Libya
State of Libya
U.S. sanctions — Libya sanctions. Targeted designations tied to conflict and misappropriation of state assets.
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- Region
- Africa · Northern Africa
- Capital
- Tripoli
- Population
- 7,458,555 (2025)
- Government
- in transition
- Currency
- Libyan dinar (LYD)
- Official languages
- Arabic
- Spoken languages
- Arabic (official), Italian, English (all widely understood in the major cities); Tamazight (Nafusi, Ghadamis, Suknah, Awjilah, Tamasheq)
- Written scripts
- Arabic
- Area
- 1,759,540 km²
- Coastline
- Coastal
- UN member
- Yes
- Affiliations
- African Union, COMESA, IMF, Arab League, OIC, OPEC, WCO, WTO (observer)
- Borders
- Algeria , Chad , Egypt , Niger , Sudan , Tunisia
Political stability
33 / 100
Economic stability
49 / 100
Population stability
96 / 100
0–100, higher is more stable. Political: World Bank governance score. Economic: government effectiveness, regulatory quality, and inflation proximity to 2% (World Bank). Population: stability of growth and net migration rates (World Bank).
Trade profile
- Key exports
- crude petroleum, natural gas, refined petroleum, gold, scrap iron (2023)
- Key imports
- refined petroleum, broadcasting equipment, tobacco, garments, cars (2023)
- Natural resources
- petroleum, natural gas, gypsum
- Primary route
- Mediterranean services to Europe
- Secondary route
- Suez Canal corridor to Asia and the Gulf
The xin.bz view
- Libya remains a large food-import market: ~3.3M t of cereal imports including ~1.5M t of wheat keep it directly tied to Black Sea exports, Mediterranean freight, and port functionality.
xin.bz coverage
El Niño Is Splitting Africa's Water Map — Just as the World Turns to the Continent for Food, Fertilizer, Fuel and Critical Minerals
A wetter Horn and a drier south, Southern Africa's grain and Kariba buffers, cocoa's port squeeze, Moroccan phosphate and Nigerian fuel as global substitutes, and the corridors that turn African resources into accessible supply.
Trade research
- WTO trade profile — tariffs, trade in goods and services, top partners
- World Bank country data — GDP, trade share of GDP, logistics indicators
- OEC trade profile — export/import composition and partners, visualized
- ITC Trade Map — detailed trade statistics by product (ITC/UN Comtrade)
- CIA World Factbook — geography, economy, transportation infrastructure
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Sources: mledoze/countries (ODbL), CIA World Factbook (public domain), World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), flag-icons (MIT). Stability scores are xin.bz composites of the cited World Bank indicators; routes and commodity notes are xin.bz assessments. Informational only — verify with official sources.