Passport card
State of Libya
Libya
- Capital
- Tripoli
- Continent
- Africa
- Currency
- Libyan dinar
- Languages
- Arabic
- People
- About 74 lakh
- Size
- About 17.6 lakh km²
- Leader
- Two rival governments; the UN recognises the one in Tripoli
- Free since
- 24 December 1951
- Time
- 3½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 8:30 am in Tripoli
⭐ More than 90% of Libya is desert.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Libya
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Libya
Turn the globe with your finger. Libya has 6 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Libya and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 1.9 times the size of Libya.
- PeopleIndia has about 200 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 74 lakh in Libya.
- DistanceTripoli is about 6,000 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeLibya is 3½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 8:30 am in Tripoli.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Libya, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Libya
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Libya's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Libya back on the map
Libya and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 7 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Libya worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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