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- Government
-
- Long-form name: Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
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- Digraph: Tripoli Administration divisions *** 25 municipalities
- (baladiyah, singular - baladiyat; Ajdabiya, Al `Aziziyah, Al
- Fatih, Al Jabal al Akhdar, Al Jufrah, Al Khums, Al Kufrah, An
- Nuqat al Khams, Ash Shati', Awbari, Az Zawiyah, Banghazi,
- Darnah, Ghadamis, Gharyan, Misratah, Murzuq, Sabha, Sawfajjin,
- Surt, Tarabulus, Tarhunah, Tubruq, Yafran, Zlitan
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- Type: Jamahiriya (a state of the masses); in theory, governed by
- the populace through local councils; in fact, a military
- dictatorship
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- Capital: Tripoli Administration divisions
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- Administrative divisions: 25 municipalities (baladiyah,
- singular - baladiyat; Ajdabiya, Al 'Aziziyah, Al Fatih, Al Jabal
- al Akhdar, Al Jufrah, Al Khums, Al Kufrah, An Nuqat al Khams,
- Ash Shati', Awbari, Az Zawiyah, Banghazi, Darnah, Ghadamis,
- Gharyan, Misratah, Murzuq Sabha, Sawfajjin, Surt, Tarabulus,
- Tarhunah, Tubruq, Yafran, Zlitan
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- Independence: 24 December 1951 (from Italy)
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- Constitution: 11 December 1969, amended 2 March 1977
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- Legal system: based on Italian civil law system and Islamic
- law; separate religious courts; no constitutional provision for
- judicial review of legislative acts; has not accepted
- compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
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- National holiday: Revolution Day, 1 September (1969)
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- Executive branch: revolutionary leader, chairman of the General
- People's Committee (premier), General People's Committee
- (cabinet)
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- Legislative branch: unicameral General People's Congress
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- Judicial branch: Supreme Court
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- Leaders:
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- Chief of State: Revolutionary Leader Col. Mu`ammar Abu Minyar
- al-QADHAFI (since 1 September 1969)
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- Head of Government: Chairman of the General People's
- Committee (Premier) Abu Zayd `umar DURDA (since 7 October 1990)
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- Political parties and leaders: none
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- Suffrage: universal and compulsory at age 18
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- Elections: national elections are indirect through a hierarchy
- of peoples' committees
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- Other political or pressure groups: various Arab nationalist
- movements and the Arab Socialist Resurrection (Ba'th) party
- with almost negligible memberships may be functioning
- clandestinely, as well as some Islamic elements
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- Member of: ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AL, AMF, AMU, CAEU, CCC, ECA,
- FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF,
- IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, LORCS, NAM, OAPEC, OAU, OIC,
- OPEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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- Diplomatic representation: none
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- Flag: plain green; green is the traditional color of Islam (the
- state religion)
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