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 | Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
| Location: | Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia |
| Area: | 1,759,540 sq km |
| Climate: | Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior |
| Terrain: | mostly barren, flat to undulating plains, plateaus, depressions |
| Population: | 4,992,838 (July 1999 est.) |
| Religions: | Sunni Muslim 97% |
| Languages: | Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood in the major cities |
| Capital: | Tripoli |
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