Libya

About Libya

Libya spans a huge stretch of North Africa, where a narrow Mediterranean coastline quickly gives way to the vast emptiness of the Sahara. The capital, Tripoli, has been a port since Phoenician times, and spectacular Roman ruins at Leptis Magna and Sabratha line the shore. Inland, oasis towns and dramatic desert landscapes punctuate a territory that is overwhelmingly sand, gravel, and rock.

• ·More than 90 percent of Libya is desert, and the country has no permanent natural rivers.
• ·From 1977 to 2011 Libya flew a plain green banner, the only single-colored national flag with no design in modern history.
• ·A 1922 temperature reading of 58 degrees Celsius near Tripoli was billed for 90 years as the world's hottest until meteorologists invalidated it in 2012.

Mastery

1. Capital
2. Flag
3. Shape
4. Drop
5. Borders
6. Population
7. Landmark

Neighbours

• Algeria
• Egypt
• Niger
• Sudan
• Chad
• Tunisia