Background:

• Official name: State of Libya
• Location: North African Mediterranean State bordered by Egypt, Sudan, Chad, Niger, Algeria and Tunisia
• Capital: Tripoli
• Official language: Arabic
• Population: No current national census total was identified on the reviewed Bureau of Statistics and Census pages.
• Economy: Competent Libyan authorities provide the primary basis for fiscal and national-accounts data. World Bank indicators provide secondary, internationally comparable values.

REC Membership:

• Arab Maghreb Union (UMA)
• Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
• Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)

Sources:

• Libya Ministry of Education
• Bureau of Statistics and Census
• African Union – Arab Maghreb Union
• COMESA – Member States
• CEN-SAD – Member States
• World Bank Data – Libya
• World Bank Country Overview – Libya