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Chairman of the General National Congress: Nouri Abusahmen (2013)

Prime Minister: Abdullah al-Thinni (interim; 2014)

Total area: 679,358 sq mi (1,759,540 sq km)

Population (2014 est.): 6,244,174 (growth rate: 3.08%); birth rate: 18.4/1000; infant mortality rate: 11.87/1000; life expectancy: 76.04

Capital and largest city (2011 est.):Tripoli, 1.127 million

Monetary unit: Libyan dinar

National name: Al Jumahiriyah al Arabiyah al Libiyah ash Shabiyah al Ishtirakiyah al Uzma

Languages: Arabic (official), Italian, English (all widely understood in the major cities); Berber (Nafusi, Ghadamis, Suknah, Awjilah, Tamasheq)

Ethnicity/race: Berber and Arab 97%, Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians, Tunisians

Religion: Muslim (official; virtually all Sunni) 96.6%, Christian 2.7%, Buddhist 0.3%, Hindu

National Holiday: Revolution Day, September 1

Literacy rate: 89.5% (2010 est.)

Economic summary: GDP/PPP(2013 est.): $73.6 billion; per capita $11,300. Real growth rate: -5.1%.Inflation: 3.2%. Unemployment:30% (2004 est.). Arable land: .99%.Agriculture: wheat, barley, olives, dates, citrus, vegetables, peanuts, soybeans; cattle. Labor force: 1.644 million; agriculture 17%, industry 23%, services 59% (2013 est.).Industries: petroleum, iron and steel, food processing, textiles, handicrafts, cement. Natural resources:petroleum, natural gas, gypsum.Exports: $38.45 billion (2013 est.): crude oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas. Imports: $27.13 billion (2013 est.): machinery, transport equipment, semi-finished goods, food, consumer products. Major trading partners: China, Italy, Germany, Spain, Turkey, France, China, Tunisia, Egypt, Syria, South Korea (2012).

Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 814,000 million (2012); mobile cellular: 9.59 million (2012).Broadcast media: state-funded and private TV stations; some provinces operate local TV stations; pan-Arab satellite TV stations are available; state-funded radio (2012) . Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 17,926 (2012). Internet users: 353,900 (2009).

Transportation: Railways: 0 km.Roadways: total: 100,024 km; paved :57,521490 km; unpaved: 42,810 km (1999 est.). Waterways: none. Ports and terminals: Marsa al Burayqah (Marsa el Brega), Tripoli. Airports:146 (2013)