!!!Libya: Geography ||Location|Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt, Tunisia, and Algeria ||Geographic Coordinates|25 00 N, 17 00 E[{GoogleMap location='25.0,17.0' zoom='4'}] ||Area |''total: ''1,759,540 sq km\\''land: ''1,759,540 sq km\\''water: ''0 sq km__\\''We are unable to verify those figures from Factbook, since the 6 main sources we used for checking give different figures as follows:\\[Factbook|https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook]: 1759540\\ [DBpedia|http://dbpedia.org]: 1759532\\ [Geoname|http://www.geonames.org]: 1759540\\ [Infoplease|http://www.infoplease.com]: 1759540\\ [Britannica|http://www.britannica.com]: 1676198\\ [Wolfram|http://www.wolframalpha.com]: 1760000''__\\__Attempted Explanation__: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to [office@global-geography.org|mailto:office@global-geography.org] ||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 ||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''Sabkhat Ghuzayyil -47 m\\''highest point: ''Bikku Bitti 2,267 m ||Highest Mountains|__As there is no entry in [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org] we are listing mountain list of [Wolfram|http://www.wolframalpha.com] only:__\\According to [Wolfram|http://www.wolframalpha.com]: Danghar Puge 5031 m; Bikku Bitti 2267 m; Jabal al Uwaynat 1934 m; Jabal Arkanu 1435 m\\ \\__Attempted Explanation:__ Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to [office@global-geography.org|mailto:office@global-geography.org] ||Terrain|mostly barren, flat to undulating plains, plateaus, depressions ||Natural Hazards|hot, dry, dust-laden ghibli is a southern wind lasting one to four days in spring and fall; dust storms, sandstorms ||Natural Resource|petroleum, natural gas, gypsum ||Land Use|''arable land: ''0.99%\\''permanent crops: ''0.19%\\''other: ''98.82% (2011) ||Climate|Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior ||Irrigated Land|4,700 sq km (2003) ||Renewable Water Resources|0.7 cu km (2011) ||Environment_CurrentIssues|desertification; limited natural freshwater resources; the Great Manmade River Project, the largest water development scheme in the world, brings water from large aquifers under the Sahara to coastal cities ||Environment - international agreements|''party to: ''Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands\\''signed, but not ratified: ''Law of the Sea ||Large Cities|__Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists :__\\According to [Wolfram|http://www.wolframalpha.com]: Tripoli; Benghazi; Misratah; al-Aziziyah; Tarhunah\\According to [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org]: Tripoli; Benghazi; Misratah; Tarhuna; Al Khums\\\\\__Attempted Explanation:__ Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to [office@global-geography.org|mailto:office@global-geography.org] \\[Important Cities|Geography/Africa/Libya/Geography/Important_Cities] ||Geography-note|more than 90% of the country is desert or semidesert