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|native_name = لجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الاشتراكية العظمى‎<br>Al-Jamāhīriyyah al-`Arabiyyah al-Lībiyyah aš-Ša`biyyah al-Ištirākiyyah al-`Udhmā
|common_name = Libya
|image_map = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:LocationLibya.png]
|conventional_long_name = Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
|capital = Tripoli
|official_languages = [[Arabic language|Arabic]]
|area = 1,759,540
|population_estimate_year = 2005
|population_estimate = 5,765,563
|population_census_year = 2006
|population_census = 5,673,000
|population_density = 3.2
|population_literacy = 82.6
|mandatory_school_years = #NA
|mandatory_school_age = #NA
|population_in_mandatory_age = ~#NA
|population_in_mandatory_school = ~#NA
|GDP_PPP_year = 2005
|GDP_PPP = USD 68 billion
|GDP_PPP_per_capita = USD 11,800
|GDP_nominal_year = 2005
|GDP_nominal = USD 31 billion
|GDP_nominal_per_capita = USD #NA
|HDI_year = 2003
|HDI = 0.798
|HDI_category = medium
|Gini_year = #NA <!-- 2001 - value from [[OLPC Country Statistics]] -->
|Gini_index = #NA <!-- 52.2 - value from [[OLPC Country Statistics]] -->
|time_zone = EET
|utc_offset = +2
|cctld = .ly
|calling_code = 218
}}


== News ==
[http://news.com.com/A+laptop+for+every+Libyan+schoolchild/2100-1044_3-6124650.html NY Times article on OLPC and Libya] 2006 10 12

[2006-12-10] [http://news.com.com/A+laptop+for+every+Libyan+schoolchild/2100-1044_3-6124650.html NY Times article on OLPC and Libya]


Markoff was wrong. It's not a contract, it's a [http://laptop.media.mit.edu/laptopnews.nsf/2e76a5a80bc36cbf85256cd700545fa5/2cc25a58f0d1a6e8852572070033befc?OpenDocument Memorandum of Understanding] (MOU). Great news, nonetheless.
Markoff was wrong. It's not a contract, it's a [http://laptop.media.mit.edu/laptopnews.nsf/2e76a5a80bc36cbf85256cd700545fa5/2cc25a58f0d1a6e8852572070033befc?OpenDocument Memorandum of Understanding] (MOU). Great news, nonetheless.

Revision as of 03:53, 27 January 2007

الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الإشتراكية العظمى‎
Al-Jamāhīriyyah al-`Arabiyyah al-Lībiyyah aš-Ša`biyyah al-Ištirākiyyah al-`Udhmā

Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/LocationLibya.png
Capital Tripoli
Official languages Arabic
Area 1,759,540 km²
Population
 - 2005 estimate 5,765,563
 - 2006 census 5,673,000
 - Density 3.2/km²
Education
 - Literacy (%) 82.6
 - Compulsory Years
 - Compulsory Age
 - Pop. in School Age
 - Pop. in School
GDP (PPP) 2005 est. USD 68 billion
 - Per capita USD 11,800
GDP (nominal) 2005 est. USD 31 billion
 - Per capita
HDI  (2003) 0.798 (medium)
Gini Index  ()
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
Internet TLD .ly
Calling code +218
More statistics...

News

[2006-12-10] NY Times article on OLPC and Libya

Markoff was wrong. It's not a contract, it's a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Great news, nonetheless.

"The newly formed OLPC4Libya committee...was presented with the outline of a comprehensive plan to distribute the laptops, create connectivity and server infrastructure, and prepare teachers and students."

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