Libya

Geography: Location: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea Geographic coordinates: 25 00 N, 17 00 E Area: total: 1,759,540 sq km land: 1,759,540 sq km Land boundaries: total: 4,348 km border countries: Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia Climate: Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior Terrain: mostly barren, flat to undulating plains, plateaus, depressions Elevation extremes: lowest point: Sabkhat Ghuzayyil -47 m highest point: Bikku Bitti 2,267 m Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas

People: Population: ± 5,631,585 Population growth rate: 2.37% (2004 est.) Birth rate: 27.17 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) Death rate: 3.48 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) Sex ratio: at birth:1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.95 male(s)/female total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2004 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 76.28 years male: 74.1 years female: 78.58 years (2004 est.) Total fertility rate: 3.42 children born/woman (2004 est.) Languages: Arabic Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 82.6% male: 92.4% female: 72% (2003 est.)

Economy: Economy overview:   GDP: purchasing power parity - $35 billion (2003 est.) GDP - real growth rate: 3.2% (2003 est.) GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $6,400 (2003 est.) GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 8.6% industry: 46.1% services: 45.3% (2003 est.) Investment (gross fixed): 15% of GDP (2003) Population below poverty line: NA Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2.8% (2003 est.) Labor force: 1.51 million (2003 est.) Labor force - by occupation: agriculture 17%, industry 29%, services 54% (1997 est.) Agriculture - products: wheat, barley, olives, dates, citrus, vegetables, peanuts, soybeans; cattle Industries: petroleum, food processing, textiles, handicrafts, cement Electricity - production: 20.18 billion kWh (2001) Electricity - consumption: 18.77 billion kWh (2001) Exports - commodities: crude oil, refined petroleum products and natural gas Exports - partners: Italy 39.2%, Spain 13.6%, Germany 13.5%, Turkey 6.6%, France 6.1% (2003 est.) Imports: $6.282 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.) Imports - commodities: machinery, transport equipment, food, manufactured goods (1999) Imports - partners: Italy 27.2%, Germany 10.3%, Tunisia 7.7%, UK 6.9%, South Korea 6.3%, France 5.8% (2003 est.) Currency: Libyan dinar (LYD) Currency code: LYD Exchange rates: Libyan dinars per US dollar - 1.2929 (2003) Fiscal year: calendar year