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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
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|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
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|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
|time_zone = EET
|utc_offset = +2
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[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
[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



Revision as of 04:22, 24 December 2006

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

Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
[1]
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 #NA
 - Compulsory Age #NA
 - Pop. in School Age ~#NA
 - Pop. in School ~#NA
GDP (PPP) 2005 est. USD 68 billion
 - Per capita USD 11,800
GDP (nominal) 2005 est. USD 31 billion
 - Per capita USD #NA
HDI  (2003) 0.798 (medium)
Gini Index  ({{{Gini_year}}}) {{{Gini_index}}}
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
Internet TLD .ly
Calling code +218
More statistics...

NY Times article on OLPC and Libya 2006 10 12

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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