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Libya

The Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya or Libya (Arabic: ليبيا) is a country in North Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, located between Egypt on the east, Sudan on the southeast, Chad and Niger on the south and Algeria and Tunisia to the west. Its capital city is Tripoli.

It should be noted that, in ancient Greece, Libya was used in a broader meaning, encompassing all of North Africa west of Egypt. Indeed, sometimes the name refers to the entire continent of Africa. The three traditional parts of the country are Tripolitania, Fezzan and the Cyrenaica. In Greek mythology, Dido came from 'Libya'.

Libya geography

Location: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia

Climate: Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior

Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, gypsum

Natural hazards: hot, dry, dust-laden ghibli is a southern wind lasting one to four days in spring and fall; dust storms, sandstorms

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