Libya

Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (al-Jamāhīrīyah al-’Arabīya al-Lībīyah ash-Sha^cbīyah al-Ishtirākīyah) is a Muslim country in North Africa. Its capital is Tripoli.

(Note that in ancient Greece, Libya is used in a broader meaning, encompassing all of North Africa west of Egypt. The three traditional parts of the country are Tripolitania, Fezzan and the Cyrenaica.) In mythology, Dido came from Libya.

Since 1969 Libya has been ruled by Colonel Moammar Al Qadhafi, who came to power in a coup and deposed the Libyan monarchy.

The Libyan system of government is quite unusual. Qadhafi claims that Libya is a "pure socialist state", and as such the formal institutions of government are purposely quite vague. Qadhafi himself is not even technically the "President" or "Prime Minister" of the country, and instead describes himself as a sort of "guide" to help the Libyan people in socialism. Libya has no constitution, and the laws of the land come from Islamic law, and Qadhafi's "Green Book" of political philosophy.

In practice, however, Libya is essentially a dictatorship, with Qadhafi ruling by decree, assisted by a small clique of military and political officials. Libya has been accused of widespread human rights abuses, and state sponsored terrorism.

The United Nations imposed sanctions against Libya in 1992 following the Pan Am Flight 103 Lockerbie disaster. The sanctions were lifted on September 12, 2003, after Libya agreed to accept responsibility and make payment of US$2.7 billion to the families of those who died in the bombing.

History of Libya
Geography of Libya
Demographics of Libya
Politics of Libya
Economy of Libya
Communications in Libya
Transportation in Libya
Military of Libya
Foreign relations of Libya
Culture of Libya (Music of Libya)
Libya's wars against other Arab states are discussed in the entry Middle East conflict.

Some of the material in this article was taken from the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the U.S. Department of State website.

In Greek mythology, Libya was a daughter of Memphis and Epaphus. Poseidon loved her. The country, Libya, described above, was named after her.

Modern Usage: Libya

Commercial Usage: Libya

Domain	Title
References	The 2000 Import and Export Market for Manufactures of Coffee, Tea, Cocoa, and Spices in Libya (reference) The 2002 Export Competitiveness of Libya (reference) The 2002 Import Potential of Libya (reference) The 2000 Import and Export Market for Vegetables and Fruit in Libya (reference) A Strategic Profile of Libya,1999 edition (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Footprint Libya Handbook: The Travel Guide (reference) Geology of Egypt and Libya (reference) Italo-Turkish Diplomacy and the War over Libya, 1911-1912 (Social Economic, and Political Studies of the Middle East No, 42) (reference) Libya (Cultures of the World) (reference) Libya (Enchantment of the World. Second Series) (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Egypt Handbook With Excursions Into Israel Jordan Libya And (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Yank in Libya (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Image Slideshow: Libya

Photo Album: Libya

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	This scar on an arid landscape is the dry riverbed of the Ghadamis River in the Tinrhert Hamada Mountains near Ghadamis, Libya.Credit: NASA.		U.S. Air Force. Hospital, Wheelus Air Base, Tripoli, Libya. : General view.Credit: National Library of Medicine.
	U.S. Air Force. Hospital, Wheelus Air Base, Tripoli, Libya. : Dedication Ceremonies.Credit: National Library of Medicine.		Anchored off Tripoli, Libya, which she visited in company with USS Kearsarge (CV-33) in late June 1948.Credit: NAVY.
	British soldiers patrolling in two tanks at Tobruk, Libya, during World War II.Credit: Library of Congress.		Daily the British Navy and Fleet Air Arm in the Mediterranean are rendering fruitless the desparate [sic] Italian attempts to send reinforcements to Libya. This picture shows a torpedo being loaded up on an aeroplane of the Fleet Aur [sic] Arm.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Allies advance in Libya. At the height of the Allied pursuit of the Axis forces heavy rain fell in the Western Desert turning the sand and dust into mud and flooding low-lying parts. It made things difficult for the Axis, but even more so for the British.Credit: Library of Congress.		Tripoli, Libya. A classic Roman head, blasted from the torso, resting amid the sandbags.Credit: Library of Congress.
	B-24 bombers of the U.S. Army 9th Air Force at their base somewhere in Libya.Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Non-Fiction Usage: Libya

Subject	Topic	Quote
Civil Liberties	Chad	Most Chadian refugees reside in the Niger, Libya, Sudan, Nigeria, and Cameroon. (references)
	Libya	Technology has made the Internet and satellite television widely available in Libya. (references)
	Jordan	The majority of such persons now live in Syria, Lebanon, and Libya as stateless persons. (references)
Economic History	Libya	Libya has a small population in a large land area. (references)
	Tunisia	THE LATTER WILL EVENTUALLY CONTINUE TO THE BORDER WITH LIBYA. (references)
	Chad	Libya supplies aid and has an ambassador resident in N'Djamena. (references)
Human Rights	Chad	In May 2000, soldiers in Tibesti followed and shot businessman Souleyman Toke and a friend who were returning from Libya by car. (references)
	Libya	In 1998 security forces arrested suspected members and sympathizers of banned Islamic groups and monitored activities at mosques following violent clashes in eastern Libya. (references)
	Libya	U.N. sanctions against Libya were suspended after the Government surrendered two suspects wanted in connection with the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Scotland in 1988, which killed 259 persons on board and 11 persons on the ground. (references)
Political Economy	Chad	After a period of conflict with Libya in the 1980s, Chad currently enjoys good relations with all of its neighbors. (references)
	TUNISIA	There is no "parallel" or black market for currency exchanges within Tunisia, although such markets for the Tunisian dinar reportedly exist in Libya and Algeria. (references)
	Central African Republic	President Patasse retained power with the assistance of troops from Libya and rebel Congolese Liberation Front (FLC) soldiers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) led by Jean-Pierre Bemba. (references)
Trade	Syria	Free trade agreements are being now negotiated with Tunisia, Morocco, Libya, and Oman. (references)
	Tunisia	TUNISIA IS A MEMBER OF THE ARAB MAGHREB UNION (TUNISIA, ALGERIA, MOROCCO, MAURITANIA, LIBYA), WHICH NOMINALLY ALLOWS DUTY FREE TRADE AMONG MEMBERS BUT FOR WHICH BARRIERS TO TRADE REMAIN. (references)
	Pakistan	The specialized banks include Saudi Pak Investment Company, Pak Kuwait Investment Company and Pak Libya Holding Company, all of which are joint ventures providing term financing and equity support facilities. (references)
Travel	Chad	There are Chadian embassies in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Sudan, Libya, Nigeria, Niger, Benin, Algeria, Germany, Egypt, Ethiopia, Lebanon, France, Benelux and the EU, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Italy, Russia, and the United States which can provide entry visas. (references)
Worker Rights	Senegal	On August 28, authorities stopped 100 young Senegalese women from boarding a charter flight to Libya. (references)
	Senegal	In September authorities questioned them amidst allegations that the young women were being sent to Libya to work as prostitutes. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speeches: Libya

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Modern Translations: Libya

Language		Translations for "Libya"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaan		Libië. (various references)

Albanian		Libi. (various references)

Arabic		‏ليبيا. (various references)

Bulgarian		Либия. (various references)

Chinese		利�"亚 (Iberian, Libyan). (various references)

Czech		Libye. (various references)

Danish		LY (Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya), Libyen (Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, The Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya), Den Store Folkesocialistiske Libyske Arabiske Jamahiriya (Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya), Den folkesocialistiske libyske arabiske Jamahiriya (The Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya). (various references)

Dutch		Libië (Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, The Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya). (various references)

Esperanto		Libio. (various references)

Finnish		LY (Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya), Libyan kansan sosialistinen arabijamahiriya (Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya), Libya (Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya). (various references)

French		Libye (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, The Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya). (various references)

German		Libyen (Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, The Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya). (various references)

Greek		Λιβύη (Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya). (various references)

Hungarian		Líbia (libia). (various references)

Irish		An Libia. (various references)

Italian		Libia (Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, The Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		リノレン酸 (liberty, linolenic acid, Liverpool Sound, rebound, rehabilitation, rehearsal, republic, reverse, reverse roll, reverse turn, reversibel fabric, reversible, reversible coat, revised edtition, revival, revive shop). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		リ�"ア . (various references)

Korean		리비아 (Libyan). (various references)

Manx		Yn Libya. (various references)

Pig Latin		ibyalay

Portuguese		Líbia (Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, libidinous, libyan). (various references)

Russian		�"ивия, Ливия. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		libija (libia). (various references)

Spanish		Libia (Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, libia). (various references)

Swedish		Libyen (Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya). (various references)

Turkish		Libya (libyan). (various references)

Ukranian		Лівія. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Ancestral Language Translations: Libya

Bible Trace: Libya

Language	Date	Source	Acts Chapter 2, Verse 10
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Frugian te kai pamfulian aigupton kai ta merh thV libuhV thV kata kurhnhn kai oi epidhmounteV rwmaioi ioudaioi te kai proshlutoi
Latin	405	Vulgate	Frygiam et Pamphiliam Aegyptum et partes Lybiae quae est circa Cyrenen et advenae romani
Old English	990	West Saxon	And Asie, Frigie, and Pamfilie, Egypte, and þa dælas of Libie, þe sind ymb Sirenen, and gæstas of Romwarabyrig,
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And Asie, Frigie, and Pamfilie, Egipt, and the parties of Libie, that is aboue Sirenen, and `comelingis Romayns, and Jewis,
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Phrigia Pamphilia and of Egypte and of the parties of Libia which is besyde Syrene and straungers of Rome Iewes and convertes
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and Proselytes,
Basic English	1964	Ogden	In Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and those who have come from Rome, Jews by birth and others who have become Jews,
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Matched Bible Translations: Libya

Language	Acts Chapter 2, Verse 10
Albanian	të Frigjisë e të Pamfilisë, të Egjiptit dhe të pjesëve të Libisë përballë Kirenës, dhe ne të ardhur nga Roma, Judenj dhe prozelitë,
Cebuano	Frigia ug Panfilia, Egipto ug sa kayutaan sa Libya nga sakop sa Cirene, ug mga domoluong gikan sa Roma, mga Judio ug mga kinabig,
Croatian	Frigije i Pamfilije, Egipta i krajeva libijskih oko Cirene, pridošlice Rimljani,
Danish	i Frygien og Pamfylien, Ægypten og Libyens Egne ved Kyrene, og vi her boende Romere,
Dutch	En Frygie, en Pamfylie, Egypte, en de delen van Libye, hetwelk bij Cyrene ligt, en uitlandse Romeinen, beiden Joden en Jodengenoten;
Finnish	Frygiassa ja Pamfyliassa, Egyptissä ja Kyrenen puoleisen Liibyan alueilla, ja täällä oleskelevat roomalaiset, juutalaiset ja käännynnäiset,
French	la Phrygie, la Pamphylie, l`Égypte, le territoire de la Libye voisine de Cyrène, et ceux qui sont venus de Rome, Juifs et prosélytes,
German	Phrygien und Pamphylien, Ägypten und an den Enden von Lybien bei Kyrene und Ausländer von Rom,
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	dari Frigia dan Pamfilia, dari Mesir dan daerah-daerah Libia dekat Kirene; ada dari kita yang datang dari Roma,
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	dan Perigia dan Pampilia dan Mesir dan segala jajahan Libia yang dekat dengan Kireni, dan orang keluaran dari Rum,
Italian	della Frigia e della Panfilia, dell'Egitto e delle parti della Libia vicino a Cirène, stranieri di Roma,
Latvian	Frîìijâ un Pamfîlijâ, Çìiptç un Lîbijas daïâ ap Kirçni un ienâcçji no Romas,
Maori	I Perukia, i pamapuria, i Ihipa, i nga wahi o Ripia e patata ana ki Hairini, me nga manuhiri o Roma, nga Hurai, nga porohiraiti,
Norwegian	Frygia og Pamfylia, Egypten og landskapene i Libya ved Kyrene, og vi tilreisende fra Rom,
Rumanian	Frigia, Pamfilia, Egipt, pqryile Libiei dinspre Cirena, oaspeyi din Roma, Iudei sau prozeliyi,
Shuar	Príjianmayasha, Pampirianmayasha, Ejiptunmaya tura Aprikianmaya Serinia Nú nankaamasnumiasha pujuiniatsjik, tiarmiayi. Nuyasha ii shuarsha Ruma péprunmaya yaunchu taar jui matsatainiawai. Chikichcha tuke Israer-shuar ainiawai. Tura chikichcha Israer-shuar ajastaj tusa Israer Túrutairin mash Túruiniawai.
Spanish	de Frigia y de Panfilia, de Egipto y de las regiones de Libia más allá de Cirene; forasteros romanos, tanto judíos como prosélitos;
Swahili	Frugia na Pamfulia, Misri na sehemu za Libya karibu na Kurene; wengine wetu ni wageni kutoka Roma,
Swedish	i Frygien eller Pamfylien, i Egypten eller i Libyens bygder, åt Cyrene till, eller vara hitflyttade främlingar från Rom,
Uma	ngkai Frigia pai' Pamfilia, ngkai Mesir pai' ngkai tana' Libia to mohu' ngata Kirene. Ria-ta to rata ngkai ngata Roma.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Misspellings: Libya

Anagrams: Libya

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: bialy.
	Words within the letters "a-b-i-l-y"
	-1 letter: ably, bail.
	-2 letters: aby, ail, alb, bal, bay, lab, lay, lib.
	-3 letters: ab, ai, al, ay, ba, bi, by, la, li, ya.
	Words containing the letters "a-b-i-l-y"
	+1 letter: bailey, bialys, viably.
	+2 letters: ability, amiably, audibly, baggily, baileys, bairnly, balkily, balmily, bawdily, beadily, beamily, bilayer, biliary, library, pliably, rabidly, sizably, syllabi, waybill.
	+3 letters: amicably, banality, basilary, belaying, biacetyl, biasedly, biddably, bilayers, billycan, binately, biyearly, blearily, brainily, brassily, brawnily, bridally, celibacy, crabbily, deniably, diablery, enviably, fallibly, feasibly, flabbily, galabiya, inviably, issuably, kielbasy, kissably, labially, lability, ladybird, pitiably, playbill, reliably, ribaldly, ribaldry, satiably, scabbily, shabbily, sizeably, sociably, suitably, syllabic, tangibly, tribally, variably, violably, waybills.
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Alternative Orthography: Libya

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4C 69 62 79 61

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001100 01101001 01100010 01111001 01100001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004C 0069 0062 0079 0061

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

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Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Leon, somewhere in Libya right now, a janitor's working the night shift at Libyan Intelligence headquarters. (The American President; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin)
Movie/TV Titles	A Yank in Libya (1942) Advance to Libya (1941)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Ronald Reagan	1981-1989	Toward those who would export terrorism and subversion in the Caribbean and elsewhere, especially Cuba and Libya, we will act with firmness.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	99.86%	717	9,374
Noun (singular)	0.14%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	718	N/A

Expression using "Libya": capital of Libya. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "Libya": libya-even, Libya-lockerbie, Libya-venice.
	Ending with "Libya": Mali-niger-libya, Un-libya.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
libya	1,288	libya new view	11
libya tripoli	615	akhbar libya	11
home libya our	229	history libya	11
benghazi benina libya	105	act iran libya sactions	10
libya hotel	95	capital libya	9
libya news view	75	government libya	9
libya misratah	45	information libya	8
libya news	42	2003 in libya man rich	7
libya map	38	libya president	6
hon libya	31	libya music	6
kufra libya	27	libya mill steel	6
ghadamis libya	26	africa libya	6
ghat libya	26	canada.org libya	6
libya murzuq	22	travel to libya	6
libya picture	22	agent libya shipping	6
dirj libya	19	libya our	6
libya taraghin	17	home.com libya our	6
flag of libya	15	libya noc	5
embassy libya	13	libya steel	5
abu libya nidal	12	geography of libya	5
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Definitions
Bible	Libya the country of the Ludim (Gen. 10:13), Northern Africa, a large tract lying along the Mediterranean, to the west of Egypt (Acts 2:10). Cyrene was one of its five cities. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	africa. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Misspellings
	"Libya" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Illya, Lby, Lebeau, Lebia, liba, libea, libia, liby, Libyes, Lipyatt, lisbay, Liuba, Luhya, lybia, Lyublyn, Qibya. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Alternative Orthography: Libya

4C 69 62 79 61

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01001100 01101001 01100010 01111001 01100001

&#76 &#105 &#98 &#121 &#97

004C 0069 0062 0079 0061

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