Facts

About Libya

Though Libya has a less than ideal reputation, it is a country of amazing desert beauty where the adventurous traveler can enjoy camel trains through the shifting desert sands amid the swaying of date palms. Traveling through the Fezzan can be quiet the challenge but any rugged adventurer should be able to navigate through the region despite its common notoriety.

Libya Facts

• Full Name: Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
• Capital City: Tripoli
• Area: 1,759,540 sq km/679,358 sq miles
• Population: 5,700,000
• Time Zone: GMT/UTC + 2 ()
• Languages: Arabic (official) English (other) Italian (other)
• Religion: Sunni Muslim (95%), Christian (5%)
• Currency: Libyan Dinar (LD)
• Electricity: 127/230V 50HzHz
• Electric Plug Details: European plug with two circular metal pins; South African/Indian-style plug with two circular metal pins above a large circular grounding pin
• Country Dialing Code: 218