Geography Of Libya

Location	Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia
Geographic coordinates	25 00 N, 17 00 E
Map references	africa
Area	total: 1,759,540 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 1,759,540 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
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm note: Gulf of Sidra closing line - 32 degrees, 30 minutes north
Climate	Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior
Terrain	mostly barren, flat to undulating plains, plateaus, depressions
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Sabkhat Ghuzayyil -47 m highest point: Bikku Bitti 2,267 m
Natural resources	petroleum, natural gas, gypsum
Land use	arable land: 1.03% permanent crops: 0.19% other: 98.78% (2001)
Irrigated land	4,700 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards	hot, dry, dust-laden ghibli is a southern wind lasting one to four days in spring and fall; dust storms, sandstorms
Environment - current issues	desertification; very limited natural fresh water resources; the Great Manmade River Project, the largest water development scheme in the world, is being built to bring water from large aquifers under the Sahara to coastal cities
Environment - international agreements	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea
Geography note	more than 90% of the country is desert or semidesert

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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