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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2014
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: Libyan Dinar
Currency Symbol: LYD
Location: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt, Tunisia, and Algeria
Geographic Coordinates: 25 00 N, 17 00 E
Map References: Africa
Area: total: 1,759,540 sq km ; land: 1,759,540 sq km ; water: 0 sq km
Area - Comparative: about 2.5 times the size of Texas; slightly larger than Alaska
Terrain: mostly barren, flat to undulating plains, plateaus, depressions
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: Sabkhat Ghuzayyil -47 m ; highest point: Bikku Bitti 2,267 m
Land Boundaries(Km): total: 4,339 km ; border countries: Algeria 989 km, Chad 1,050 km, Egypt 1,115 km, Niger 342 km, Sudan 382 km, Tunisia 461 km
Coastline: 1,770 km
Maritime Claims: territorial sea: 12 nm ; note: Gulf of Sidra closing line - 32 degrees, 30 minutes north ; exclusive fishing zone: 62 nm
Geography - Note: more than 90% of the country is desert or semidesert