Official nameDawlat Libya (State of Libya)CapitalTripoliPopulation estimate (2015)6·28 millionInternet domain extension.lyCurrencyThe unit of currency is the Libyan dinar (LYD), which consists of 1,000 millemes.TerritoryLibya is bounded in the north by the Mediterranean Sea, east by Egypt and Sudan, south by Chad and Niger and west by Algeria and Tunisia.LanguageThe official language is Arabic.Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, London Synonyms and related words