Libya

In Greek mythology, Libya was a daughter of Memphis and Epaphus. Poseidon loved her. The country, Libya, described below, was named after her.

Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (al-Jamāhīrīyah al-’Arabīya al-Lībīyah ash-Sha^cbīyah al-Ishtirākīyah) is a Muslim country in North Africa. Its capital is Tripoli. Note that in ancient Greece, the word Libya is used in a broader meaning, encompassing all of Africa. The three traditional parts of the country are Tripolitania[?], Fessan[?] and the Cyrenaica.

 History of Libya

• Geography of Libya
• Demographics of Libya
• Politics of Libya
• Economy of Libya
• Communications in Libya
• Transportation in Libya
• Military of Libya
• Foreign relations of Libya
• Libya's wars against other Arab states are discussed in the entry on the Middle_East_conflict.

From the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the U.S. Department of State website. Incompletely Wikified.