Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1977–1986) الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الاشتراكية al-Jamāhīrīyah al-'Arabīyah al-Lībīyah ash-Sha'bīyah al-Ishtirākīyah Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1986–2011) الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الإشتراكية العظمى al-Jamāhīrīyah al-'Arabīyah al-Lībīyah ash-Sha'bīyah al-Ishtirākīyah al-'Uẓmá | |||||||||
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1977–2011 | |||||||||
Motto: وحدة ، حرية ، اشتراكية Waḥdah, Ḥurrīyah, Ishtirākīyah ("Unity, Freedom, Socialism") | |||||||||
Anthem: الله أكبر Allahu Akbar ("God is Great") | |||||||||
Capital | Tripoli (1977–2011) Sirte (2011)[1] 32°52′N 13°11′E / 32.867°N 13.183°E | ||||||||
Largest city | Tripoli | ||||||||
Official languages | Arabic[b] | ||||||||
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Religion | Islam | ||||||||
Government | Unitary Islamic socialist Jamahiriya | ||||||||
Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution | |||||||||
• 1977–2011 | Muammar al-Gaddafi | ||||||||
Secretary-General of the General People's Committee | |||||||||
• 1977–1979 (first) | Abdul Ati al-Obeidi | ||||||||
• 2006–2011 (last) | Baghdadi Mahmudi | ||||||||
Legislature | General People's Congress | ||||||||
Historical era | Cold War · War on Terror · Arab Spring | ||||||||
2 March 1977 | |||||||||
15 February 2011 | |||||||||
28 August 2011 | |||||||||
20 October 2011 | |||||||||
Area | |||||||||
• Total | 1,759,541 km2 (679,363 sq mi) (16th) | ||||||||
Population | |||||||||
• 2010 | 6,355,100 | ||||||||
GDP (nominal) | 2007 estimate | ||||||||
• Total | $58.3 billion | ||||||||
• Per capita | $14,364 [3] | ||||||||
HDI (2009) | 0.847[4] very high | ||||||||
Currency | Libyan dinar (LYD) | ||||||||
Calling code | 218 | ||||||||
ISO 3166 code | LY | ||||||||
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Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, formerly the official name for Libya, was a state led by Muammar Gaddafi's unique political ideology, known as the Third International Theory. Gaddafi held power for over four decades until his overthrow in 2011. The regime faced international criticism for human rights abuses, and its collapse led to ongoing political instability and conflict in the region. In 1977 Libya became "Al-Jamahiriya al-`Arabiyah al-Libiyah ash-Sha`biyah al-Ishtirakiyah al-Uzma" . In English, the name means the "Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya".