Libya
Africa · Northern Africa
Key facts
- Capital
- Tripoli
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Northern Africa
- Population (2025)
- 7.5 million (7,458,555) · rank 104 of 193
- Area (2023)
- 1,759,540 km² · rank 16 of 193
- People per km²
- 4.2 (calculated from the two figures above)
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (2025, 2023), CC BY 4.0. data.worldbank.org
Test yourself
The first question is always Libya, then four more countries of the same region.
Unfolding the map…
Neighbours on the map
Countries whose outline shares a border with Libya in the map data: 6.
- Algeria capitals 1,020 km apart
- Chad capitals 2,320 km apart
- Egypt capitals 1,740 km apart
- Niger capitals 2,430 km apart
- Sudan capitals 2,740 km apart
- Tunisia capitals 510 km apart
Based on the Natural Earth 1:110m outlines. The 29 states drawn as dots are not counted as neighbours.
The flag
Flags with a similar colour layout, used as wrong options on Hard: Vanuatu, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Angola.
In the quizzes
The levels on which Libya is asked in each selection:
| Selection | Map | Flag | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| World | Easy · Medium · Hard | Medium · Hard | Medium · Hard |
| Africa | Easy · Medium | Easy · Medium · Hard | Easy · Medium · Hard |
| Giants by area | Hard | Hard | Hard |
In four languages
| Country | Capital | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Libya | Tripoli |
| Italiano | Libia | Tripoli |
| Magyar | Líbia | Tripoli |
| Suomi | Libya | Tripoli |