OLPC Libya

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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
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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  (#NA) #NA
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
Internet TLD .ly
Calling code +218
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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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