Libya: Geography#
Location | Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt, Tunisia, and Algeria |
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Geographic Coordinates | 25 00 N, 17 00 E 25.0,17.0 |
Area | total: 1,759,540 sq km land: 1,759,540 sq km water: 0 sq km We are unable to verify those figures from Factbook, since the 6 main sources we used for checking give different figures as follows: Factbook: 1759540 DBpedia: 1759532 Geoname: 1759540 Infoplease: 1759540 Britannica: 1676198 Wolfram: 1760000 Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
Land boundaries | total: 4,348 km border countries: Algeria 982 km, Chad 1,055 km, Egypt 1,115 km, Niger 354 km, Sudan 383 km, Tunisia 459 km |
Coastline | 1,770 km |
Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Sabkhat Ghuzayyil -47 m highest point: Bikku Bitti 2,267 m |
Highest Mountains | As there is no entry in Geonames we are listing mountain list of Wolfram only: According to Wolfram: Danghar Puge 5031 m; Bikku Bitti 2267 m; Jabal al Uwaynat 1934 m; Jabal Arkanu 1435 m Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
Terrain | mostly barren, flat to undulating plains, plateaus, depressions |
Natural Hazards | hot, dry, dust-laden ghibli is a southern wind lasting one to four days in spring and fall; dust storms, sandstorms |
Natural Resource | petroleum, natural gas, gypsum |
Land Use | arable land: 0.99% permanent crops: 0.19% other: 98.82% (2011) |
Climate | Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior |
Irrigated Land | 4,700 sq km (2003) |
Renewable Water Resources | 0.7 cu km (2011) |
Environment_CurrentIssues | desertification; limited natural freshwater resources; the Great Manmade River Project, the largest water development scheme in the world, brings water from large aquifers under the Sahara to coastal cities |
Environment - international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea |
Large Cities | Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Tripoli; Benghazi; Misratah; al-Aziziyah; Tarhunah According to Geonames: Tripoli; Benghazi; Misratah; Tarhuna; Al Khums Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Cities |
Geography-note | more than 90% of the country is desert or semidesert |