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Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Flags

Flag Colors and Description

Libya's flag is plain green, with green being the traditional color of Islam (the state religion).

People

Population: 5900754 (July 2006 estimate)

Population Growth Rate: 2.3% (2006 estimate)

Spoken Languages: Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood in the major cities

Government

Government Type: Jamahiriya (a state of the masses) in theory, governed by the populace through local councils; in fact, a military dictatorship

Capital: Tripoli

Economics

GDP (Gross Domestic Product): $74.97 billion (2006 estimate)

GDP per capita: $12,700 (2006 estimate)