Libya

Chairman of the National Transitional Council: Mustafa Abdul Jalil (2011)

Head of Executive Board of the National Transitional Council (prime minister): Mahmoud Jibril (2011)

Total area: 679,358 sq mi (1,759,540 sq km)

Population (2010 est.): 6,461,454 (growth rate: 2.1%); birth rate: 24.5/1000; infant mortality rate: 20.1/1000; life expectancy: 77.4; density per sq km: 3

Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Tripoli, 2,357,800 (metro. area), 1,269,700 (city proper)

Other large city: Benghazi, 734,900

Monetary unit: Libyan dinar