Libia En Crisis

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Libya in crisis
A look at Libya, its people and its economy
Population: 6.5 million (World rank: 101) Age structure: 65+ years: 4.4% 0-14years: 33%

Libya’s people

Benghazi: Where the protests first erupted Tripoli TUNISIA
Misrata

15-64 years: 62.6%

Life expectancy at birth: 77.5 years (WR: 57) Fertility rate: 3.01 childrenborn/woman School life expectancy: (primary to tertiary education) 16 years for males, 17 for females Unemployment rate: 30% Population below poverty line: 33% Ethnic groups: Berber: 97%
(Indigenouspeople of North Africa) and Arab (includes Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians, and Tunisians)

Ras Lanuf oil refinery: Reportedly closed due to protests

Al-BaydaDarnah

Clashes Oil/Gasfields Oil/Gas fields Oilpipelines Oil pipelines Gaspipelines Gas pipelines Refinery Refinery Tankerterminal Tanker terminal
Tobruk

LIBYA

Ajdabiya

33%
Area:

ofLibya’s population lives in poverty

200km 125 miles

1,759,540 sq km
— slightly larger than Alaska (world rank: 17th)

EGYPT

Other: 3% Religions: Sunni Muslim: 97%

Literacy rate:

83%
ALGERIAis desert or semidesert

90%

Trade with Canada
Exports to Libya: (includes aircraft, machinery, medical and technical instrumentation and iron and steel articles) 2006: $67 million 2007:$195 million Imports from Libya: 2006: 67 million 2007 $0

Other: 3%

Libya’s oil
Production: of oil per day. 17th largest producer in the world 3rd largest producer in Africa Domestic oilonsumption: 270,000 barrels a day Oil reserves:

of the population is urban

78%

Crude oil (contribute accounts for 95% of export earnings and 80% of government revenue), refined petroleum products,natural gas Export partners: Italy 37.65%, Germany 10.11%, France 8.44%, Spain 7.94%, Switzerland 5.93%, US 5.27%

Exports $44.89 billion (WR: 58)

1.6 million barrels

Oil exports
U.S.: 5%...