Location:
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt, Tunisia, and Algeria
Geographic coordinates:
Map references:
Area:
total:1,759,540 sq km
land:1,759,540 sq km
water:0 sq km
country comparison to the world:18
Area - comparative:
about 2.5 times the size of Texas; slightly larger than Alaska
Area comparison map: about 2.5 times the size of Texas; slightly larger than Alaska
Land boundaries:
total:4,339 km
border countries (6):Algeria 989 km, Chad 1050 km, Egypt 1115 km, Niger 342 km, Sudan 382 km, Tunisia 461 km
Coastline:
Maritime claims:
territorial sea:12nm
exclusive fishing zone:62nm
note: Gulf of Sidra closing line - 32 degrees, 30 minutes north
Climate:
Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior
Terrain:
mostly barren, flat to undulating plains, plateaus, depressions
Elevation:
mean elevation:423 m
elevation extremes:-47 mlowest point: Sabkhat Ghuzayyil
2267 highest point: Bikku Bitti
Natural resources:
petroleum, natural gas, gypsum
Land use:
agricultural land:8.8%(2011 est.)
arable land:1%(2011 est.)/permanent crops:0.2%(2011 est.)/permanent pasture:7.6%(2011 est.)
forest:0.1%(2011 est.)
other:91.1%(2011 est.)
Irrigated land:
Population distribution:
well over 90% of the population lives along the Mediterranean coast in and between Tripoli to the west and Al Bayda to the east; the interior remains vastly underpopulated due to the Sahara and lack of surface water
Natural hazards:
hot, dry, dust-laden ghibli is a southern wind lasting one to four days in spring and fall; dust storms, sandstorms
Environment - current issues:
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; water pollution is a significant problem; the combined impact of sewage, oil byproducts, and industrial waste threatens Libya's coast and the Mediterranean Sea
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
Geography - note:
note 1: more than 90% of the country is desert or semidesert
note 2: the volcano Waw an Namus lies in south central Libya in the middle of the Sahara; the caldera is an oasis - the name means \"oasis of mosquitoes\" - containing several small lakes surrounded by vegetation and hosting various insects and a large diversity of birds
Population:
6,754,507(July 2017 est.)(July 2018 est.)
note: immigrants make up just over 12% of the total population, according to UN data (2017)
country comparison to the world:107
Nationality:
noun:Libyan(s)
adjective:Libyan
Ethnic groups:
Berber and Arab 97%, other 3% (includes Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians, and Tunisians)
Languages:
Arabic (official), Italian, English (all widely understood in the major cities); Berber (Nafusi, Ghadamis, Suknah, Awjilah, Tamasheq)
Religions:
Muslim (official; virtually all Sunni) 96.6%, Christian 2.7%, Buddhist 0.3%, Hindu<0.1, Jewish<0.1, folk religion<0.1, unafilliated 0.2%, other<0.1(2010 est.)
note: non-Sunni Muslims include native Ibadhi Muslims (<1% of the population) and foreign Muslims
Demographic profile:
Despite continuing unrest, Libya remains a destination country for economic migrants. It is also a hub for transit migration to Europe because of its proximity to southern Europe and its lax border controls. Labor migrants have been drawn to Libya since the development of its oil sector in the 1960s. Until the latter part of the 1990s, most migrants to Libya were Arab (primarily Egyptians and Sudanese). However, international isolation stemming from Libya’s involvement in international terrorism and a perceived lack of support from Arab countries led QADHAFI in 1998 to adopt a decade-long pan-African policy that enabled large numbers of sub-Saharan migrants to enter Libya without visas to work in the construction and agricultural industries. Although sub-Saharan Africans provided a cheap labor source, they were poorly treated and were subjected to periodic mass expulsions.
By the mid-2000s, domestic animosity toward African migrants and a desire to reintegrate into the international community motivated QADHAFI to impose entry visas on Arab and African immigrants and to agree to joint maritime patrols and migrant repatriations with Italy, the main recipient of illegal migrants departing Libya. As his regime neared collapse in 2011, QADHAFI reversed his policy of cooperating with Italy to curb illegal migration and sent boats loaded with migrants and asylum seekers to strain European resources. Libya’s 2011 revolution decreased immigration drastically and prompted nearly 800,000 migrants to flee to third countries, mainly Tunisia and Egypt, or to their countries of origin. The inflow of migrants declined in 2012 but returned to normal levels by 2013, despite continued hostility toward sub-Saharan Africans and a less-inviting job market.
While Libya is not an appealing destination for migrants, since 2014, transiting migrants – primarily from East and West Africa – continue to exploit its political instability and weak border controls and use it as a primary departure area to migrate across the central Mediterranean to Europe in growing numbers. In addition, more than 200,000 people were displaced internally as of August 2017 by fighting between armed groups in eastern and western Libya and, to a lesser extent, by inter-tribal clashes in the country’s south.
Age structure:
0-14 years:25.53%(male 882,099 /female 842,320)
15-24 years:16.81%(male 582,247 /female 553,004)
25-54 years:47.47%(male 1,684,019 /female 1,522,027)
55-64 years:5.77%(male 197,196 /female 192,320)
65 years and over:4.43%(male 147,168 /female 152,107)(2018 est.)
population pyramid: This is the population pyramid for Libya. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends.
For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page under the References tab.
Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio:49.1(2015 est.)
youth dependency ratio:42.6(2015 est.)
elderly dependency ratio:6.4(2015 est.)
potential support ratio:15.5(2015 est.)
Median age:
Population growth rate:
1.45%(2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:77
Birth rate:
17.2 births/1,000 population(2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:104
Death rate:
3.7 deaths/1,000 population(2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:215
Net migration rate:
1.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:48
Population distribution:
well over 90% of the population lives along the Mediterranean coast in and between Tripoli to the west and Al Bayda to the east; the interior remains vastly underpopulated due to the Sahara and lack of surface water
Urbanization:
urban population:80.1% of total population(2018)
rate of urbanization:1.68% annual rate of change(2015-20 est.)
Major urban areas - population:
1.158 million TRIPOLI (capital), 799,000 Benghazi, 801,000 Misratah(2018)
Sex ratio:
at birth:1.05 male(s)/female(2017 est.)
0-14 years:1.05 male(s)/female(2017 est.)
15-24 years:1.06 male(s)/female(2017 est.)
25-54 years:1.1 male(s)/female(2017 est.)
55-64 years:1.04 male(s)/female(2017 est.)
65 years and over:1.01 male(s)/female(2017 est.)
total population:1.07 male(s)/female(2017 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
9 deaths/100,000 live births(2015 est.)
country comparison to the world:152
Infant mortality rate:
total:10.5 deaths/1,000 live births(2018 est.)
male:11.3 deaths/1,000 live births(2018 est.)
female:9.6 deaths/1,000 live births(2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:130
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:76.9 years(2018 est.)
male:75.1 years(2018 est.)
female:78.7 years(2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:83
Total fertility rate:
2.03 children born/woman(2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:115
Health expenditures:
5% of GDP(2014)
country comparison to the world:141
Physicians density:
2.09 physicians/1,000 population(2014)
Hospital bed density:
3.7 beds/1,000 population(2014)
Drinking water source:
improved:urban:54.2% of population
rural:54.9% of population
total:54.4% of population
unimproved:urban:45.8% of population
rural:45.1% of population
total:45.6% of population(2001 est.)
Sanitation facility access:
improved:urban:96.8% of population(2015 est.)
rural:95.7% of population(2015 est.)
total:96.6% of population(2015 est.)
unimproved:urban:3.2% of population(2015 est.)
rural:4.3% of population(2015 est.)
total:3.4% of population(2015 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
32.5%(2016)
country comparison to the world:16
Education expenditures:
Literacy:
definition:age 15 and over can read and write(2015 est.)
total population:91%(2015 est.)
male:96.7%(2015 est.)
female:85.6%(2015 est.)
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:
total:48.7%(2012 est.)
male:40.8%(2012 est.)
female:67.8%(2012 est.)
country comparison to the world:6
Country name:
conventional long form:State of Libya
conventional short form:Libya
local long form:Dawiat Libiya
local short form:Libiya
etymology:name derives from the Libu, an ancient Libyan tribe first mentioned in texts from the 13th century B.C.
Government type:
Capital:
name:Tripoli (Tarabulus)
geographic coordinates:32 53 N, 13 10 E
time difference:UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Administrative divisions:
22 districts (muhafazah, singular - muhafazat); Al Butnan, Al Jabal al Akhdar, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Al Jafarah, Al Jufrah, Al Kufrah, Al Marj, Al Marqab, Al Wahat, An Nuqat al Khams, Az Zawiyah, Banghazi (Benghazi), Darnah, Ghat, Misratah, Murzuq, Nalut, Sabha, Surt, Tarabulus (Tripoli), Wadi al Hayat, Wadi ash Shati
Independence:
24 December 1951 (from UN trusteeship)
National holiday:
Liberation Day, 23 October (2011)
Constitution:
previous 1951, 1977; in July 2017, the Constitutional Assembly completed and approved a draft of a new permanent constitution; in September 2018, the House of Representatives passed a constitutional referendum law and submitted it to the High National Elections Commission in December to begin preparations for a constituional referendum(2019)
Legal system:
Libya's post-revolution legal system is in flux and driven by state and non-state entities
International law organization participation:
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
Citizenship:
citizenship by birth:no
citizenship by descent only:at least one parent or grandparent must be a citizen of Libya
dual citizenship recognized:no
residency requirement for naturalization:varies from 3 to 5 years
Suffrage:
18 years of age, universal
Judicial branch:
NA; note - government is in transition
Executive branch:
chief of state:Chairman, Presidential Council, Fayiz al-SARAJ (since December 2015)
head of government:Prime Minister Fayiz al-SARAJ (since December 2015)
cabinet:GNA Presidency Council (pending approval by the House of Representatives - as of December 2018)
elections/appointments:presidential election to be held pending election-related legislation
election results:NA
Legislative branch:
description:unicameral House of Representatives (Majlis Al Nuwab) or HoR (200 seats including 32 reserved for women; members directly elected by majority vote; member term NA); note - the High Council of State serves as an advisory group for the HoR
elections:last held on 25 June 2014 ( parliamentary election to be held pending election-related legislation); note - the Libyan Supreme Court in November 2014 declared the HoR election unconstitutional, but the HoR and the international community rejected the ruling
election results:percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 158, women 30, percent of women 16%; note - only 188 of the 200 seats were filled in the June 2014 election because of boycotts and lack of security at some polling stations; some elected members of the HoR also boycotted the election
Political parties and leaders:
International organization participation:
ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AMU, AU, BDEAC, CAEU, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
Diplomatic representation in the US:
chief of mission:Ambassador Wafa M.T. BUGHAIGHIS (since 29 November 2017)
chancery:2600 Virginia Avenue NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20037
telephone:[1] (202) 944-9601
FAX:[1] (202) 944-9606
Diplomatic representation from the US:
chief of mission:Ambassador Peter W. BODDE (since 15 November 2018)
embassy:Sidi Slim Area/Walie Al-Ahed Road, Tripoli (temporarily closed)
mailing address:US Embassy, 8850 Tripoli Place, Washington, DC 20521-8850
telephone:[218] (0) 91-220-3239
note: the US Embassy in Tripoli closed in July 2014 due to fighting near the embassy related to Libyan civil unrest; embassy staff and operations temporarily first relocated to Valetta, Malta and currently are temporarily relocated to Tunis, Tunisia
Flag description:
three horizontal bands of red (top), black (double width), and green with a white crescent and star centered on the black stripe; the National Transitional Council reintroduced this flag design of the former Kingdom of Libya (1951-1969) on 27 February 2011; it replaced the former all-green banner promulgated by the QADHAFI regime in 1977; the colors represent the three major regions of the country: red stands for Fezzan, black symbolizes Cyrenaica, and green denotes Tripolitania; the crescent and star represent Islam, the main religion of the country
National symbol(s):
star and crescent, hawk; national colors: red, black, green
National anthem:
name:Libya, Libya, Libya
lyrics/music:Al Bashir AL AREBI/Mohamad Abdel WAHAB
note: also known as \"Ya Beladi\" or \"Oh, My Country!\"; adopted 1951; readopted 2011 with some modification to the lyrics; during the QADHAFI years between 1969 and 2011, the anthem was \"Allahu Akbar,\" (God is Great) a marching song of the Egyptian Army in the 1956 Suez War
Economy - overview:
Libya's economy, almost entirely dependent on oil and gas exports, has struggled since 2014 given security and political instability, disruptions in oil production, and decline in global oil prices. The Libyan dinar has lost much of its value since 2014 and the resulting gap between official and black market exchange rates has spurred the growth of a shadow economy and contributed to inflation. The country suffers from widespread power outages, caused by shortages of fuel for power generation. Living conditions, including access to clean drinking water, medical services, and safe housing have all declined since 2011. Oil production in 2017 reached a five-year high, driving GDP growth, with daily average production rising to 879,000 barrels per day. However, oil production levels remain below the average pre-Revolution highs of 1.6 million barrels per day.
The Central Bank of Libya continued to pay government salaries to a majority of the Libyan workforce and to fund subsidies for fuel and food, resulting in an estimated budget deficit of about 17% of GDP in 2017. Low consumer confidence in the banking sector and the economy as a whole has driven a severe liquidity shortage.
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$61.97 billion(2017 est.)
$37.78 billion(2016 est.)
$40.8 billion(2015 est.)
note: data are in 2017 dollars
country comparison to the world:106
GDP (official exchange rate):
$30.57 billion(2017 est.)(2017 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
64%(2017 est.)
-7.4%(2016 est.)
-13%(2015 est.)
country comparison to the world:1
GDP - per capita (PPP):
$9,600(2017 est.)
$5,900(2016 est.)
$6,500(2015 est.)
note: data are in 2017 dollars
country comparison to the world:141
Gross national saving:
5% of GDP(2017 est.)
-9% of GDP(2016 est.)
-25.1% of GDP(2015 est.)
country comparison to the world:177
GDP - composition, by end use:
household consumption:71.6%(2017 est.)
government consumption:19.4%(2017 est.)
investment in fixed capital:2.7%(2017 est.)
investment in inventories:1.3%(2016 est.)
exports of goods and services:38.8%(2017 est.)
imports of goods and services:-33.8%(2017 est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
agriculture:1.3%(2017 est.)
industry:52.3%(2017 est.)
services:46.4%(2017 est.)
Agriculture - products:
wheat, barley, olives, dates, citrus, vegetables, peanuts, soybeans; cattle
Industries:
petroleum, petrochemicals, aluminum, iron and steel, food processing, textiles, handicrafts, cement
Industrial production growth rate:
60.3%(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:1
Labor force:
1.114 million(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:143
Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture:17%
industry:23%
services:59%(2004 est.)
Unemployment rate:
30%(2004 est.)
country comparison to the world:207
Population below poverty line:
note: about one-third of Libyans live at or below the national poverty line
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%:NA
highest 10%:NA
Budget:
revenues:15.78 billion(2017 est.)
expenditures:23.46 billion(2017 est.)
Taxes and other revenues:
51.6% (of GDP)(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:14
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):
-25.1% (of GDP)(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:219
Public debt:
4.7% of GDP(2017 est.)
7.5% of GDP(2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:205
Fiscal year:
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
28.5%(2017 est.)
25.9%(2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:221
Central bank discount rate:
9.52%(31 December 2010)
3%(31 December 2009)
country comparison to the world:27
Commercial bank prime lending rate:
7.3%(31 December 2017 est.)
6%(31 December 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:115
Stock of narrow money:
$76.21 billion(31 December 2017 est.)
$62.57 billion(31 December 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:45
Stock of broad money:
$76.21 billion(31 December 2017 est.)
$62.57 billion(31 December 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:45
Stock of domestic credit:
$21 billion(31 December 2017 est.)
$14.14 billion(31 December 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:90
Market value of publicly traded shares:
Current account balance:
$2.574 billion(2017 est.)
-$4.575 billion(2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:35
Exports:
$18.38 billion(2017 est.)
$11.99 billion(2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:73
Exports - partners:
Italy 19%, Spain 12.5%, France 11%, Egypt 8.6%, Germany 8.6%, China 8.3%, US 4.9%, UK 4.6%, Netherlands 4.5%(2017)
Exports - commodities:
crude oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas, chemicals
Imports:
$11.36 billion(2017 est.)
$8.667 billion(2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:96
Imports - commodities:
machinery, semi-finished goods, food, transport equipment, consumer products
Imports - partners:
China 13.5%, Turkey 11.3%, Italy 6.9%, South Korea 5.9%, Spain 4.8%(2017)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$74.71 billion(31 December 2017 est.)
$66.05 billion(31 December 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:31
Debt - external:
$3.02 billion(31 December 2017 est.)
$3.116 billion(31 December 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:143
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
$20.21 billion(31 December 2017 est.)
$18.96 billion(31 December 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:78
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
$20.97 billion(31 December 2017 est.)
$22.19 billion(31 December 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:52
Exchange rates:
Libyan dinars (LYD) per US dollar -
1.413(2017 est.)
1.3904(2016 est.)
1.3904(2015 est.)
1.379(2014 est.)
1.2724(2013 est.)
Electricity access:
population without electricity:13,083(2013)
electrification - total population:99.8%(2013)
electrification - urban areas:100%(2013)
electrification - rural areas:99.1%(2013)
Electricity - production:
34.24 billion kWh(2016 est.)
note: persistent electricity shortages have contributed to the ongoing instability throughout the country
country comparison to the world:61
Electricity - consumption:
27.3 billion kWh(2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:65
Electricity - exports:
0 kWh(2015 est.)
country comparison to the world:160
Electricity - imports:
376 million kWh(2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:83
Electricity - installed generating capacity:
9.46 million kW(2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:62
Electricity - from fossil fuels:
100% of total installed capacity(2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:11
Electricity - from nuclear fuels:
0% of total installed capacity(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:129
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:
0% of total installed capacity(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:183
Electricity - from other renewable sources:
0% of total installed capacity(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:199
Crude oil - production:
897,100 bbl/day(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:21
Crude oil - exports:
337,800 bbl/day(2015 est.)
note: Libyan crude oil export values are highly volatile because of continuing protests and other disruptions across the country
country comparison to the world:23
Crude oil - imports:
0 bbl/day(2015 est.)
country comparison to the world:154
Crude oil - proved reserves:
48.36 billion bbl(1 January 2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:9
Refined petroleum products - production:
89,620 bbl/day(2015 est.)
country comparison to the world:69
Refined petroleum products - consumption:
260,000 bbl/day(2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:49
Refined petroleum products - exports:
16,880 bbl/day(2015 est.)
country comparison to the world:71
Refined petroleum products - imports:
168,200 bbl/day(2015 est.)
country comparison to the world:36
Natural gas - production:
9.089 billion cu m(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:43
Natural gas - consumption:
4.446 billion cu m(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:64
Natural gas - exports:
4.644 billion cu m(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:31
Natural gas - imports:
0 cu m(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:150
Natural gas - proved reserves:
1.505 trillion cu m(1 January 2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:21
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy:
46.48 million Mt(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:62
Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions:1,374,408(July 2016 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:21(July 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:65
Telephones - mobile cellular:
total subscriptions:7,660,068(July 2016 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:115(July 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:101
Telephone system:
general assessment:political and security instability in Libya has disrupted its telecommunications sector, but much of its infrastructure remains superior to that in most other African countries; registering a SIM card now requires proof of ID; govt. established new indepentent regulatory autority; LTE-based fixed broadband network launched(2018)
domestic:21 per 100 fixed-line and 115 per 100 mobile-cellular subscriptions; service generally adequate, but pressure to rebuild damaged infrastructure growing(2018)
international:country code - 218; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat, NA Arabsat, and NA Intersputnik; submarine cable to France and Italy; microwave radio relay to Tunisia and Egypt; tropospheric scatter to Greece; participant in Medarabtel(2018)
Broadcast media:
Internet country code:
Internet users:
total:1,326,194(July 2016 est.)
percent of population:20.3%(July 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:126
Broadband - fixed subscriptions:
total:168,920(2017 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:3(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:112
National air transport system:
number of registered air carriers:8(2015)
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers:23(2015)
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers:2,566,465(2015)
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers:3,833,542mt-km(2015)
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix:
Airports:
146(2013)
country comparison to the world:41
Airports - with paved runways:
total:68(2017)
over 3,047 m:23(2017)
2,438 to 3,047 m:7(2017)
1,524 to 2,437 m:30(2017)
914 to 1,523 m:7(2017)
under 914 m:1(2017)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total:78(2013)
over 3,047 m:2(2013)
2,438 to 3,047 m:5(2013)
1,524 to 2,437 m:14(2013)
914 to 1,523 m:37(2013)
under 914 m:20(2013)
Heliports:
Pipelines:
882 km condensate, 3743 km gas, 7005 km oil(2013)
Roadways:
total:100,024 km(2003)
paved:57,214 km(2003)
unpaved:42,810 km(2003)
country comparison to the world:47
Merchant marine:
total:98(2017)
by type:general cargo 2, oil tanker 16, other 80(2017)
country comparison to the world:86
Ports and terminals:
major seaport(s):Marsa al Burayqah (Marsa el Brega), Tripoli
oil terminal(s):Az Zawiyah, Ra's Lanuf
LNG terminal(s) (export):Marsa el Brega