Communications
Broadcast media [time series]
state-funded and private TV stations; some provinces operate local TV stations; pan-Arab satellite TV stations are available; state-funded radio (2012)
Internet country code [time series]
.ly
Internet users (Internet hosts) [time series]
17,926 (2012) country comparison to the world: 121
Internet users [time series]
353,900 (2009) country comparison to the world: 124
Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]
general assessment: telecommunications system is state-owned and service is poor, but investment is being made to upgrade; state retains monopoly in fixed-line services; mobile-cellular telephone system became operational in 1996 domestic: multiple providers for a mobile telephone system that is growing rapidly; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity has soared 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 (2010)
Telephones - fixed lines (Telephones - main lines in use) [time series]
814,000 (2012) country comparison to the world: 85
Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]
9.59 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 81
Economy
Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]
wheat, barley, olives, dates, citrus, vegetables, peanuts, soybeans; cattle
Budget [time series]
revenues: $57.48 billion expenditures: $35.08 billion (2012 est.)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) [time series]
27.7% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 2
Central bank discount rate [time series]
9.52% (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 106 3% (31 December 2009 est.)
Commercial bank prime lending rate [time series]
6% (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 141 6% (31 December 2011 est.)
Current account balance [time series]
$27.17 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 17 $-2.799 billion (2011 est.)
Debt - external [time series]
$5.278 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 119 $4.882 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
Economic overview (Economy - overview) [time series]
Libya's economy is structured primarily around the nation's energy sector, which generates about 95% of export earnings, 80% of GDP, and 99% of government income. Substantial revenue from the energy sector coupled with a small population give Libya one of the highest per capita GDPs in Africa, but Tripoli largely has not used its significant financial resources to develop national infrastructure or the economy, leaving many citizens poor. In the final five years of QADHAFI''s rule, Libya made some progress on economic reform as part of a broader campaign to reintegrate the country into the international fold. This effort picked up steam after UN sanctions were lifted in September 2003 and after Libya announced in December 2003 that it would abandon programs to build weapons of mass destruction. The process of lifting US unilateral sanctions began in the spring of 2004; all sanctions were removed by June 2006, helping Libya attract greater foreign direct investment, especially in the energy and banking sectors. Libyan oil and gas licensing rounds drew high international interest, but new rounds are unlikely to be successful until Libya establishes a more permanent government and is able to offer more attractive financial terms on contracts and increase security. Libya faces a long road ahead in liberalizing its primarily socialist economy, but the revolution has unleashed previously restrained entrepreneurial activity and increased the potential for the evolution of a more market-based economy. The service and construction sectors, which account for roughly 60% of GDP, expanded over the past five years and could become a larger share of GDP if Tripoli prioritizes capital spending on development projects once political and security uncertainty subside. Climatic conditions and poor soils severely limit agricultural output, and Libya imports about 80% of its food. Libya''s primary agricultural water source is the Great Manmade River Project.
Exchange rates [time series]
Libyan dinars (LYD) per US dollar - 1.26 (2012 est.) 1.22 (2011 est.) 1.27 (2010 est.) 1.25 (2009) 1.21 (2008)
Exports [time series]
$52.02 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 58 $12.99 billion (2011 est.)
Exports - commodities [time series]
crude oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas, chemicals
Exports - partners [time series]
Italy 23.3%, Germany 12.4%, China 11.2%, France 9.7%, Spain 7.6%, UK 4.7%, US 4.5% (2012)
Fiscal year [time series]
calendar year
GDP (official exchange rate) [time series]
$80.81 billion (2012 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP (purchasing power parity)) [time series]
$76.52 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 83 $37.42 billion (2011 est.) $98.68 billion (2010 est.) note: data are in 2012 US dollars
GDP - composition, by end use [time series]
household consumption: 42.9% government consumption: 14.2% investment in fixed capital: 4.9% investment in inventories: 0.4% exports of goods and services: 60.5% imports of goods and services: -22.9% (2012 est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin [time series]
agriculture: 1.6% industry: 43.6% services: 54.8% (2012 est.)
Real GDP per capita (GDP - per capita (PPP)) [time series]
$11,900 (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 105 $5,900 (2011 est.) $15,500 (2010 est.) note: data are in 2012 US dollars
Real GDP growth rate (GDP - real growth rate) [time series]
104.5% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 -62.1% (2011 est.) 5% (2010 est.)
Gross national saving [time series]
44.4% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 11 -3.5% of GDP (2011 est.) 38.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share [time series]
lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Imports [time series]
$18.1 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 79 $11.2 billion (2011 est.)
Imports - commodities [time series]
machinery, semi-finished goods, food, transport equipment, consumer products
Imports - partners [time series]
China 13%, Turkey 11.6%, Italy 8.2%, Egypt 7.7%, Tunisia 6.6%, South Korea 5.8%, Greece 5.4%, Germany 4.6% (2012)
Industrial production growth rate [time series]
117% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 1
Industries [time series]
petroleum, petrochemicals, aluminum, iron and steel, food processing, textiles, handicrafts, cement
Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]
6.1% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 165 15.9% (2011 est.)
Labor force [time series]
1.353 million (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 134
Labor force - by occupation [time series]
agriculture: 17% industry: 23% services: 59% (2004 est.)
Market value of publicly traded shares [time series]
$NA
Population below poverty line [time series]
NA% note: about one-third of Libyans live at or below the national poverty line
Public debt [time series]
4.1% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 154 12% of GDP (2011 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold [time series]
$118.6 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 22 $105 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
Stock of broad money [time series]
$42.39 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 71 $44.76 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad [time series]
$17.21 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 48 $16.9 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home [time series]
$16.84 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 77 $16.24 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
Stock of domestic credit [time series]
$-47.25 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 189 $-38.71 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
Stock of narrow money [time series]
$45.2 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 48 $40.88 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
Taxes and other revenues [time series]
71.1% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 2
Unemployment rate [time series]
30% (2004 est.) country comparison to the world: 180
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions (Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy) [time series]
49.67 million Mt (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 64
Crude oil - exports [time series]
1.378 million bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 14
Crude oil - imports [time series]
0 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 84
Crude oil - production [time series]
1.483 million bbl/day (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 20
Crude oil - proved reserves [time series]
48.01 billion bbl (1 January 2013 es) country comparison to the world: 9
Electricity - consumption [time series]
25.24 billion kWh (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 66
Electricity - exports [time series]
129 million kWh (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 73
Electricity - from fossil fuels [time series]
100% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 21
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants [time series]
0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 179
Electricity - from nuclear fuels [time series]
0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 128
Electricity - from other renewable sources [time series]
0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 195
Electricity - imports [time series]
76 million kWh (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 94
Electricity - installed generating capacity [time series]
6.766 million kW (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 67
Electricity - production [time series]
29.72 billion kWh (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 66
Natural gas - consumption [time series]
6.844 billion cu m (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 54
Natural gas - exports [time series]
3.666 billion cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 38
Natural gas - imports [time series]
0 cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 89
Natural gas - production [time series]
7.855 billion cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 47
Natural gas - proved reserves [time series]
1.547 trillion cu m (1 January 2013 es) country comparison to the world: 22
Refined petroleum products - consumption [time series]
314,000 bbl/day (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 43
Refined petroleum products - exports [time series]
119,000 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 41
Refined petroleum products - imports [time series]
575.3 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 202
Refined petroleum products - production [time series]
388,300 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 38
Geography
total: 1,759,540 sq km country comparison to the world: 17 land: 1,759,540 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative [time series]
slightly larger than Alaska
Climate [time series]
Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior
Coastline [time series]
1,770 km
Elevation (Elevation extremes) [time series]
lowest point: Sabkhat Ghuzayyil -47 m highest point: Bikku Bitti 2,267 m
Environment - current issues [time series]
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
International environmental agreements (Environment - international agreements) [time series]
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
Total water withdrawal (Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)) [time series]
total: 4.33 cu km/yr (14%/3%/83%) per capita: 796.1 cu m/yr (2000)
Geographic coordinates [time series]
25 00 N, 17 00 E
Geography - note [time series]
more than 90% of the country is desert or semidesert
Irrigated land [time series]
4,700 sq km (2003)
Land boundaries [time series]
total: 4,348 km border countries: Algeria 982 km, Chad 1,055 km, Egypt 1,115 km, Niger 354 km, Sudan 383 km, Tunisia 459 km
Land use [time series]
arable land: 0.99% permanent crops: 0.19% other: 98.82% (2011)
Location [time series]
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt, Tunisia, and Algeria
Map references [time series]
Africa
Maritime claims [time series]
territorial sea: 12 nm note: Gulf of Sidra closing line - 32 degrees, 30 minutes north exclusive fishing zone: 62 nm
Natural hazards [time series]
hot, dry, dust-laden ghibli is a southern wind lasting one to four days in spring and fall; dust storms, sandstorms
Natural resources [time series]
petroleum, natural gas, gypsum
Terrain [time series]
mostly barren, flat to undulating plains, plateaus, depressions
Total renewable water resources [time series]
0.7 cu km (2011)
Government
Administrative divisions [time series]
22 districts (shabiyat, singular - shabiyat); 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, Darnah, Ghat, Misratah, Murzuq, Nalut, Sabha, Surt, Tarabulus, Wadi al Hayat, Wadi ash Shati
Capital [time series]
name: Tripoli (Tarabulus) geographic coordinates: 32 53 N, 13 10 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Friday in March; ends last Friday in October note: on 10 November 2012, Libya changed its standard time from UTC+2 to UTC+1
Constitution [time series]
previous 1951, 1977; latest 2011 (interim); note - in mid-July 2013, Libya's legislative body agreed on steps for drafting a new constitution (2013)
Country name [time series]
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Libya local long form: none local short form: Libiya
Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]
chief of mission: Ambassador Deborah K. JONES (since 11 June 2013) note: on 11 September 2012, US Ambassador Christopher STEVENS and three other American diplomats were killed in an attack by heavily armed militants on a US diplomatic post in the eastern city of Benghazi embassy: Sidi Slim Area/Walie Al-Ahed Road, Tripoli mailing address: US Embassy, 8850 Tripoli Place, Washington, DC 20521-8850 telephone: [218] (0) 91-220-3239
Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]
chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Suleiman ABULHI chancery: 2600 Virginia Avenue NW, Suite 705, Washington, DC 20037 telephone: [1] (202) 944-9601 FAX: [1] (202) 944-9606
Executive branch [time series]
chief of state: President, General National Congress Nuri Abu SAHMAYN head of government: Prime Minister Ali ZAYDAN (since 14 October 2012); Deputy Prime Ministers Awad Ibrik Ibrahim al-BARASI, Sadiq Abd al-Karim Abd al-Rahman KARIM, Abd-al-Salam Muhammad al-Mahdi al-QADI cabinet: new cabinet approved by the National Congress on 31 October 2012 (For more information visit theWorld Leaders website) elections: prime minister and National Congress president elected by the National Congress election results: NA
Flag (Flag description) [time series]
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
Government type [time series]
operates under a transitional government
Independence [time series]
24 December 1951 (from UN trusteeship)
International law organization participation [time series]
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
International organization participation [time series]
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)
Judicial branch [time series]
highest court(s): NA; note - government in transition
Legal system [time series]
Libya's post-revolution legal system is in flux and driven by state and non-state entities
Legislative branch [time series]
unicameral General National Congress (200 seats; 120 individual seats elected from 69 constituencies and 80 party list seats elected from 20 constituencies; member term NA) elections: first General National Congress election held on 7 July 2012 (next to be held NA) election results: percent of vote for party list seats only - NFA 48.7%, JCP 21.3%, other parties 30%; list and constituent seats - NFA 39, JCP 17, other 24, independents 120
National anthem(s) (National anthem) [time series]
name: "Allahu Akbar" (God Is Greatest) lyrics/music: Mahmoud el-SHERIF/Abdalla Shams el-DIN note: adopted 1969; the anthem was originally a battle song for the Egyptian Army in the 1956 Suez War
National holiday [time series]
Liberation Day, 23 October (2011)
National symbol(s) [time series]
star and crescent; hawk
Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]
Al-Watan (Homeland) Party Justice and Construction Party or JCP [Muhammad SAWAN] National Front (initially the National Front for the Salvation of Libya, formed in 1981 as a diaspora opposition group) National Forces Alliance or NFA [Mahmoud JIBRIL] (includes many political organizations, NGOs, and independents) Union for the Homeland [Abd al-Rahman al-SUWAYHILI] note: list includes some of the larger political parties and leaders
Political parties (Political pressure groups and leaders) [time series]
NA
Suffrage [time series]
18 years of age, universal
Introduction
Background [time series]
The Italians supplanted the Ottoman Turks in the area around Tripoli in 1911 and did not relinquish their hold until 1943 when defeated in World War II. Libya then passed to UN administration and achieved independence in 1951. Following a 1969 military coup, Col. Muammar al-QADHAFI assumed leadership and began to espouse his political system at home, which was a combination of socialism and Islam. During the 1970s, QADHAFI used oil revenues to promote his ideology outside Libya, supporting subversive and terrorist activities that included the downing of two airliners - one over Scotland, another in Northern Africa - and a discotheque bombing in Berlin. UN sanctions in 1992 isolated QADHAFI politically and economically following the attacks; sanctions were lifted in 2003 following Libyan acceptance of responsibility for the bombings and agreement to claimant compensation. QADHAFI also agreed to end Libya's program to develop weapons of mass destruction, and he made significant strides in normalizing relations with Western nations. Unrest that began in several Middle Eastern and North African countries in late 2010 erupted in Libyan cities in early 2011. QADHAFI's brutal crackdown on protesters spawned a civil war that triggered UN authorization of air and naval intervention by the international community. After months of seesaw fighting between government and opposition forces, the QADHAFI regime was toppled in mid-2011 and replaced by a transitional government. Libya in 2012 formed a new parliament and elected a new prime minister.
Military
Manpower available for military service [time series]
males age 16-49: 1,775,078 females age 16-49: 1,714,194 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service [time series]
males age 16-49: 1,511,144 females age 16-49: 1,458,934 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually [time series]
male: 59,547 female: 57,070 (2010 est.)
Military and security forces (Military branches) [time series]
note - in transition; government attempting to staff a new national army with anti-QADAFI militia fighters and former members of QADAFI's military (2008)
Military expenditures [time series]
3.1% of GDP (2012) country comparison to the world: 39
Military service age and obligation [time series]
18 years of age for mandatory or voluntary service (2012)
People and Society
Age structure [time series]
0-14 years: 27.3% (male 837,984/female 800,423) 15-24 years: 18.6% (male 578,780/female 535,828) 25-54 years: 45.6% (male 1,432,265/female 1,302,187) 55-64 years: 4.6% (male 143,862/female 134,414) 65 years and over: 3.9% (male 120,043/female 116,561) (2013 est.)
Birth rate [time series]
18.74 births/1,000 population (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 100
Children under the age of 5 years underweight [time series]
5.6% (2007) country comparison to the world: 84
Contraceptive prevalence rate [time series]
45.2% (1995)
Death rate [time series]
3.56 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 213
Dependency ratios [time series]
total dependency ratio: 52.1 % youth dependency ratio: 44.8 % elderly dependency ratio: 7.3 % potential support ratio: 13.7 (2013)
Drinking water source [time series]
improved: urban: 54% of population rural: 55% of population total: 54% of population unimproved: urban: 46% of population rural: 45% of population total: 46% of population (2000 est.)
Education expenditure (Education expenditures) [time series]
NA
Ethnic groups [time series]
Berber and Arab 97%, other 3% (includes Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians, and Tunisians)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate [time series]
0.3% (2001 est.) country comparison to the world: 90
HIV/AIDS - deaths [time series]
NA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS [time series]
10,000 (2001 est.) country comparison to the world: 95
Health expenditure (Health expenditures) [time series]
4.4% of GDP (2011) country comparison to the world: 153
Hospital bed density [time series]
3.7 beds/1,000 population (2009)
Infant mortality rate [time series]
total: 12.26 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 128 male: 13.25 deaths/1,000 live births female: 11.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)
Languages [time series]
Arabic (official), Italian, English (all widely understood in the major cities); Berber (Nafusi, Ghadamis, Suknah, Awjilah, Tamasheq)
Life expectancy at birth [time series]
total population: 75.83 years country comparison to the world: 88 male: 74.17 years female: 77.57 years (2013 est.)
Literacy [time series]
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89.5% male: 95.8% female: 83.3% (2011 est.)
Major urban areas - population [time series]
TRIPOLI (capital) 1.095 million (2009)
Maternal mortality ratio (Maternal mortality rate) [time series]
58 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) country comparison to the world: 103
Median age [time series]
total: 27.1 years male: 27.2 years female: 26.9 years (2013 est.)
Nationality [time series]
noun: Libyan(s) adjective: Libyan
Net migration rate [time series]
33.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 1
Obesity - adult prevalence rate [time series]
27.8% (2008) country comparison to the world: 35
Physician density (Physicians density) [time series]
1.9 physicians/1,000 population (2009)
Population [time series]
6,002,347 (July 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 109 note: includes 166,510 non-nationals
Population growth rate [time series]
4.85% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 1
Religions [time series]
Sunni Muslim (official) 97%, other 3%
Sanitation facility access [time series]
improved: urban: 97% of population rural: 96% of population total: 97% of population unimproved: urban: 3% of population rural: 4% of population total: 3% of population (2010 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) [time series]
total: 16 years male: 16 years female: 16 years (2003)
Sex ratio [time series]
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.09 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.1 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.04 male(s)/female total population: 1.08 male(s)/female (2013 est.)
Total fertility rate [time series]
2.09 children born/woman (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 112
Urbanization [time series]
urban population: 77.7% of total population (2011) rate of urbanization: 1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international [time series]
dormant disputes include Libyan claims of about 32,000 sq km still reflected on its maps of southeastern Algeria and the FLN's assertions of a claim to Chirac Pastures in southeastern Morocco; various Chadian rebels from the Aozou region reside in southern Libya
Refugees and internally displaced persons [time series]
IDPs: 74,000 (conflict between pro-Qadhafi and anti-Qadhafi forces; figure does not include displaced third-country nationals) (2012)
Trafficking in persons [time series]
current situation: Libya is a destination and transit country for men and women from sub-Saharan Africa and Asia subjected to forced labor and forced prostitution; migrants who seek employment in Libya as laborers and domestic workers or transit Libya en route to Europe may be subject to forced labor; private employers also recruit migrants from detention centers as forced laborers on farms and construction sites; some sub-Saharan women are reportedly forced to work in Libyan brothels tier rating: Tier 3 - the Libyan Government does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; the government has failed to demonstrate significant efforts to investigate and prosecute trafficking offenders or to protect trafficking victims; policies and practices with respect to undocumented migrant workers has resulted in Libyan authorities detaining and punishing trafficking victims for unlawful acts that were committed as a result of being trafficked; no public anti-trafficking awareness campaigns are conducted; officials receive no training on trafficking issues (2013)
Transportation
Airports [time series]
146 (2013) country comparison to the world: 41
Airports - with paved runways [time series]
total: 68 over 3,047 m: 23 2,438 to 3,047 m: 7 1,524 to 2,437 m: 30 914 to 1,523 m: 7 under 914 m: 1 (2013)
Airports - with unpaved runways [time series]
total: 78 over 3,047 m: 2 2,438 to 3,047 m: 5 1,524 to 2,437 m: 14 914 to 1,523 m: 37 under 914 m: 20 (2013)
Heliports [time series]
2 (2013)
Merchant marine [time series]
total: 23 country comparison to the world: 91 by type: cargo 2, chemical tanker 4, liquefied gas 3, petroleum tanker 13, roll on/roll off 1 foreign-owned: 2 (Kuwait 1, Norway 1) registered in other countries: 6 (Hong Kong 1, Malta 5) (2010)
Pipelines [time series]
condensate 882 km; gas 3,743 km; oil 7,005 km (2013)
Ports (Ports and terminals) [time series]
Az Zawiyah, Marsa al Burayqah (Marsa el Brega), Ra's Lanuf, Tripoli
Roadways [time series]
total: 100,024 km country comparison to the world: 45 paved: 57,214 km unpaved: 42,810 km (2003)