Libya

2/10/1947

6.679 million

Tripoli

Arabic

26.3351° N, 17.2283° E

Libyan Dinar

Unemployment Rate:  18%

Job Opportunities: https://www.glassdoor.com/Job/libya-jobs-SRCH_IL.0,5_IN149.htm

President: Fayez al-Sarraj (disputed)

Prime Minister: Fayez al-Sarraj (disputed)

Government: Unitary Provisional Government

Average Salary in Capital: $728.34 (monthly net)

Rent Cost in Capital: $1,053.04(3bdrm)

Rent Cost Outside Capital: $548.99 (3bdrm)

Cost of Living in Capital: 1388.33

Cup of Coffee: 1.46

Genesis 10:6

1 Chronicles 1:8

Nahum 3:9

Ezekiel 27:10, 30:5, 38:5

Jeremiah 46:0

Muslim: 96.6% Sunni 4% Ibadi

All Others: < 1%

1911: Italy seizes Libya from the Ottomans. Omar al-Mukhtar begins 20-year insurgency against Italian rule.

1951: Libya becomes independent under King Idris al-Sanusi.

Oct. 20, 2011: Dictator Gaddafi is captured and killed. Three days later, Libya is officially "liberated" and plans to hold elections within eight months.