Capital: Tripoli 2,127,000 (2012)
Population: 6,244,174 (2014)
Area: 1,759,541 km2
History:
Formation:
Independence from Italy: 10. February 1947.
Released from British and French oversight: 24. December 1951.
Coup by Muammar Gaddafi: 1. September 1969.
Revolution Day: 17. February 2011.
Battle of Tripoli: 28. August 2011.
Handover to the General National Congress: 8. August 2012.
