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OFFICIAL TITLE |
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Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
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LEADER OF THE FIRST SEPTEMBER REVOLUTION |
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Col Mu’ammar Al-Gaddafi |
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AREA |
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1,759,540 square kilometres |
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POPULATION |
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5,900,754 |
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MAIN CITIES |
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Tripoli (capital), Benghazi, Misurata, Zavia, Sebha, Sirt, Derna, Tubruk |
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LANGUAGE |
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Arabic (official), Italian & English widely understood in major cities. |
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BUSINESS HOURS |
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Government Offices
Winter: 0730-1430 Sat to Thurs
Summer: 0700-1400 Sat to Thurs
Private Companies
0800-1230 and 1400-1730 Sat to Thurs
Banks
0800-1430 Sun, Mon, Tue, Thurs
0800-1230, 1600-1730 Sat, Wed
All offices and banks are closed on Fridays. |
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LOCAL TIME |
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GMT + 2 hours |
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VISA REQUIREMENTS |
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Required by all except nationals of Algeria, Malta and Mauritania. Business visitors should be sponsored by a Libyan company. All travellers will be refused entry if they do not possess at least US$500 or equivalent. Visa applications must be accompanied by an Arabic translation of the first two pages of the passport. Holders of passports containing an Israeli visa will be refused entry. |
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HEALTH REQUIREMENTS |
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A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required for travellers coming from infected areas. Precautions should be taken against cholera, typhoid and polio. |
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CUSTOM REGULATIONS |
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200 cigarettes or 25 cigars or 250g tobacco. Import of alcohol and food is prohibited. Goods either made in Israel or manufactured by companies that do business with Israel are prohibited. |
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CURRENCY |
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1 Libyan Dinar (LYD) = 1,000 dirhams |
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EXCHANGE RATE |
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US$1 = LD1.344 (June 2006) |
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CURRENCY REGULATIONS |
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No restriction on the import of foreign currency providing it is declared on entry; export is limited to the amount declared on import.
Import and export of local currency is prohibited.
Visitors are advised to check in advance with credit card companies to ascertain card acceptability in Libya. |
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CENTRAL BANK |
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Central Bank of Libya
PO Box 1103, Tripoli
Tel: 3333591, Fax: 4441488 |
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE |
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General Union of Chambers of Commerce
P. O. Box 12556, 26 Bandong St., Tripoli
Tel: 4441613, Fax: 3340155
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