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Inside Story - Libya: How to end the political crisis?
Political woes deepen in oil-rich country after interim prime minister resigns over security reasons. Mike Hanna speaks to Anas El Gomati, director of the Tr...
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Not to be confused with crab genus Lybia. State of Libya (Arabic) Dawlat Libya (Berber) Tamurt n Libya Anthem: Location of Libya(dark blue)
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Libya (Arabic: Lby, Amazigh language: Libya), officially the State of Libya,[5][6] is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west. The three traditional parts of the country are Tripolitania, Fezzan and Cyrenaica. With an area of almost 1.8million square kilometres (700,000sqmi), Libya is the 17th largest country in the world.[7]
The largest city and capital, Tripoli, is home to 1.7 million of Libya's 6.4 million people. In 2009 Libya had the highest HDI in Africa and the fifth highest GDP (PPP) per capita in Africa, behind Equatorial Guinea, Seychelles, Gabon, and Botswana. Libya has the 10th-largest proven oil reserves of any country in the world and the 17th-highest petroleum production.[8]
A civil war and NATO-led military intervention in 2011 resulted in the ousting and death of the country's former leader, Muammar Gaddafi, and the collapse of his 42-year "First of September 'Al Fateh' Revolution" and 34-year-old Jamahiriya state. As a result, Libya is currently undergoing political reconstruction, and is governed under an interim constitution drawn up by the National Transitional Council (NTC).[9][10]Elections to a General National Congress were held on 7 July 2012, and the NTC handed power to the newly elected assembly on 8 August.[11] The assembly has the responsibility of forming a constituent assembly to draft a permanent constitution for Libya, which will then be put to a referendum.[12]
The name Libya (i// or //; Arabic: Lb(i)y [lib(i)j]( listen); Libyan Arabic: [libj]) was introduced in 1934 for Italian Libya, after the historical name for Northwest Africa, from the ancient Greek (Lib).[13] The name was based on earlier use in 1903 by Italian geographer Federico Minutilli.[14]
Libya gained independence in 1951 as the United Libyan Kingdom (Arabic: al-Mamlakah al-Lbiyyah al-Muttaidah), changing its name to the Kingdom of Libya (Arabic: al-Mamlakah al-Lbiyyah) in 1963.[15] Following a coup d'tat led by Muammar Gaddafi in 1969, the name of the state was changed to the Libyan Arab Republic (Arabic: al-Jumhriyyah al-Arabiyyah al-Lbiyyah). The official name was "Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya" from 1977 to 1986, and "Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya"[16] (Arabic: [17] al-Jamhriyyah al-Arabiyyah al-Lbiyyah ash-Shabiyyah al-Ishtirkiyyah al-Um listen(helpinfo)) from 1986 to 2011.
The National Transitional Council, established in 2011, referred to the state as simply "Libya". The UN formally recognized the country as "Libya" in September 2011,[18] based on a request from the Permanent Mission of Libya citing the Libyan interim Constitutional Declaration of 3 August 2011. In November 2011, the ISO 3166-1 was altered to reflect the new country name "Libya" in English, "Libye (la)" in French.[19]
The current name, "State of Libya" (Arabic: Dawlat Libya), was adopted unanimously by the General National Congress in January 2013.[5]
The coastal plain of Libya was inhabited by Neolithic peoples from as early as 8000 BC. The Afro-Asiatic ancestors of the Berber people are assumed to have spread into the area by the Late Bronze Age. The earliest known name of such a tribe is that of the Garamantes, who were based in Germa. The Phoenicians were the first to establish trading posts in Libya.[20] By the 5th century BC, the greatest of the Phoenician colonies, Carthage, had extended its hegemony across much of North Africa, where a distinctive civilization, known as Punic, came into being.
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Libya's interim Prime Min Abdullah al-Thinni says he will resign, becoming the second leader to step down from post in two months.MORE
Libyan rebels occupying four eastern oil ports agree with government to gradually end their eight-month-old petroleum blockade; agreement allows some ports to reopen immediately while others will resume functions within four weeks.MORE
Mike Morell, former Central Intelligence Agency deputy director, testifies before House Intelligence Committee that he was not pressured to edit the widely discredited talking points on the 2012 Benghazi, Libya, attack in effort to protest Pres Obama and former Sec of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.MORE
United States Navy commandos seize renegade tanker carrying illicit Libyan oil in the Mediterranean southeast of Cyprus, thwarting a breakaway militias attempt to sell oil on the black market; operation saves Libya's fragile transitional government from a potentially catastrophic loss of control over its vast oil reserves.MORE
North Korea denies any responsibility for oil tanker that loaded crude from rebel-held port in Libya and eluded attempts to seize it; says while vessel carried North Korean flag it is linked to Egyptian company.MORE
Libyas transitional Parliament votes to remove Prime Min Ali Zeidan as his government concedes that it cannot stop a tanker from leaving with an illicit shipment of Libyan oil; ouster underscores danger of loss of control over countrys petroleum, lifeblood of its economy.MORE
Political killings continue to plague Libya in aftermath of 2011 revolution that ousted Col Muammar el-Qadaffi from power, with over 1,200 people killed nationwide in two years; political divisions within elected General National Congress have left it unstable and powerless to bring order.MORE
Oil experts wonder where Morning Glory, tanker that reportedly left port in Libya with cargo of highest quality oil in the world, went; transitional government officials say the tanker was seized, but militia group that controls the port says tanker sailed away.MORE
Militia group controlled by Ibrahim Jathran, which has blockaded Libyas main oil ports for more than six months, begins to sell oil for its own accounts even as Prime Min Ali Zeidan repeatedly threatens force; first unauthorized export of oil--lifeblood of Libya's government and economy--offers hint that its weak transitional government may be at risk of coming apart at the seams.MORE
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More information about Libya is available on the Libya Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.
U.S.-LIBYA RELATIONS
The United States established diplomatic relations with Libya in 1951. In 1969, the army overthrew the king, and coup leader Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi became de facto head of state. Qadhafi tried to brutally suppress an uprising against his dictatorship in 2011. Under the auspices of a UN Security Council resolution, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France launched military action to protect Libyan civilians. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization continued these efforts as "Operation Unified Protector." Qadhafi was killed during the conflict.
Libya faces the challenges of building democratic institutions, protecting the universal rights of all Libyans, promoting accountable and honest government, rebuilding its economy, and establishing security throughout the country. On September 11-12, 2012, armed extremists attacked the U.S. facilities in Benghazi, killing four U.S, government personnel, including Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens. The United States continues to have a strategic interest in a stable and prosperous Libya, and following the attacks in Benghazi, U.S. officials at the highest levels reaffirmed their support for a peaceful, democratic transition in Libya,in cooperation with the UN and other international partners.
U.S. Assistance to Libya
Recognizing Libya's own substantial resources, the United States is committed to providing targeted assistance that advances primary U.S. goals: transparent, strong and accountable security sector institutions in Libya that protect the civilian population; effectively patrol the countrys vast borders; contribute to regional stability; and wrest control of weapons and vast swaths of land from extragovernmental militias. The United States also supports the creation of a democratic Libya that is secure, peaceful, prosperous, and an active member of the international community. A fact sheet on U.S. assistance to Libya can be found here.
Bilateral Economic Relations
Oil revenues constitute Libya's principal source of foreign exchange. In 2011, the U.S. imposed sanctions on the Qadhafi regime following the outbreak of violence against civilians. Most U.S. and UN sanctions against Libyan institutions were lifted at the request of the new Libyan government. Many U.S. companies, particularly in the oil sector, have resumed their operations in Libya. The United States also has signed a trade and investment framework agreement with the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, of which Libya is a member.
Libya's Membership in International Organizations
Libya and the United States belong to a number of the same international organizations, including the United Nations, International Monetary Fund, and World Bank. Libya is an observer to the World Trade Organization.
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