Libya
Libya is in Africa, in the North Africa region. Its capital is Tripoli. It has a population of about 7.5 million and an area of 1,759,540 km². Its flag has 4 colors, and the one that takes up the most space is black, at 48.9% of the total.
The flag of Libya as a pie chart
- Black 48.9%
- Red 25.1%
- Green 24.9%
- White 1.1%
- Design
- Horizontal stripes (3)
- Symbol
- Has a crescent and a star
Each slice shows how much of the flag each color covers. It's the same data as CakeFlag, our game where you guess countries from the colors of their flag.
Libya at a glance
- Capital
- Tripoli
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- North Africa
- Official languages
- Arabic
- Currency
- Libyan dinar
- National day
- October 23
- Highest point
- Bikku Bitti (about 2,270 meters)
- Area
- 1,759,540 km²17th largest out of 208
- Population
- 7.5 million100th least populous out of 204 · 2025 data
- Population density
- 4.2 people/km²9th least densely populated out of 204 · 2025 data
- GDP
- US$ 48.1 billion99th lowest GDP out of 200 · 2025 data
- GDP per capita
- US$ 6,44984th lowest GDP per capita out of 200 · 2025 data
- Life expectancy
- 71.1 years71st lowest life expectancy out of 204 · 2024 data
More facts
- Joined the UN in 1955
Neighboring countries
Libya borders 6 countries:
Algeria
Chad
Egypt
Niger
Sudan
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Data: World Bank, world-countries, Wikidata and CIA World Factbook. See all sources.