World Countries

Libya

Libya coat of arms
The flag of Libya is composed of three horizontal bands of red, black and green, with the black band twice the height of the other two bands. At the center of the black band is a fly-side facing white crescent and a five-pointed white star placed just outside the crescent opening.

Common Name: Libya

Official Name: State of Libya

Geographic Details

CapitalTripoli
Continent(s)Africa
RegionAfrica
SubregionNorthern Africa
Landlocked❌
Area1,759,540 km²
Coordinates(25° 0' N, 17° 0' E)

Demographic and Political Information

Population6,871,287
CurrencyLibyan dinar (ل.د)
TimezonesUTC+01:00
LanguagesArabic
UN Member✅

Additional Information

Top-level Domain.ly
Calling Code+2
Independent✅
Start of weeksunday
alpha2CodeLY
alpha3CodeLBY