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Transportation of Libya

Airports:141 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways:total: 60
over 3,047 m: 23
2,438 to 3,047 m: 6
1,524 to 2,437 m: 23
914 to 1,523 m: 6
under 914 m: 2 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways:total: 81
over 3,047 m: 5
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 15
914 to 1,523 m: 41
under 914 m: 18 (2006)
Heliports:2 (2006)
Pipelines:condensate 882 km; gas 3,481 km; oil 6,916 km (2006)
Railways:0 km
note: Libya is working on seven lines totaling 2,757 km of 1.435-m gauge track; it hopes to have trains running by 2008 (2006)
Roadways:total: 83,200 km
paved: 47,590 km
unpaved: 35,610 km (1999)
Merchant marine:total: 18 ships (1000 GRT or over) 86,034 GRT/89,820 DWT
by type: cargo 10, liquefied gas 3, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 2
foreign-owned: 4 (Kuwait 1, Norway 1, Turkey 2) (2006)
Ports and terminals:As Sidrah, Az Zuwaytinah, Marsa al Burayqah, Ra's Lanuf, Tripoli, Zawiyah

Libya Quickstats

  • Population: 6,036,914
  • Area: 1,759,540 sq km
  • Density: 3.2 /km² (218th)
  • GDP (total): $74.97 billion (67th)
  • GDP (per capita): $12,700 (58th)
  • Literacy: 82.6%

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  • Currency: Dinar (LYD)
  • Dial code: +218

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  • Usage: 205,000
  • Penetration: 3.3 %
  • Top Domain: .ly

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
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  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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