Libya
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Libya
Official name: | Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
Capital: | Tripoli |
Area: | total: 1,759,540 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 1,759,540 sq km |
Climate: | Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior |
Location: | Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia |
Geographic coordinates: | 25 00 N, 17 00 E |
Comparative Area: | slightly larger than Alaska |
Land boundaries: | total: 4,348 km border countries: Algeria 982 km, Chad 1,055 km, Egypt 1,115 km, Niger 354 km, Sudan 383 km, Tunisia 459 km |
Coastline: | 1,770 km |
Terrain: | mostly barren, flat to undulating plains, plateaus, depressions |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Sabkhat Ghuzayyil -47 m highest point: Bikku Bitti 2,267 m |
Map of Libya