Libya

Country in Northern Africa

Libya is a country in Northern Africa, with its capital in Tripoli. About 7.5 million people live there (2025), making it the 104th most populous of the 195 countries. At 1,759,540 km², it is the 16th largest country by area. It borders Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Sudan and Tunisia.

Libya at a glance

Capital: Tripoli
Population (2025): 7.5 million
Area: 1,759,540 km²
Density: 4 per km²
Official language: Arabic
Currency: Libyan dinar
People: Libyan
Calling code: +218
Internet domain: .ly
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Libya?

How Libya compares

Population rank

104th of 195

35th of 54 in Africa

Size rank

16th of 195

4th of 54 in Africa

Crowding

4 per km²

More crowded than 4% of countries

Similar in size: Iran (1,648,195 km²).
Similar population: Kyrgyzstan (7.3 million).
Libya is the only place that uses the Libyan dinar.
Arabic is also an official language in 24 other countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, the Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt and 18 more.

The flag of Libya

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Its outline

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How players do with Libya

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Libya so far, from 246 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

71% right

138th hardest of 176 · 216 answers

Its flag

63% right

34th hardest of 145 · 30 answers

Players find Libya on the map in 71% of tries, which makes it one of the easiest. The most common wrong answer is Algeria.
Players recognise the flag of Libya in 63% of tries, one of the lowest scores of any flag.

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Countries that border Libya

Libya borders 6 countries: Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Sudan and Tunisia.

Quick quiz: Libya

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1. Which is the flag of Libya?
2. What is the capital of Libya?
3. Which of these borders Libya?

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Questions about Libya

Is Libya a country?

Yes. Libya is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Libya?

The capital of Libya is Tripoli.

Which countries border Libya?

Libya borders 6 countries: Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Sudan and Tunisia.

How many countries border Libya?

6. Libya shares a land border with 6 countries.

How big is Libya?

Libya covers 1,759,540 km², about the same size as Iran (1,648,195 km²).

Is Libya hard to find on a map?

Not for most players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Libya in 71% of 216 tries, 138th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Algeria.

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