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Time: GMT+1
Area: 1,759,540 km ²
Population: 5,613,380
Currency: Dinar (LYD)
Capital: Tripoli
Official language: Arabic
Geography: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia
Government: National Transitional Council (NTC)
Head of government: Prime Minister Ali Zeidan
Parliament: unicameral
Military: service compulsory from 17 years of age
Religion: Sunni Muslim (97%), other (3%)
Demographics: 22 districts
Exports: crude oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas, chemicals
Export partners: Italy (22.8%), Germany (14.3%­), France (14.2%), China (10.7%), Spain (5.2%), Tunisia (4.8%)
Imports: machinery, semi-finished goods, food, transport equipment, consumer products
Import partners: Tunisia (13.3%), Turkey (9.1%), China (8.8%), Italy (8.4%), Egypt (6.7%), Syria (5.2%), France (4.9%), Germany (4.8%)
Economy: Libyan economy depends primarily upon revenues from the oil sector, which contribute approximately 95% of export earnings, 80% of GDP, and 99% of government revenue
Electricity consumption/production/exports/imports: 24.29 billion kWh, 28.6 billion kWh, 124 million kWh, 73 million kWh
Oil consumption/production/exports/imports: 314,000 b/d, 502,400 b/d, 1.039 million b/d, 575 b/d
Natural gas consumption/production/exports/imports: 6.844 billion m³, 16.81 billion m³, 9.97 billion m³, 0 m³
Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, gypsum
Agriculture products: wheat, barley, olives, dates, citrus, vegetables, peanuts, soybeans, cattle
Concerns: people trafficking, rebel groups

* All the above data is selected from The CIA World Factbook, published in February 2013. Therefore, please note that some facts/figures may vary according to source/time of documentation.