| Capital | nombre: Tripoli (Tarabulus) coordenadas geográficas: 32 53 N, 13 10 E diferencia de tiempo: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: originally founded by the Phoenicians as Oea in the 7th century B.C., the city changed rulers many times over the successive centuries; by the beginning of the 3rd century A.D. the region around the city was referred to as Regio Tripolitana by the Romans, meaning "region of the three cities" - namely Oea (i.e., modern Tripoli), Sabratha (to the west), and Leptis Magna (to the east); over time, the shortened name of "Tripoli" came to refer to just Oea, which derives from the Greek words "tria" and "polis" meaning "three cities" |
| División administrativa | 22 governorates (muhafazah, singular - muhafazat); Al Butnan, Al Jabal al Akhdar, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Al Jafarah, Al Jufrah, Al Kufrah, Al Marj, Al Marqab, Al Wahat, An Nuqat al Khams, Az Zawiyah, Banghazi (Benghazi), Darnah, Ghat, Misratah, Murzuq, Nalut, Sabha, Surt, Tarabulus (Tripoli), Wadi al Hayat, Wadi ash Shati |
| Independencia | 24 Diciembre 1951 (from UN trusteeship) |
| Feriado nacional | Liberation Day, 23 Octubre (2011) |
| Constitución | history: previous 1951, 1977; in Julio 2017, the Constitutional Assembly completed and approved a draft of a new permanent constitution; in Septiembre 2018, the House of Representatives passed a constitutional referendum law in a session with contested reports of the quorum needed to pass the vote, and submitted it to the High National Elections Commission in Diciembre to begin preparations for a constitutional referendum |
| Sufragio | 18 años de edad, universal |
| Poder Executivo | jefe de estado: Chairman, Presidenteial Council, Fayiz al-SARAJ (desde December 2015) jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister Fayiz al-SARAJ (desde December 2015) cabinet: GNA Presidency Council (pending approval by the House of Representatives - as of December 2018) elections/appointments: direct presidential election to be held pending election-related legislation and constitutional referendum law election results: NA |
Fuente: CIA World Factbook
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