Libya

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Capital: Tripoli

Total Area (Sq. Miles): 679,359

Land Covered by Water: >1%

Time Zone: EET (UTC+2)
Climate: Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior

Approximate Population: 6,036,914

Official Language: Arabic

Religion: Islam, Christianity

Currency: Dinar

Most prevalent illnesses or diseases:

Traveler's Diarrhea, Cholera, Malaria, E. coli (Escherichia coli), Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C Schistosomiasis - found in fresh water, Typhoid Fever, Dengue Fever, Filariasis, Leishmaniasis (Leishmania Infection), Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), African trypanosomiasis (African Sleeping Sickness)

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