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.