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| Introduction - Libya: | | Location - Libya: | | People - Libya: | | Government - Libya: | Country name | conventional long form: Great Socialist Peoples Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
conventional short form: Libya
local long form: Al Jumahiriyah al Arabiyah al Libiyah ash Shabiyah al Ishtirakiyah al Uzma
local short form: none | | Government type | Jamahiriya (a state of the masses) in theory, governed by the populace through local councils; in practice, an authoritarian state | | Capital | name: Tripoli
geographic coordinates: 32 53 N, 13 10 E
time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) | | Administrative divisions | 25 municipalities (baladiyat, singular - baladiyah); Ajdabiya, Al Aziziyah, Al Fatih, Al Jabal al Akhdar, Al Jufrah, Al Khums, Al Kufrah, An Nuqat al Khams, Ash Shati, Awbari, Az Zawiyah, Banghazi, Darnah, Ghadamis, Gharyan, Misratah, Murzuq, Sabha, Sawfajjin, Surt, Tarabulus, Tarhunah, Tubruq, Yafran, Zlitan; note - the 25 municipalities may have been replaced by 13 regions | | Independence | 24 December 1951 (from UN trusteeship) | | National holiday | Revolution Day, 1 September (1969) | | Constitution | none; note - following the September 1969 military overthrow of the Libyan government, the Revolutionary Command Council replaced the existing constitution with the Constitutional Proclamation in December 1969; in March 1977, Libya adopted the Declaration of the Establishment of the Peoples Authority | | Legal system | based on Italian and French civil law systems and Islamic law; separate religious courts; no constitutional provision for judicial review of legislative acts; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction | | Suffrage | 18 years of age; universal and compulsory | | Executive branch | chief of state: Revolutionary Leader Col. Muammar Abu Minyar al-QADHAFI (since 1 September 1969); note - holds no official title, but is de facto chief of state
head of government: Secretary of the General Peoples Committee (Prime Minister) al-Baghdadi Ali al-MAHMUDI (since 5 March 2006)
cabinet: General Peoples Committee established by the General Peoples Congress
elections: national elections are indirect through a hierarchy of peoples committees; head of government elected by the General Peoples Congress; election last held March 2006 (next to be held NA)
election results: NA | | Legislative branch | unicameral General Peoples Congress (approximately 2,700 seats; members elected indirectly through a hierarchy of peoples committees) | | Judicial branch | Supreme Court | | Political parties and leaders | none | | Political pressure groups and leaders | various Arab nationalist movements with almost negligible memberships may be functioning clandestinely, as well as some Islamic elements; an anti-QADHAFI Libyan exile movement exists, primarily based in London, but has little influence | | International organization participation | ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AMU, AU, CAEU, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, 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, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer) | | Diplomatic representation in the us | chief of mission: ambassador (vacant); Charge dAffaires Ali AUJALI
chancery: 2600 Virginia Avenue NW, Suite 705, Washington, DC 20037
telephone: [1] (202) 944-9601
FAX: [1] (202) 944-9060 | | Diplomatic representation from the us | chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge dAffaires ad Interim Charles O. CECIL
embassy: Corinthia Bab Africa Hotel, Souq At-Tlat Al-Qadim, Tripoli
mailing address: US Embassy, 8850 Tripoli Place, Washington, DC 20521-8850
telephone: [218] 21-335-1848 | | Flag description | plain green; green is the traditional color of Islam (the state religion) | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007
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