Libya: flag, capital & map
Get to know Libya, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Tripoli
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Northern Africa
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 7,458,555
- Area
- 1,759,540 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- Arabic
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Libyan Dinar (LYD)
Libya is a country in Northern Africa. Its capital is Tripoli.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Libya
The flag of Libya is composed of three horizontal bands of red, black and green, with the black band twice the height of the other two bands. At the center of the black band is a fly-side facing white crescent and a five-pointed white star placed just outside the crescent opening.
Where it is
Libya is grouped in Northern Africa, within Roam’s Africa region. Its land-border list includes 6 countries in this atlas: Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
Libya has a recorded area of 1,759,540 square kilometres. Among the 6 countries assigned to Northern Africa in this dataset, it ranks 3 by area, from largest to smallest. Sudan is immediately above it in that ordering, at 1,886,068 km². Egypt is immediately below it, at 1,002,450 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 7,458,555 people for Libya in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 4 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are Arabic. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Libyan Dinar (LYD). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
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What is the capital of Libya?
Reveal answer
Tripoli. Libya is a country in Northern Africa. Its capital is Tripoli.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Libya?
Reveal answer
The flag of Libya is composed of three horizontal bands of red, black and green, with the black band twice the height of the other two bands. At the center of the black band is a fly-side facing white crescent and a five-pointed white star placed just outside the crescent opening.
Which land neighbours of Libya are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Sudan, and Tunisia. The source classifies Libya as not landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Libya?
Reveal answer
Arabic. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Libya.
Which currency codes are listed for Libya?
Reveal answer
Libyan Dinar (LYD). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
Try it from memory
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