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GeographyLocation: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia
Area: Land boundaries: total 4,383 km, Algeria 982 km, Chad 1,055 km, Egypt 1,150 km, Niger354 km, Sudan 383 km, Tunisia 459 km Coastline: 1,770 km
PeoplePopulation: 5,248,401 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 3.7% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 44.89 births/1,000 population Death rate: 7.91 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 61.4 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 6.32 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Berber and Arab 97%, Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians, Tunisians Religions: Sunni Muslim 97% Languages: Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood in the major cities
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1984)
Government
Names:
Type: Jamahiriya (a state of the masses) in theory, governed by the populace through local councils; in fact, a military dictatorship Capital: Tripoli Independence: 24 December 1951 (from Italy) Constitution: 11 December 1969, amended 2 March 1977
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $32.9 billion National product real growth rate: -0.9% National product per capita: $6,510 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 25% Unemployment rate:
Electricity:
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