Regional Information-
Capital CityTripoli
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Regional RelationshipsLibya has claimed more than 32,000 sq km in southeastern Algeria and about 25,000 sq km in the Tommo region of Niger in a currently dormant dispute; various Chadian rebels from the Aozou region reside in southern Libya
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Environmental: Goals/Challenges/Agreements
Challenges
Desertification; very limited natural fresh water resources; the Great Manmade River Project, the largest water development scheme in the world, is being built to bring water from large aquifers under the Sahara to coastal cities
International Agreements
Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea
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Humanitarian Projects -
Native Languages Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood in the major cities
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Climate Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior
