Libya Guide

Country Facts

  • Full name: The Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
  • Population: 6.4 million (UN, 2009)
  • Capital: Tripoli
  • Area: 1.77 million sq km (685,524 sq miles)
  • Major language: Arabic
  • Major religion: Islam
  • Life expectancy: 72 years (men), 77 years (women) (UN)
  • Monetary unit: 1 Libyan dinar (LD) = 1,000 dirhams
  • Main exports: Crude oil, petroleum products, natural gas
  • GNI per capita: US $11,590 (World Bank, 2008)
  • Internet domain: .ly
  • International dialling code: +218

Climatological Information

Month Mean Temperature oC Mean Total Precipitation (mm) Mean Number of Precipitation Days
Daily
Minimum
Daily
Maximum
Jan 8.9 17.9 62.1 9.4
Feb 9.5 19.1 32.2 6.4
Mar 11.2 20.7 29.6 5.8
Apr 13.7 23.7 14.3 3.3
May 16.7 27.1 4.6 1.5
Jun 20.1 30.4 1.3 0.6
Jul 21.7 31.7 0.7 0.2
Aug 22.7 32.6 0.1 0.0
Sep 21.4 31.0 16.7 2.3
Oct 18.0 27.7 46.6 6.8
Nov 13.4 23.3 58.2 6.9
Dec 9.9 19.3 67.5 9.1