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Africa · Has a coastline
Libya
Libya is a country in Africa with 6 land neighbours — 6 countries in Africa have more. Its capital is Tripoli.
- Capital
- Tripoli
- Population
- 7.5 million
- Area
- 1,759,540 km²
- Land borders
- 6
- Currency
- Libyan dinar (LYD)
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Countries that border Libya
6 land neighbours: Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Sudan and Tunisia. Each one has a page of its own.
Why this one is hard
6 neighbours to keep in the right order.
6 countries in Africa have more than its 6 land borders; it is the same as Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, Cameroon, Algeria, Ethiopia, Guinea, Mozambique, South Sudan, Chad and South Africa. Of the 15 possible pairings among them, 5 are themselves borders, which is what turns a list into a knot. Niger and Sudan are joint most connected of them, with 7 land borders each. All of them are on the Africa map with Libya, and on the world map with everyone else.
6
land borders — 6 countries in Africa have more
5
pairs of its neighbours that border each other
7
borders on Niger and Sudan — joint most-connected of its neighbours
54
countries on the Africa map
The capital
Tripoli
In Capital Rush you see Libya and four capitals; this is the right one. It comes up on the Africa map and the world map: twice the chances to get it wrong.
The flag
Flag Blitz shows this flag and four countries. Libya is the right one.
- ISO code
- LY
- Currency
- Libyan dinar (LYD)
- Official language
- Arabic
- Quiz maps
- Africa · World
Libya, asked and answered
What countries border Libya?
Libya has 6 land neighbours: Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Sudan and Tunisia.
What is the capital of Libya?
Tripoli. It is the answer the Africa Capitals Quiz wants when Libya comes up, and the World Capitals Quiz with it.
What continent is Libya in?
Africa. It is one of 54 countries on that map, and one of 195 on the world map.
Where can I practise finding Libya on a map?
On the Africa Map Quiz — a blank map of Africa, ten countries to find, no labels. Libya is in the pool, along with all 6 of its neighbours.
Can you find Libya on a blank map?
Its 6 neighbours are on the same map. Ten countries a round, picked at random: keep playing until it comes up. No sign-up.
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