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A dust storm over the Tripolitania region of Libya. Over 90% of Libya is desert. Area: Total: 1 759 540 km 2 Land: 1 759 540 km 2 Water: 0 km 2 Area - comparative: Libya is the fourth largest country in Africa, seven times the size of the United Kingdom, and slightly larger than Alaska.
An enlargeable topographic map of Libya. Geography of Libya. Libya is: a country; Location Libya is situated within the following regions: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Africa. North Africa; Sahara Desert; Greater Middle East; Time zone: Central Africa Time ; Extreme points of Libya High: Bikku Bitti 2,267 m (7,438 ft)
Libya, [b] officially the State of Libya, [c] is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad to the south, Niger to the southwest, Algeria to the west, and Tunisia to the northwest, as well as maritime borders with Greece, Italy and Malta to the north.
This is a list of articles holding galleries of maps of present-day countries and dependencies.The list includes all countries listed in the List of countries, the French overseas departments, the Spanish and Portuguese overseas regions and inhabited overseas dependencies.
Historically in Greco-Roman geography, "Africa" meant Ancient Libya, and its eastern extent was taken to be around Marmarica, at the Catabathmus Magnus. This was not considered to be a continent. As wider knowledge of geography developed, the shape of the African landmass (and Egypt's "natural" inclusion in that landmass) became apparent.
Libya–United States relations are the bilateral relations between the State of Libya and the United States of America. Relations are today cordial and cooperative, with particularly strong security cooperation only after the 2012 attack on the US liaison office or mission in Benghazi . [ 1 ]
Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad to the south, Niger to the southwest, Algeria to the west, and Tunisia to the northwest, as well as maritime borders with Greece, Italy and Malta to the north.
Map of the Cairo–Dakar Highway #1, with the Libyan Coastal Highway section, in the Trans-African Highway system. Tripoli — Misrata double-highway section of the highway (2004) The Libyan Coastal Highway ( Arabic : الطريق الساحلي الليبي ), formerly the Litoranea Balbo , is a highway that is the only major road that runs ...