Libya

Important Cities

Tripoli(Capital)
Al Khums
Zuwarah
Ghadamis
Sabha
Al Jawf
Darnah
Tobruk
Banghazi
Al Burayqah
Surt
Ghat

Main Attractions

Ras Alteen Beach (Benghazi)
Cyrene
Marcus Aurelian Arc (Tripoli)
Ghadames Old Town
Leptis Magna (Archaeological Site)
Assai al-Hamra (Red Castle)
Sabratha Greek Ruins
Jebel Acacus
Tadrart Acacus Rock Art Sites
Tripoli Medina

Main Industries

Handicrafts
Food Processing
Petroleum
Cement
Iron and Steel
Textiles

Libya's use--and heavy loss--of Soviet-supplied weaponry in its war with Chad was a notable breach of an apparent Soviet-Libyan understanding not to use the weapons for activities inconsistent with Soviet objectives.
Libya paid compensation in 1999 for the death of British policewoman Yvonne Fletcher, a move that preceded the reopening of the British Embassy in Tripoli, and paid damages to the families of the victims in the bombing of UTA Flight 772.
Libya re-established its diplomatic presence in Washington with the opening of an Interest Section on July 8, 2004, which was subsequently upgraded to a Liaison Office in December 2004 and to a full embassy on May 31, 2006.
Libya was a very poor agricultural country with bleak economic prospects until 1958, when petroleum was discovered 200300 mi (320480 km) S and SE of the Gulf of Sidra; crude petroleum was exported on an increasingly significant scale between 1961 and 1981.
Libya was made an integral part of Italy in 1939, and the Muslim population was granted a limited form of citizenship.
Libya agreed in 2003 to a $2.7 billion settlement with the families of the victims.
Libya stretches along the northeast coast of Africa between Tunisia and Algeria on the west and Egypt on the east; to the south are the Sudan, Chad, and Niger.
In 2004, Libya also agreed to compensate the families of the victims of the UTA airliner bombing ($170 million) and the Berlin disco bombing ($35 million).
Libya edges back into the fold: all the signs are, that after years of isolation from the West, Libya is about to be re-admitted to......
Libya shares borders with Tunisia and Algeria in the west, and Egypt in the east, while the Sahara extends across the southern frontiers with Niger, Chad and the Sudan.