Libya

:This article is about Libya, the country in North Africa. For the mythical character of the same name see: Libya (mythology).

Geography

Main article: Geography of Libya

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Location: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia

Related Topics:
Northern Africa - Mediterranean Sea - Egypt - Tunisia

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Climate: Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior

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Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, gypsum

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Geographic regions: Cyrenaica, Tripolitania, and Fezzan.

Related Topics:
Cyrenaica - Tripolitania - Fezzan

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Natural hazards: hot, dry, dust-laden sirocco (known in Libya as the ghibli) is a southern wind lasting one to four days in spring and fall; dust storms, sandstorms.

Related Topics:
Sirocco - Dust storms - Sandstorms

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The Great Manmade River project is a large engineering project Libya has undertaken to supply water to the Sahara desert.

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