Libya is located in North Africa, bordered by the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt, Tunisia and Algeria, and with its southern border being Chad, Niger and Sudan. The area is 1,759,540 square kilometers, and at 1,770 kilometers, Libya's coastline is the longest of any African country bordering the Mediterranean. 

Tripoli is the capital city, and other major cities include Benghazi, Zawia, Misrata and Tobruk. The official language is Arabic, and English is considered as the second language, with other languages such as Italian and French.

Libya is a member of the United Nations (UN) since 1955, the Non-Aligned Movement, the Arab League since 1953, the Union of Arab Maghreb (UMA) since 1989, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) since 1962. The state of Libya is not a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

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