| | Geographic Coordinates: | 25 00 N, 17 00 E | | Location: | Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia | | Area: | total: 1,759,540 sq km
land: 1,759,540 sq km
water: 0 sq km | | Area - comparative: | slightly larger than Alaska | | Land boundaries: | 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 | | Coastline: | 1,770 km | | Terrain: | mostly barren, flat to undulating plains, plateaus, depressions | | Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Sabkhat Ghuzayyil -47 m
highest point: Bikku Bitti 2,267 m | | Capital: | 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Murzuq, Sabha, Sawfajjin, Surt, Tarabulus, Tarhunah, Tubruq, Yafran, Zlitan; note - the 25 municipalities may have been replaced by 13 regions |
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