Libya is a large North African country over 90% covered by the Sahara. Home to remarkable Roman ruins at Leptis Magna, it has significant oil reserves.
Arabic
These figures are calculated from the data on this page and compared with the other 195 countries Beelad covers.
| Population density | 4.2 people per km² rank 189 of 196 (highest first); the average across all 196 countries is 60 per km² |
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| Share of world population | 0.0903 % world total: 8,091,734,930 (UN, 1 July 2023) |
| Share of Africa | 0.494% of its people, 5.9% of its land area |
| Area in square miles | 679,362 1 km² = 0.386 sq mi |
| Closest in size | Sudan (1,861,484 km²) |
| Closest in population | Turkmenistan (7,364,438 people) |
Libya is the only country in our list that uses LYD.