Libya
State of Libya · ليبيا
Libya (LY, LBY) is a country in Northern Africa, with Tripoli as its capital. The currency is the Libyan Dinar (LYD, LYD). The international dialling code is +218 and the trunk prefix is 0; mobile numbers are written like 091-2345678. The time zone is Africa/Tripoli. Official language: Arabic.
CurrencyLYDLYD
Dial code+218e.g. 091-2345678
Time zoneTripoliUTC+02:00
LanguageArabic
CapitalTripoli
Population7.4M1.8M km²
Overview
- Official name
- State of Libya
- Native name
- ليبيا
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
- LY
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
- LBY
- ISO 3166-1 numeric
- 434
- IOC code
- LBA
- Demonym
- Libyan
- Capital
- Tripoli
- Region
- Africa › Northern Africa
- Status
- Independent, UN member
- Groups
- Northern Africa
- United Nations
- Internet domain
- .ly
- Coordinates
- 25, 17
- Area
- 1,759,540 km²
- Population
- 7,361,260
- GDP
- $122B ($16.6K per person)
- Literacy
- 89.5%
- Landlocked
- No
Currency
Libyan Dinar LYD
- Symbol
- LYD
- Minor units
- 3 decimals
- Example
- 1.234,500 د.ل.
Languages
| Language | Status | Share of population | Writing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic ar | Official | 74% (5.4M) |
Time zones
| Time zone | Local time | Standard | Daylight saving | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa/Tripoli | UTC+02:00 | none | Eastern European Standard Time |
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +218
- Dial-out prefix
- 00
- Trunk prefix
- 0
- National number length
- 9 digits
- Emergency number
- 190 pattern 19[013]
Number types
| Type | National format | International format | Layout | Digits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed line | 021-2345678 | +218 21 2345678 | XXX-XXXXXXX | 9 |
| Mobile | 091-2345678 | +218 91 2345678 | XXX-XXXXXXX | 9 |
Show the 1 formatting rules
| Digits pattern | Leading digits | Format | International |
|---|---|---|---|
(\d{2})(\d{7}) | [2-9] | $1-$2 | $1-$2 |
Address and postal code
No address data.
Calendar, units and conventions
- First day of the week
- Saturday
- Weekend
- Friday to Saturday
- First week of the year
- Contains at least 1 day of the new year
- Hour cycle
- 12-hour (1–12), also hB, hb, H
- Calendars
- gregorian, islamic, islamic-civil, islamic-tbla
- Measurement system
- Metric
- Temperature
- Celsius
- Paper size
- A4
- Locales
Number and date formats
As written by the Arabic (Libya) locale (ar-LY), amounts in LYD.
- Number
- 1.234.567,891
- Percent
- 45,7%
- Currency (LYD)
- 1.234.567,891 د.ل.
- Accounting
- (1.234.567,891 د.ل.)
- Currency, name
- 1.234.567,891 دينار ليبي
- Compact short
- 1,2 مليون
- Compact long
- 1,2 مليون
- Scientific
- 1,235E6
- Speed
- 88 كيلومتر في الساعة
- Temperature
- 21,5°م
- Date, full
- الجمعة، 27 مارس 2026
- Date, long
- 27 مارس 2026
- Date, medium
- 27/03/2026
- Date, short
- 27/3/2026
- Time, medium
- 3:04:05 م
- Time, short
- 3:04 م
- Date and time
- 27/03/2026، 3:04 م
- Month and year
- مارس 2026
- Weekday
- الجمعة
- Relative time
- أمس · خلال 3 أيام · قبل ساعتين
- List: and
- A وB وC
- List: or
- A أو B أو C