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== News == |
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Revision as of 14:34, 13 October 2007
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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."
| 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... | |
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Libya 2007
The OLPC program has been around since 2005 the first big orders of Laptops is due to be shipped with in the next year or sooner! There is not alot of news lately about Libya and the OLPC program in the news. But I am sure everyone will be pleased when the laptops arrive! --Bakersdz 19:25, 14 February 2007 (EST)