Libya

Official Name:	Libya
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	In Transition
Official Name (Local Language):	Libya
ISO Country Codes:	LY : LBY
Internet Domain:	.ly
Government Web Site:	https://gnu.gov.ly/

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Capital:	Tripoli	Main Airports:	Benina International Airport, Tripoli International Airport
Language(s):	Arabic; Italian; English	Population:	7,137,931
Currency:	Libyan Dinar	ISO Currency Code:	LYD
Telephone Dial In:	+218	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Commisceo Global; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Union; Arab League; Arab Maghreb Union; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

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Jamahiriyah News Agency;

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Libya

Government Website:	https://gnu.gov.ly/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/libya
Central Bank:	Central Bank of Libya
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	1.413 Libyan dinars (LYD) per US dollar (2017 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	30% (2004 est.)
Population below poverty line:	33% (2020 est.)
Inflation Rate:	28.5% (2017 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	6% (2014 - World Bank)
GDP:	$147.942 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$22,000 (2021 est.)
Currency Name:	Libyan Dinar
Currency Code:	LYD
World Bank Classification:	Upper-Middle-Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	1.9%	wheat, barley, olives, dates, citrus, vegetables, peanuts, soybeans; cattle
Industry:	43.2%	petroleum, petrochemicals, aluminum, iron and steel, food processing, textiles, handicrafts, cement
Services:	54.9%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

African Development Bank; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Africa; Un Economic Commission for Western Asia; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

African Development Bank; Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: The Libyan Stock Market ;

National Statistics Office:

National Corporation for Information and Documentation ;

National Dataset(s):

Trading Economics;

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Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	Arabic; English
Development Bank(s):	African Development Bank; Islamic Development Bank;

Competitive Ind’l Performance: N/A	Corruption Perceptions Index: 171/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: N/A
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