Libya

[ lib-ee-uh ]

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Ancient Geography. the part of N Africa W of Egypt.
Italian Libia. a republic in N Africa between Tunisia and Egypt: formerly a monarchy 1951–69. 679,400 sq. mi. (1,759,646 sq. km). : Tripoli.

Libya

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a republic in N Africa, on the Mediterranean: became an Italian colony in 1912; divided after World War II into Tripolitania and Cyrenaica (under British administration) and Fezzan (under French); gained independence in 1951; monarchy overthrown by a military junta led by Colonel Gaddafi in 1969; Gaddafi's authoritarian regime overthrown in 2011 following a popular uprising. It consists almost wholly of desert and is a major exporter of oil. Official language: Arabic. Official religion: (Sunni) Muslim. Currency: Libyan dinar. Capital: Tripoli. Pop: 6 002 347 (2013 est). Area: 1 760 000 sq km (680 000 sq miles) Official nameAl-Jumhuria al-Arabia al-Libya ash-Shabiya al-Ishtirakiya al-Uzma

Libya

Nation in northern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea , bordered by Egypt (see also Egypt ) to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west. Its capital and largest city is Tripoli .

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Under the leadership of Muammar Qaddafi , Libya pursued a policy of openly supporting and abetting terrorists around the world. This policy made Libya an outcast state with few friends outside the Arab world. Recently, Qaddafi has claimed that he now disavows terrorism .

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Their papacies were in the era of the Roman Empire, which stretched across modern-day Tunisia, the north-east of Algeria and the coast of western Libya.

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He was in Libya when the blast took place and was later extradited to the UK to face trial.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he would agree to "the way it was done in Libya".

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A senior official at Iran's foreign ministry told the BBC that it would never agree to dismantle its nuclear programme, and added the "Libya model" would never be part of any negotiations.

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He has also racked up several speeding fines and has been criticised for attending meetings in Libya when the late Muammar Gaddafi was still in power.

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