- Population
- 7.4M
- Area
- 1,759,540 km²
- Language
- Arabic
- Currency
- Libyan dinar (LYD)
- Drives on the
- Right
- Domain
- .ly
- Calling code
- +218
Why it sticks
- 1
About 90% of the country is desert; Al-Aziziya's 58 °C reading was the world record for 90 years until it was rejected in 2012.
- 2
Leptis Magna is one of the best-preserved Roman cities in the Mediterranean.
- 3
The Great Man-Made River pipes ancient groundwater from under the Sahara to the coast, the world's largest irrigation project.
- 4
Under Gaddafi (1977–2011) the flag was plain green, the only national flag with no design at all.
GeoGuessr
GeoGuessr coverage: Unofficial coverage- Arabic-only signs; flat desert with a narrow Mediterranean coastal strip.
- Current flag: red, black and green stripes with a white crescent and star.
- Roman ruins such as Leptis Magna along the coast, and date palm groves.
Coverage types
- GeoGuessr coverage: OfficialGoogle Street View in the official GeoGuessr maps
- GeoGuessr coverage: LimitedOnly a few cities or trekker routes
- GeoGuessr coverage: UnofficialUser photospheres only, not in official maps
- GeoGuessr coverage: NoneNo usable Street View coverage