Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

In 1977 Libya became "Al-Jamahiriya al-`Arabiyah al-Libiyah ash-Sha`biyah al-Ishtirakiyah al-Uzma" . In English, the name means the "Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya".

Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
(1977–1986)
الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الاشتراكية

al-Jamāhīrīyah al-'Arabīyah al-Lībīyah ash-Sha'bīyah al-Ishtirākīyah
Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
(1986–2011)
الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الإشتراكية العظمى

al-Jamāhīrīyah al-'Arabīyah al-Lībīyah ash-Sha'bīyah al-Ishtirākīyah al-'Uẓmá
1977–2011
Coat of arms of Libya
Coat of arms
Motto: وحدة ، حرية ، اشتراكية
Waḥdah, Ḥurrīyah, Ishtirākīyah
("Unity, Freedom, Socialism")
Anthem: الله أكبر
Allahu Akbar
("God is Great")
Location of Libya
CapitalTripoli (1977–2011)
Sirte (2011)[1]
32°52′N 13°11′E
Largest cityTripoli
Official languagesArabic[b]
Spoken languages
Minority Languages
Ethnic groups
Religion
Islam
GovernmentUnitary Islamic socialist Jamahiriya
Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution 
 1977–2011
Muammar al-Gaddafi
Secretary-General of the General People's Committee 
 1977–1979 (first)
Abdul Ati al-Obeidi
 2006–2011 (last)
Baghdadi Mahmudi
LegislatureGeneral People's Congress
Historical eraCold War · War on Terror · Arab Spring
 People's Authority
2 March 1977
 First Civil War
15 February 2011
 Fall of Tripoli
28 August 2011
 Gaddafi killed
20 October 2011
Area
 Total
1,759,541 km2 (679,363 sq mi) (16th)
Population
 2010
6,355,100
GDP (nominal)2007 estimate
 Total
Increase $58.3 billion
 Per capita
Increase $14,364 [3]
HDI (2009)Increase 0.847[4]
very high
CurrencyLibyan dinar (LYD)
Calling code218
ISO 3166 codeLY
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Libyan Arab Republic
Libya

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