GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2010): $92.62 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2010): $14,100 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Tripoli
Population (Estimated July 2012): 6,733,620
Area: 1,676,198 km2 or 647,184mi2
Currency: Libyan Dinar (LD)
Official Language: Arabic
Political Information: National Transitional Council (Political face of the revolutionaries against Gaddafi’s government)
Official Religion: Islam
(approximately 97% of the population is Sunni and 3% have other religious beliefs)
Highest Mountain: Bikku Bitti (Bette Peak) at 2,267m or 7,438ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): +2:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 22 districts (shabiyat, singular - shabiyat); Al Butnan, Al Jabal al Akhdar, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Al Jafarah, Al Jufrah, Al Kufrah, Al Marj, Al Marqab, Al Wahat, An Nuqat al Khams, Az Zawiyah, Banghazi, Darnah, Ghat, Misratah, Murzuq, Nalut, Sabha, Surt, Tarabulus, Wadi al Hayat, Wadi ash Shati
Leaders: Chairman Mustafa Abdul Jalil with Prime Minister Abdurrahim El-Keib.
Additional:
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
