Where is Libya?
Libya is a country in Northern Africa, bordered by Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Sudan, and Tunisia.
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Crazy but True
Libya built the largest irrigation project on Earth by pumping ancient water out from under the Sahara. The Great Man-Made River moves water through thousands of kilometers of buried pipe from fossil aquifers laid down when the desert was green, supplying most of the country's drinking water.
Libya facts
- Capital
- Tripoli
- Population
- 7,458,555 (2025)
- Area
- 1,759,540 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Northern Africa
- Currency
- Libyan dinar (LYD)
- Languages
- Arabic
- Coordinates
- 25°, 17°
- Landlocked
- No
- Country code
- LY · LBY
How Libya compares
- Libya is the 17th largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than Sudan and larger than Iran.
- It is the 104th most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 6 countries.
- Within Africa, it is the 4th largest of 49 countries by area.