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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."