2013 Edition

Background

The Italians supplanted the Ottoman Turks in the area around Tripoli in 1911 and did not relinquish their hold until 1943 when defeated in World War II. Libya then passed to UN administration and achieved independence in 1951. Following a 1969 military coup, Col. Muammar al-QADHAFI assumed leadership and began to espouse his political system at home, which was a combination of socialism and Islam. During the 1970s, QADHAFI used oil revenues to promote his ideology outside Libya, supporting subversive and terrorist activities that included the downing of two airliners - one over Scotland, another in Northern Africa - and a discotheque bombing in Berlin. UN sanctions in 1992 isolated QADHAFI politically and economically following the attacks; sanctions were lifted in 2003 following Libyan acceptance of responsibility for the bombings and agreement to claimant compensation. QADHAFI also agreed to end Libya's program to develop weapons of mass destruction, and he made significant strides in normalizing relations with Western nations. Unrest that began in several Middle Eastern and North African countries in late 2010 erupted in Libyan cities in early 2011. QADHAFI's brutal crackdown on protesters spawned a civil war that triggered UN authorization of air and naval intervention by the international community. After months of seesaw fighting between government and opposition forces, the QADHAFI regime was toppled in mid-2011 and replaced by a transitional government. Libya in 2012 formed a new parliament and elected a new prime minister.

Area

1,759,540 sq km 1,759,540 sq km 0 sq km

total

1,759,540 sq km

water

0 sq km

Area - comparative

slightly larger than Alaska

Climate

Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior

Coastline

1,770 km

Elevation extremes

Sabkhat Ghuzayyil -47 m Bikku Bitti 2,267 m

highest point

Bikku Bitti 2,267 m

lowest point

Sabkhat Ghuzayyil -47 m

Environment - current issues

desertification; limited natural freshwater resources; the Great Manmade River Project, the largest water development scheme in the world, brings water from large aquifers under the Sahara to coastal cities

Environment - international agreements

Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands Law of the Sea

party to

Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands

signed, but not ratified

Law of the Sea

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)

4.33 cu km/yr (14%/3%/83%) 796.1 cu m/yr (2000)

per capita

796.1 cu m/yr (2000)

total

4.33 cu km/yr (14%/3%/83%)

Geographic coordinates

25 00 N, 17 00 E

Geography - note

more than 90% of the country is desert or semidesert

Irrigated land

4,700 sq km (2003)

Land boundaries

4,348 km Algeria 982 km, Chad 1,055 km, Egypt 1,115 km, Niger 354 km, Sudan 383 km, Tunisia 459 km

border countries

Algeria 982 km, Chad 1,055 km, Egypt 1,115 km, Niger 354 km, Sudan 383 km, Tunisia 459 km

total

4,348 km

Land use

0.99% 0.19% 98.82% (2011)

arable land

0.99%

other

98.82% (2011)

permanent crops

0.19%

Location

Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt, Tunisia, and Algeria

Map references

Africa

Maritime claims

12 nm Gulf of Sidra closing line - 32 degrees, 30 minutes north 62 nm

exclusive fishing zone

62 nm

territorial sea

12 nm

Natural hazards

hot, dry, dust-laden ghibli is a southern wind lasting one to four days in spring and fall; dust storms, sandstorms

Natural resources

petroleum, natural gas, gypsum

Terrain

mostly barren, flat to undulating plains, plateaus, depressions

Total renewable water resources

0.7 cu km (2011)

Age structure

27.3% (male 837,984/female 800,423) 18.6% (male 578,780/female 535,828) 45.6% (male 1,432,265/female 1,302,187) 4.6% (male 143,862/female 134,414) 3.9% (male 120,043/female 116,561) (2013 est.)

0-14 years

27.3% (male 837,984/female 800,423)

15-24 years

18.6% (male 578,780/female 535,828)

25-54 years

45.6% (male 1,432,265/female 1,302,187)

55-64 years

4.6% (male 143,862/female 134,414)

65 years and over

3.9% (male 120,043/female 116,561) (2013 est.)

Birth rate

18.74 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

5.6% (2007)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

45.2% (1995)

Death rate

3.56 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)

Dependency ratios

52.1 % 44.8 % 7.3 % 13.7 (2013)

elderly dependency ratio

7.3 %

potential support ratio

13.7 (2013)

total dependency ratio

52.1 %

youth dependency ratio

44.8 %

Drinking water source

urban: 54% of population rural: 55% of population total: 54% of population urban: 46% of population rural: 45% of population total: 46% of population (2000 est.)

rural

45% of population

total

46% of population (2000 est.)

urban

46% of population

Education expenditures

NA

Ethnic groups

Berber and Arab 97%, other 3% (includes Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians, and Tunisians)

Health expenditures

4.4% of GDP (2011)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.3% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

10,000 (2001 est.)

Hospital bed density

3.7 beds/1,000 population (2009)

Infant mortality rate

12.26 deaths/1,000 live births 13.25 deaths/1,000 live births 11.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

female

11.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

total

12.26 deaths/1,000 live births

Languages

Arabic (official), Italian, English (all widely understood in the major cities); Berber (Nafusi, Ghadamis, Suknah, Awjilah, Tamasheq)

Life expectancy at birth

75.83 years 74.17 years 77.57 years (2013 est.)

female

77.57 years (2013 est.)

total population

75.83 years

Literacy

age 15 and over can read and write 89.5% 95.8% 83.3% (2011 est.)

definition

age 15 and over can read and write

female

83.3% (2011 est.)

male

95.8%

total population

89.5%

Major urban areas - population

TRIPOLI (capital) 1.095 million (2009)

Maternal mortality rate

58 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)

Median age

27.1 years 27.2 years 26.9 years (2013 est.)

female

26.9 years (2013 est.)

male

27.2 years

total

27.1 years

Nationality

Libyan(s) Libyan

adjective

Libyan

noun

Libyan(s)

Net migration rate

33.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

27.8% (2008)

Physicians density

1.9 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Population

6,002,347 (July 2013 est.) includes 166,510 non-nationals

Population growth rate

4.85% (2013 est.)

Religions

Sunni Muslim (official) 97%, other 3%

Sanitation facility access

urban: 97% of population rural: 96% of population total: 97% of population urban: 3% of population rural: 4% of population total: 3% of population (2010 est.)

rural

4% of population

total

3% of population (2010 est.)

urban

3% of population

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

16 years 16 years 16 years (2003)

female

16 years (2003)

male

16 years

total

16 years

Sex ratio

1.05 male(s)/female 1.05 male(s)/female 1.09 male(s)/female 1.1 male(s)/female 1.06 male(s)/female 1.04 male(s)/female 1.08 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

0-14 years

1.05 male(s)/female

15-24 years

1.09 male(s)/female

25-54 years

1.1 male(s)/female

55-64 years

1.06 male(s)/female

65 years and over

1.04 male(s)/female

at birth

1.05 male(s)/female

total population

1.08 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.09 children born/woman (2013 est.)

Urbanization

77.7% of total population (2011) 1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

rate of urbanization

1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

urban population

77.7% of total population (2011)

Administrative divisions

22 districts (shabiyat, singular - shabiyat); Al Butnan, Al Jabal al Akhdar, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Al Jafarah, Al Jufrah, Al Kufrah, Al Marj, Al Marqab, Al Wahat, An Nuqat al Khams, Az Zawiyah, Banghazi, Darnah, Ghat, Misratah, Murzuq, Nalut, Sabha, Surt, Tarabulus, Wadi al Hayat, Wadi ash Shati

Capital

Tripoli (Tarabulus) 32 53 N, 13 10 E UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) +1hr, begins last Friday in March; ends last Friday in October on 10 November 2012, Libya changed its standard time from UTC+2 to UTC+1

daylight saving time

+1hr, begins last Friday in March; ends last Friday in October

geographic coordinates

32 53 N, 13 10 E

name

Tripoli (Tarabulus)

time difference

UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Constitution

previous 1951, 1977; latest 2011 (interim); note - in mid-July 2013, Libya's legislative body agreed on steps for drafting a new constitution (2013)

Country name

none Libya none Libiya

conventional long form

none

conventional short form

Libya

local long form

none

local short form

Libiya

Diplomatic representation from the US

Ambassador Deborah K. JONES (since 11 June 2013) on 11 September 2012, US Ambassador Christopher STEVENS and three other American diplomats were killed in an attack by heavily armed militants on a US diplomatic post in the eastern city of Benghazi Sidi Slim Area/Walie Al-Ahed Road, Tripoli US Embassy, 8850 Tripoli Place, Washington, DC 20521-8850 [218] (0) 91-220-3239

chief of mission

Ambassador Deborah K. JONES (since 11 June 2013)

embassy

Sidi Slim Area/Walie Al-Ahed Road, Tripoli

mailing address

US Embassy, 8850 Tripoli Place, Washington, DC 20521-8850

telephone

[218] (0) 91-220-3239

Diplomatic representation in the US

Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Suleiman ABULHI 2600 Virginia Avenue NW, Suite 705, Washington, DC 20037 [1] (202) 944-9601 [1] (202) 944-9606

chancery

2600 Virginia Avenue NW, Suite 705, Washington, DC 20037

chief of mission

Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Suleiman ABULHI

FAX

[1] (202) 944-9606

telephone

[1] (202) 944-9601

Executive branch

President, General National Congress Nuri Abu SAHMAYN Prime Minister Ali ZAYDAN (since 14 October 2012); Deputy Prime Ministers Awad Ibrik Ibrahim al-BARASI, Sadiq Abd al-Karim Abd al-Rahman KARIM, Abd-al-Salam Muhammad al-Mahdi al-QADI new cabinet approved by the National Congress on 31 October 2012 prime minister and National Congress president elected by the National Congress NA

cabinet

new cabinet approved by the National Congress on 31 October 2012

chief of state

President, General National Congress Nuri Abu SAHMAYN

election results

NA

elections

prime minister and National Congress president elected by the National Congress

head of government

Prime Minister Ali ZAYDAN (since 14 October 2012); Deputy Prime Ministers Awad Ibrik Ibrahim al-BARASI, Sadiq Abd al-Karim Abd al-Rahman KARIM, Abd-al-Salam Muhammad al-Mahdi al-QADI

Flag description

three horizontal bands of red (top), black (double width), and green with a white crescent and star centered on the black stripe; the National Transitional Council reintroduced this flag design of the former Kingdom of Libya (1951-1969) on 27 February 2011; it replaced the former all-green banner promulgated by the QADHAFI regime in 1977; the colors represent the three major regions of the country: red stands for Fezzan, black symbolizes Cyrenaica, and green denotes Tripolitania; the crescent and star represent Islam, the main religion of the country

three horizontal bands of red (top), black (double width), and green with a white crescent and star centered on the black stripe; the National Transitional Council reintroduced this flag design of the former Kingdom of Libya (1951-1969) on 27 February 201

red stands for Fezzan, black symbolizes Cyrenaica, and green denotes Tripolitania; the crescent and star represent Islam, the main religion of the country

Government type

operates under a transitional government

Independence

24 December 1951 (from UN trusteeship)

International law organization participation

has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt

International organization participation

ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AMU, AU, BDEAC, CAEU, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)

Judicial branch

NA; note - government in transition

highest court(s)

NA; note - government in transition

Legal system

Libya's post-revolution legal system is in flux and driven by state and non-state entities

Legislative branch

unicameral General National Congress (200 seats; 120 individual seats elected from 69 constituencies and 80 party list seats elected from 20 constituencies; member term NA) first General National Congress election held on 7 July 2012 (next to be held NA) percent of vote for party list seats only - NFA 48.7%, JCP 21.3%, other parties 30%; list and constituent seats - NFA 39, JCP 17, other 24, independents 120

election results

percent of vote for party list seats only - NFA 48.7%, JCP 21.3%, other parties 30%; list and constituent seats - NFA 39, JCP 17, other 24, independents 120

elections

first General National Congress election held on 7 July 2012 (next to be held NA)

National anthem

"Allahu Akbar" (God Is Greatest) Mahmoud el-SHERIF/Abdalla Shams el-DIN adopted 1969; the anthem was originally a battle song for the Egyptian Army in the 1956 Suez War

lyrics/music

Mahmoud el-SHERIF/Abdalla Shams el-DIN

name

"Allahu Akbar" (God Is Greatest)

National holiday

Liberation Day, 23 October (2011)

National symbol(s)

star and crescent; hawk

Political parties and leaders

Al-Watan (Homeland) Party Justice and Construction Party or JCP [Muhammad SAWAN] National Front (initially the National Front for the Salvation of Libya, formed in 1981 as a diaspora opposition group) National Forces Alliance or NFA [Mahmoud JIBRIL] (includes many political organizations, NGOs, and independents) Union for the Homeland [Abd al-Rahman al-SUWAYHILI] list includes some of the larger political parties and leaders

Political pressure groups and leaders

NA

Suffrage

18 years of age, universal

Agriculture - products

wheat, barley, olives, dates, citrus, vegetables, peanuts, soybeans; cattle

Budget

$57.48 billion $35.08 billion (2012 est.)

expenditures

$35.08 billion (2012 est.)

revenues

$57.48 billion

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

27.7% of GDP (2012 est.)

Central bank discount rate

9.52% (31 December 2010 est.) 3% (31 December 2009 est.)

Commercial bank prime lending rate

6% (31 December 2012 est.) 6% (31 December 2011 est.)

Current account balance

$27.17 billion (2012 est.) $-2.799 billion (2011 est.)

Debt - external

$5.278 billion (31 December 2012 est.) $4.882 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Economy - overview

Libya's economy is structured primarily around the nation's energy sector, which generates about 95% of export earnings, 80% of GDP, and 99% of government income. Substantial revenue from the energy sector coupled with a small population give Libya one of the highest per capita GDPs in Africa, but Tripoli largely has not used its significant financial resources to develop national infrastructure or the economy, leaving many citizens poor. In the final five years of QADHAFI''s rule, Libya made some progress on economic reform as part of a broader campaign to reintegrate the country into the international fold. This effort picked up steam after UN sanctions were lifted in September 2003 and after Libya announced in December 2003 that it would abandon programs to build weapons of mass destruction. The process of lifting US unilateral sanctions began in the spring of 2004; all sanctions were removed by June 2006, helping Libya attract greater foreign direct investment, especially in the energy and banking sectors. Libyan oil and gas licensing rounds drew high international interest, but new rounds are unlikely to be successful until Libya establishes a more permanent government and is able to offer more attractive financial terms on contracts and increase security. Libya faces a long road ahead in liberalizing its primarily socialist economy, but the revolution has unleashed previously restrained entrepreneurial activity and increased the potential for the evolution of a more market-based economy. The service and construction sectors, which account for roughly 60% of GDP, expanded over the past five years and could become a larger share of GDP if Tripoli prioritizes capital spending on development projects once political and security uncertainty subside. Climatic conditions and poor soils severely limit agricultural output, and Libya imports about 80% of its food. Libya''s primary agricultural water source is the Great Manmade River Project.

Exchange rates

Libyan dinars (LYD) per US dollar - 1.26 (2012 est.) 1.22 (2011 est.) 1.27 (2010 est.) 1.25 (2009) 1.21 (2008)

Exports

$52.02 billion (2012 est.) $12.99 billion (2011 est.)

Exports - commodities

crude oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas, chemicals

Exports - partners

Italy 23.3%, Germany 12.4%, China 11.2%, France 9.7%, Spain 7.6%, UK 4.7%, US 4.5% (2012)

Fiscal year

calendar year

GDP - composition, by end use

42.9% 14.2% 4.9% 0.4% 60.5% -22.9% (2012 est.)

exports of goods and services

60.5%

government consumption

14.2%

household consumption

42.9%

imports of goods and services

-22.9%

investment in fixed capital

4.9%

investment in inventories

0.4%

GDP - composition, by sector of origin

1.6% 43.6% 54.8% (2012 est.)

agriculture

1.6%

industry

43.6%

services

54.8% (2012 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP)

$11,900 (2012 est.) $5,900 (2011 est.) $15,500 (2010 est.) data are in 2012 US dollars

GDP - real growth rate

104.5% (2012 est.) -62.1% (2011 est.) 5% (2010 est.)

GDP (official exchange rate)

$80.81 billion (2012 est.)

GDP (purchasing power parity)

$76.52 billion (2012 est.) $37.42 billion (2011 est.) $98.68 billion (2010 est.) data are in 2012 US dollars

Gross national saving

44.4% of GDP (2012 est.) -3.5% of GDP (2011 est.) 38.1% of GDP (2010 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share

NA% NA%

highest 10%

NA%

lowest 10%

NA%

Imports

$18.1 billion (2012 est.) $11.2 billion (2011 est.)

Imports - commodities

machinery, semi-finished goods, food, transport equipment, consumer products

Imports - partners

China 13%, Turkey 11.6%, Italy 8.2%, Egypt 7.7%, Tunisia 6.6%, South Korea 5.8%, Greece 5.4%, Germany 4.6% (2012)

Industrial production growth rate

117% (2012 est.)

Industries

petroleum, petrochemicals, aluminum, iron and steel, food processing, textiles, handicrafts, cement

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

6.1% (2012 est.) 15.9% (2011 est.)

Labor force

1.353 million (2012 est.)

Labor force - by occupation

17% 23% 59% (2004 est.)

agriculture

17%

industry

23%

services

59% (2004 est.)

Market value of publicly traded shares

$NA

Population below poverty line

NA% about one-third of Libyans live at or below the national poverty line

Public debt

4.1% of GDP (2012 est.) 12% of GDP (2011 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

$118.6 billion (31 December 2012 est.) $105 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Stock of broad money

$42.39 billion (31 December 2012 est.) $44.76 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad

$17.21 billion (31 December 2012 est.) $16.9 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home

$16.84 billion (31 December 2012 est.) $16.24 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Stock of domestic credit

$-47.25 billion (31 December 2012 est.) $-38.71 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Stock of narrow money

$45.2 billion (31 December 2012 est.) $40.88 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Taxes and other revenues

71.1% of GDP (2012 est.)

Unemployment rate

30% (2004 est.)

Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy

49.67 million Mt (2011 est.)

Crude oil - exports

1.378 million bbl/day (2010 est.)

Crude oil - imports

0 bbl/day (2010 est.)

Crude oil - production

1.483 million bbl/day (2012 est.)

Crude oil - proved reserves

48.01 billion bbl (1 January 2013 es)

Electricity - consumption

25.24 billion kWh (2010 est.)

Electricity - exports

129 million kWh (2010 est.)

Electricity - from fossil fuels

100% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)

Electricity - from hydroelectric plants

0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)

Electricity - from nuclear fuels

0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)

Electricity - from other renewable sources

0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)

Electricity - imports

76 million kWh (2010 est.)

Electricity - installed generating capacity

6.766 million kW (2010 est.)

Electricity - production

29.72 billion kWh (2010 est.)

Natural gas - consumption

6.844 billion cu m (2010 est.)

Natural gas - exports

3.666 billion cu m (2011 est.)

Natural gas - imports

0 cu m (2011 est.)

Natural gas - production

7.855 billion cu m (2011 est.)

Natural gas - proved reserves

1.547 trillion cu m (1 January 2013 es)

Refined petroleum products - consumption

314,000 bbl/day (2011 est.)

Refined petroleum products - exports

119,000 bbl/day (2010 est.)

Refined petroleum products - imports

575.3 bbl/day (2010 est.)

Refined petroleum products - production

388,300 bbl/day (2010 est.)

Broadcast media

state-funded and private TV stations; some provinces operate local TV stations; pan-Arab satellite TV stations are available; state-funded radio (2012)

Internet country code

.ly

Internet hosts

17,926 (2012)

Internet users

353,900 (2009)

Telephone system

telecommunications system is state-owned and service is poor, but investment is being made to upgrade; state retains monopoly in fixed-line services; mobile-cellular telephone system became operational in 1996 multiple providers for a mobile telephone system that is growing rapidly; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity has soared country code - 218; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat, NA Arabsat, and NA Intersputnik; submarine cable to France and Italy; microwave radio relay to Tunisia and Egypt; tropospheric scatter to Greece; participant in Medarabtel (2010)

domestic

multiple providers for a mobile telephone system that is growing rapidly; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity has soared

general assessment

telecommunications system is state-owned and service is poor, but investment is being made to upgrade; state retains monopoly in fixed-line services; mobile-cellular telephone system became operational in 1996

international

country code - 218; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat, NA Arabsat, and NA Intersputnik; submarine cable to France and Italy; microwave radio relay to Tunisia and Egypt; tropospheric scatter to Greece; participant in Medarabtel (2010)

Telephones - main lines in use

814,000 (2012)

Telephones - mobile cellular

9.59 million (2012)

Airports

146 (2013)

Airports - with paved runways

1 (2013)

1,524 to 2,437 m

30

2,438 to 3,047 m

7

914 to 1,523 m

7

over 3,047 m

23

total

68

under 914 m

1 (2013)

Airports - with unpaved runways

20 (2013)

1,524 to 2,437 m

14

2,438 to 3,047 m

5

914 to 1,523 m

37

over 3,047 m

2

total

78

Heliports

2 (2013)

Merchant marine

cargo 2, chemical tanker 4, liquefied gas 3, petroleum tanker 13, roll on/roll off 1 2 (Kuwait 1, Norway 1) 6 (Hong Kong 1, Malta 5) (2010)

foreign-owned

2 (Kuwait 1, Norway 1)

registered in other countries

6 (Hong Kong 1, Malta 5) (2010)

total

23

Pipelines

condensate 882 km; gas 3,743 km; oil 7,005 km (2013)

Ports and terminals

Az Zawiyah, Marsa al Burayqah (Marsa el Brega), Ra's Lanuf, Tripoli

Roadways

100,024 km 57,214 km 42,810 km (2003)

total

100,024 km

unpaved

42,810 km (2003)

Manpower available for military service

1,775,078 1,714,194 (2010 est.)

females age 16-49

1,714,194 (2010 est.)

males age 16-49

1,775,078

Manpower fit for military service

1,511,144 1,458,934 (2010 est.)

females age 16-49

1,458,934 (2010 est.)

males age 16-49

1,511,144

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually

59,547 57,070 (2010 est.)

female

57,070 (2010 est.)

male

59,547

Military branches

note - in transition; government attempting to staff a new national army with anti-QADAFI militia fighters and former members of QADAFI's military (2008)

Military expenditures

3.1% of GDP (2012)

Military service age and obligation

18 years of age for mandatory or voluntary service (2012)

Disputes - international

dormant disputes include Libyan claims of about 32,000 sq km still reflected on its maps of southeastern Algeria and the FLN's assertions of a claim to Chirac Pastures in southeastern Morocco; various Chadian rebels from the Aozou region reside in southern Libya

Refugees and internally displaced persons

74,000 (conflict between pro-Qadhafi and anti-Qadhafi forces; figure does not include displaced third-country nationals) (2012)

IDPs

74,000 (conflict between pro-Qadhafi and anti-Qadhafi forces; figure does not include displaced third-country nationals) (2012)

Trafficking in persons

Libya is a destination and transit country for men and women from sub-Saharan Africa and Asia subjected to forced labor and forced prostitution; migrants who seek employment in Libya as laborers and domestic workers or transit Libya en route to Europe may be subject to forced labor; private employers also recruit migrants from detention centers as forced laborers on farms and construction sites; some sub-Saharan women are reportedly forced to work in Libyan brothels Tier 3 - the Libyan Government does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; the government has failed to demonstrate significant efforts to investigate and prosecute trafficking offenders or to protect trafficking victims; policies and practices with respect to undocumented migrant workers has resulted in Libyan authorities detaining and punishing trafficking victims for unlawful acts that were committed as a result of being trafficked; no public anti-trafficking awareness campaigns are conducted; officials receive no training on trafficking issues (2013)

current situation

Libya is a destination and transit country for men and women from sub-Saharan Africa and Asia subjected to forced labor and forced prostitution; migrants who seek employment in Libya as laborers and domestic workers or transit Libya en route to Europe may be subject to forced labor; private employers also recruit migrants from detention centers as forced laborers on farms and construction sites; some sub-Saharan women are reportedly forced to work in Libyan brothels

tier rating

Tier 3 - the Libyan Government does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; the government has failed to demonstrate significant efforts to investigate and prosecute trafficking offenders or to protect trafficking victims; policies and practices with respect to undocumented migrant workers has resulted in Libyan authorities detaining and punishing trafficking victims for unlawful acts that were committed as a result of being trafficked; no public anti-trafficking awareness campaigns are conducted; officials receive no training on trafficking issues (2013)