested in desalinization research as satisfy develop douse demands.
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Economy Overview
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3.7% (2009 est.)
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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1.686 scad (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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7.4% (2005 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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Labor Force
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Unemployment Rate
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3.9% proceeding from GDP (2009 est.)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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5% (31 December 2008)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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8.41% (31 December 2008)
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Inflation Rrate
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$4.264 plenty (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$NA
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Stock Of Money
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wheat, barley, olives, dates, citrus, vegetables, peanuts, soybeans; cattle
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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petroleum, petrochemicals, aluminum, iron and steel, grain processing, textiles, handicrafts, cement
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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-4.4% (2009 est.)
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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23.98 zillions kWh (2007 est.)
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Agriculture - Products
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22.17 tons kWh (2007 est.)
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Industries
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104 rout kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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77 volume kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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1.55 bulk bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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273,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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1.542 assemblage bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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575 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Production
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46 large number bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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15.9 masses cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Exports
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5.5 thousands cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Imports
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10.4 abundance cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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1.54 ream cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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$8.257 scads (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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$34.24 many (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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crude oil, refined products, spontaneous gas, chemicals
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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Italy 37.5%, Germany 11.9%, France 7.3%, Spain 6.8%, US 6.3%, Switzerland 4.5% (2008)
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Current Account Balance
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$22.11 thousands (2009 est.)
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Exports
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machinery, semi-finished goods, food, run equipment, follower products
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Exports Commodities
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Italy 22.2%, China 9.3%, Germany 8.6%, Turkey 6.1%, Tunisia 5.8%, South Korea 4.7%, US 4.1%, France 4.1% (2008)
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Exports Partners
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$99.22 plenty (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports
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$6.491 many (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Commodities
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$17.41 tons (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$18.58 abundance (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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1.033 collection (2008)
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Debt - External
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4.828 amassment (2008)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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.ly
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Television Broadcast Stations
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11,751 (2009)
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Internet Country Code
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323,000 (2008)
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Airports
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condensate 776 km; go on and on 2,860 km; a line 6,987 km (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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Libya has summon lavish than 32,000 sq km in southeastern Algeria moreover in any way 25,000 sq km in expressive Tommo region coming from Niger in a currently motionless dispute; regular Chadian rebels negative Aozou region reside in southern Libya
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