STATISTICS: LIBYA


Meaning of STATISTICS: LIBYA in English

Libya Official name: Al-Jamahiriyah al-'Arabiyah al-Libiyah ash-Sha'biyah al-Ishtirakiyah (Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya). Form of government: socialist state with one policy-making body (General People's Congress ). Chief of state: Muammar al-Qaddafi (de facto){1}; Secretary of General People's Congress (de jure). Head of government: Secretary of the General People's Committee (prime minister). Capital: Tripoli{2}. Official language: Arabic. Official religion: Islam. Monetary unit: 1 Libyan dinar (LD) = 1,000 dirhams; valuation{3} (Sept. 25, 1998) 1 Libyan dinar = U.S.$2.59 = 1.52. Demography Population (1998): 5,691,000. Density (1998): persons per sq mi 8.4, persons per sq km 3.2. Urban-rural (1995): urban 86.0%; rural 14.0%. Sex distribution (1996): male 50.98%; female 49.02%. Age breakdown (1995): under 15, 45.4%; 15-29, 26.4%; 30-44, 14.7%; 45-59, 9.1%; 60-74, 3.7%; 75 and over, 0.6%. Population projection: (2000) 6,122,000; (2010) 8,708,000. Doubling time: 19 years. Ethnic composition (1995): Libyan Arab and Berber 79%; other 21% (mostly Egyptians, Sudanese, and Chadians). Religious affiliation (1995): Sunni Muslim 97.0%; other 3.0%. Major cities (1995): Tripoli 1,682,000{4}; Banghazi 804,000{4}; Misratah 121,700{5}; Az-Zawiyah 89,338{5}. Vital statistics Birth rate per 1,000 population (1996): 44.4 (world avg. 25.0). Death rate per 1,000 population (1996): 7.7 (world avg. 9.3). Natural increase rate per 1,000 population (1996): 36.7 (world avg. 15.7). Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman; 1996): 6.3. Marriage rate per 1,000 population (1991): 5.1{6}. Divorce rate per 1,000 population (1988): 0.6{6}. Life expectancy at birth (1995): male 62.1 years; female 66.6 years. Major causes of death per 100,000 population: n.a.; however, the main causes of hospital mortality in 1987 were injuries and poisoning 15.5%, diseases of the circulatory system 11.6%, conditions originating in the perinatal period 11.4%, diseases of the respiratory system 7.0%, neoplasms (cancers) 4.4%. National economy Budget (1991-92). Revenue: LD 2,655,000,000 (1990-91; current revenue 55.7%, of which oil revenues 17.7%, income taxes 13.7%, customs duties 9.7%, stamp duties 2.4%; capital revenue 44.3%). Expenditures: LD 2,846,000,000 (1990-91; current expenditures 55.7%, of which municipalities 39.4%, education and scientific research 4.3%, health 2.7%; capital expenditures 44.3%, of which agriculture and land reclamation 13.6%, industry 5.3%). Production (metric tons except as noted). Agriculture, forestry, fishing (1997): watermelons 179,000, wheat 168,000, barley 150,000, tomatoes 134,000, potatoes 130,000, oranges 79,000, onions 74,500, dates 67,000, olives 55,000, almonds 29,000; livestock (number of live animals) 4,400,000 sheep, 800,000 goats, 129,000 camels, 100,000 cattle, 16,600,000 chickens; roundwood (1995) 660,000 cu m; fish catch (1994) 8,800. Mining and quarrying (1996): lime 260,000{7}; salt 30,000; gypsum 4,000. Manufacturing (1993): distillate fuel 4,470,000; cement 2,300,000{7}; gasoline 1,995,000; jet fuel 1,664,000; crude steel 920,000; fertilizer 347,000{7}. Construction (gross value in LD; 1982): residential 127,051,000; nonresidential 200,877,000. Energy production (consumption): electricity (kW-hr; 1994) 17,800,000,000 (17,800,000,000); coal (metric tons; 1994) none (5,000); crude petroleum (barrels; 1996) 525,600,000 ( 112,725,000); petroleum products (metric tons; 1994) 13,260,000 (7,480,000); natural gas (cu m; 1996) 6,200,000,000 ( 4,910,000,000). Population economically active (1993): total 1,192,000; activity rate of total population 23.6% (participation rates: ages 10 and over, 35.2%; female 9.8%; unemployed, n.a.). Public debt (long-term debt; 1992): U.S.$2,592,000,000. Gross domestic product (1994): U.S.$32,900,000,000 (U.S.$6,510 per capita). Household income and expenditure. Average household size (1980) 5.1; income per household: n.a.; sources of income: n.a.; expenditure (1977): food 37.2%, housing and energy 32.2%, transportation 9.4%, education and recreation 8.5%, clothing 6.9%, health care 3.3%. Land use (1994): forested 0.5%; meadows and pastures 7.6%; agricultural and under permanent cultivation 1.2%; desert and built-up areas 90.7%. Tourism (1994): receipts U.S.$7,000,000; expenditures U.S.$210,000,000. Foreign trade{8}{9} Imports (1996): U.S.$5,137,000,000 (1991; manufactured goods 78.3%, agricultural goods 20.3%). Major import sources: Italy 21.7%; Germany 13.9%; U.K. 8.4%; France 6.8%; Turkey 5.6%; Tunisia 4.2%; Spain 3.7%. Exports (1996): U.S.$10,033,000,000 (1991; crude petroleum 99.8%). Major export destinations: Italy 41.0%; Germany 18.0%; Spain 10.0%; Turkey 4.1%; France 4.1%; Switzerland 3.0%; The Sudan 2.3%. Transport Transport. Railroads: none. Roads (1995): total length 81,600 km (paved 56%). Vehicles (1995): passenger cars 904,000; trucks and buses 322,000. Merchant marine (1992): vessels (100 gross tons and over) 150; total deadweight tonnage 1,223,589. Air transport (1996){10}: passenger-km 412,353,000; metric ton-km cargo 284,000; airports with scheduled flights: n.a. Education and health Educational attainment (1984). Percentage of population age 25 and over having: no formal schooling (illiterate) 59.7%; incomplete primary education 15.4%; complete primary 8.5%; some secondary 5.2%; secondary 8.5%; higher 2.7%. Literacy (1995): percentage of total population age 15 and over literate 76.2%; males literate 87.9%; females literate 63.0%. Health: physicians (1989-91) 4,749 (1 per 948 persons); hospital beds (1990) 18,503{11} (1 per 246 persons); infant mortality rate (1995) 61.4. Food (1995): daily per capita caloric intake 3,126 (vegetable products 90%, animal products 10%); 132% of FAO recommended minimum requirement. Military Total active duty personnel (1997): 65,000 (army 53.8%, navy 12.3%, air force 33.9%). Military expenditure as percentage of GNP (1995): 6.0% (world 2.8%); per capita expenditure U.S.$381. {1} No formal titled office exists. {2} Policy-making body (General People's Congress) meets in Surt. {3} Official exchange rate. {4} Urban area. {5} 1988. {6} Registered events; incomplete to some degree. {7} 1994. {8} Dollar values based on IMF Direction of Trade Statistics (DOTS), which are compiled from available reports of trading partners (not the subject country's reports) and may, thus, be substantially incomplete. {9} Import figures are f.o.b. {10} Jamahiriya Libyan Arab Airlines. {11} Includes beds in clinics.

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