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| 17th in the world, slightly larger than Alaska |
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| Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia |
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| Maritime claims: territorial sea |
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| Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior |
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| mostly barren, flat to undulating plains, plateaus, depressions |
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| petroleum, natural gas, gypsum |
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| Land Use: Permanent Crops |
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| Total Renewable Water Resources |
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| hot, dry, dust-laden ghibli is a southern wind lasting one to four days in spring and fall; dust storms, sandstorms |
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| Environment - International Agreements (first four listed) |
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| Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification |
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| Life Expectancy at Birth: Total Population |
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| HIV/AIDS - People Living with HIV/AIDS |
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Berber and Arab 97%
Other 3% (includes Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians, and Tunisians) |
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| Conventional Long Form of Name |
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| Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
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| Jamahiriya (a state of the masses) in theory, governed by the populace through local councils; in practice, an authoritarian state |
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| 24 December 1951 (from UN trusteeship) |
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| based on Italian and French civil law systems 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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| 18 years of age; universal and technically compulsory |
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| Revolutionary Leader Col. Muammar Abu Minyar alQadhafi (since 1 September 1969); note- holds no official title but is de facto Chief of State |
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| Secretary of the General People's Committee (Prime Minister) alBaghdadi Ali alMahmudi (since 5 March 2006) |
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| unicameral General People's Congress |
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| International Organization Participation (you pick three) |
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| Labor Force - by Occupation: Agriculture |
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| Labor Force - by Occupation: Industry |
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| Labor Force - by Occupation: Services |
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| Agriculture - products (first four listed) |
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| wheat, barley, olives, dates |
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| Italy, Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland, US |
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| Italy, China, Turkey, Germany, France, Tunisia, South Korea |
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| Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons |
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| 8,000 Refugees (Palestinian Territories) |
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