Libya is located in North Africa, bordering six countries:
Egypt, the Sudan, Chad, Niger, Algeria and Tunisia. It has a
1,770kms
coastline on the Mediterranean, and a total area of 1,759,540
kms. The Libyan population was estimated at 5,240,599 in July
2001, of whom 662,669 were non-nationals mainly from continental
Africa. Ethnically the indigenous population is Arab and/or Berber,
and 97 percent is Sunni Muslim. In 1969, Muammar al-Qadhdhafi
overthrew the traditional monarch, Idris al-Sanusi, and set up
a socialist republic with himself at the helm. The General Peoples
Congress, whose members are elected indirectly through a hierarchy
of people's committees, represents the legislative branch of
government, while the Supreme Court that oversees the local courts
represents the judicial. There are no political parties. The
economy is based on revenues from the oil sector which give Libya
one of the highest per capita GDP in Africa. The non-oil manufacturing
and construction sectors account for about 20 percent of GDP
and include the processing of agricultural products, the production
of petrochemicals, iron, steel, and aluminum. Due to limited
agricultural output and difficult climatic and soil conditions
Libya imports 75 percent of its food requirements. When Libyan
agents were accused of blowing up a Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie
in 1988, the United Nations imposed severe economic and travel
sanctions on the country, which were lifted only in 1999 when
the suspects were turned over to a Scottish court at the Hague.
The United States maintains unilateral economic and political
sanctions against Libya.
Al-Bawaba (http://albawaba.com/en/countries/Libya)
It is a major portal site that links a number of other websites on all the Arab countries. It contains up-to-date information on the political, business, social, cultural and religious aspects of a particular country. Just click on the name of the country for information in English and Arabic.
Arab Fund for Economic & Social Development (http://www.arabfund.org/)
Search for information on projects funded throughout the Arab world
Arab German Consulting (http://www.arab.de/arabinfo/libya.htm)
Major portal site on the Arab countries. Includes up-to-date information on the government, history, economy, education systems.
Arab Net (http://www.arab.net/libya/index.html )
It is a major Arab website that contains information on the government, history, geography, business, culture, transport, tourism of each country, and provides links to other relevant websites.
CIA -- The World Factbook (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ly.html)
An annual publication of the CIA, contains up-to-date information on all aspects of the political, social and military history of a particular country.
Country Reports about (http://www.countryreports.org/country.aspx?countryid=142&countryName=Libya)
Searching this site results in a list of recent documents from a number of web sites concerning media activities and press freedom in many countries.
Development Gateway Country Overview
(http://www.developmentgateway.org/cg/country-gateways/country.do?country=ly&iso3=LBY)
“The Development Gateway helps communities, organizations, and individuals build partnerships, share ideas, and work together to reduce poverty.” Search by development projects as well as by country to identify additional web sites and documents.
Encyclopedia.com (http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Libya.html)
From the Electronic Library, searching the Encyclopedia.com by country provides numerous narrative articles on its history, culture, politics.
Fares.net (http://www.fares.net)
Site includes a directory and a list of sites on a wide range of subjects including tourism, entertainment, culture, the media, news and business in English and Arabic. Search under the name of the country.
Infoplease (http://www.infoplease.com/)
Part of the electronic Learning Network, this homepage allows searches by country which yield articles in almanacs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, biographical works, etc. Additional reference links are provided as well.
Islamic Calendar Converter (http://www.rabiah.com/convert/)
This English language website not only converts the present Gregorian date, in common use in the West, to its modern Hijra equivalent (in common use in the Islamic World), it also provides a mechanism, based on software developed by Waleed A. Muhanna, to convert all past dates from Gregorian-Hijra or Hijra-Gregorian.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ( http://www.fao.org/countryProfiles/index.asp?lang=en&iso3=LBY)
Country profile and mapping information system for Libya.
Libya Business Directory (http://www.libyabusinessguide.com/main)
An important website that includes addresses and contact information not only for businesses in Libya but also for academic and research institutions, the media, the arts and entertainment.
Libya Directory (http://www.marweb.net/libya/)
This is an online directory and search engine with information of political, economic and social life in Libya.
Libya: Our Home ( http://www.libya-watanona.com/libya1/)
Provides information on travel, history, culture, and literature as well as important historical documents.
Libya Page (http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Country_Specific/Libya.html)
Website of the African Studies Department of the University of Pennsylvania that includes important online sites on the social, economic and political conditions in Libya.
Libya Profile (http://www.mbendi.co.za/land/af/lb/p0005.htm)
A regional website that includes information primarily about economic and business conditions in various countries of Africa including Libya.
Lonely Planet - Destinations (http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/libya)
Search by country to find information on travel, attractions, history, culture, and environment. of that location.
Middle
East – Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (http://www.carnegieendowment.org/programs/global/index.cfm?fa=proj&id=107&proj=zme)
The main feature of the Carnegie Arabic Web Portal is the Arabic-language version
of the Arab Reform Bulletin, an online monthly journal on the latest political
reform developments from Arab and Western perspectives. Also included are
Arabic translations of select Carnegie Papers, commentaries on the Middle
East and related subjects such as nuclear nonproliferation, as well as writings
originally published in Arabic.
Middle East Partnership Initiative ( http://www.medregion.mepi.state.gov/mepi_in_libya.html)
US Department of State Program that promotes democracy throughout the Middle East.
Middle East Policy Council ( http://www.mepc.org/resources_links/libya.asp)
A non-profit educational organization that covers cultural, economic, political aspects of Libya as well as many online newspapers.
OneWorld.net (http://us.oneworld.net/)
Searchable by country, regions and topics. Includes current headlines and special reports.
Princeton
University Library: Near Eastern Studies
Resources (http://www.princeton.edu/~nes/)
Princeton Library’s site dedicated to Near Eastern Studies provides not only invaluable information about Princeton’s programs and collections, but also extensive links to sites (libraries, universities, institutes, think tanks, directories, gateways, newspapers, etc.) around the world concerning all aspects of the discipline.
Theodora.com ( http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/libya/index.html)
Historical events as well as current information about the economy, government, and politics of Libya.
U.S. Department of State (http://www.state.gov/p/nea/ci/c2415.htm)
Numerous documents concerning diplomatic and international relations, travel advice and warnings relating to the countries of the world are available on the State Department’s official site by searching under a particular country’s name.
United Nations (http://www.un.org)
The official site of the United Nations provides articles, reports, etc. in several languages on all aspects of the initiatives and mission of that organization as well as on the contemporary life, culture, society, international relations, etc. of all the countries and peoples of the world.
United States. Agency for International Development. Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC) (http://dec.usaid.gov/)
“The purpose of the DEC is to strengthen USAID's development projects, activities, and programs by making ... development experience documents available to USAID offices and mission staff, PVO's, NGO's, universities and research institutions, developing countries, and the public worldwide.”
United States. Library of Congress Country Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/lytoc.html)
A series published by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Studies Handbook Program sponsored by the Department of the Army.
United States. Library of Congress. Virtual Reference Shelf (http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/virtualref.html)
The Library of Congress has mounted this useful site on its home page to give scholars and researchers access to common online sources which are excellent for initial stages of research. These online tools are organized by subject and format, e.g., "Almanacs and Fast Facts," "Directories," "Libraries," etc.
University of Texas Middle East Website (http://menic.utexas.edu/)
Excellent website on the government, politics, news and media, education and the social sciences in the Middle East.
World Desk Reference (http://dev.prenhall.com/divisions/hss/worldreference/LY/introduction.htmll)
Searchable by country, this is the online version of the handbook with more than 5000 illustrations and maps
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